tubes

[at]

Does anyone know where I can find half way cheap flourescent tubes. The ones I now have are made by Current, they have 4 pins on the end,36" long 10,000K and they say japanese style ,I guess this is the four pin configuration on the end. At the LFS they are 49.99 apiece, with 2 actinics and 2 10K's this adds up. I looked on E-Bay and all I saw was a couple of current lighting fixtures. I'm thinking it might be easier to rewire the sockets to fit a more standard type of lamp,but do they make anything 10K, 3ft. long or is there a cheap lamp that will replace this?

[Sea~Horse~Whisperer]

I have seen adaptors that turn straight pin into square pin and the other way around too. I saw them on ebay last week.

Hope that helps.
Angie

[dakar]

Wiring different endcaps is no chore to switch from the .... type to :: type or vice versa. really simple, almost all of them just use a push in type locking mechanism for the wires. Somewhere on here is a thread detailing the wiring I started a couple years ago. Here is the link,
http://www.captivereefing.com/showthread.php?t=657
not as much usefull stuff in there as I thought... but it's a simple swap.

[harmanrk]

Here are the end scokes needed to change the pin configuration.

http://www.hellolights.com/pcentypbas.html

The bad news is, that there really is not a price diffrence based on pin configuartion.

Eric got me set up with new bulbs the last time I needed them. Check out his store here: http://www.myreefshop.com/xcart/catalog/ If he does not have what you are looking for listed, email him, he can probable get it.

Robert

Looks like he has left the country for a few weeks.

[at]

Thanks for the response guys. I can deal with the socket change but does anyone make a 96 watt 10K lamp. I looked on E bay and didn't find anything.

[harmanrk]

Coralife makes them.

http://www.esuweb.com/subcategory.asp?ESUSubCompany=Coralife&Catagory=Compact%20Fluorescent%20Lamps&RelationID=12

As I said, Eric can get thos for you.

Robert

[dakar]

F&S have them
I prefer Current USA to Coralife but whatever works for you;
Link - Their offereings for 96w PC bulbs (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=13313&Ntt=96w%20power%20compact&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&N=2004&Nty=1)


Better search terms on eBay might help... 96w power compact yields some good results.
Link - Here's one the first ones to pop up. (http://cgi.ebay.com/4x-96W-Power-Compact-PC-Aquarium-Bulbs-or_W0QQitemZ160025791238QQihZ006QQcategoryZ46314QQ ssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Or check premiumaquatics.com (that's where I get most of my halides and tubes from)