Running NO output bulbs at thier Normal output will not do very well, however overdriving them with more ppowerful ballasts can do some really magical things, increasing their output to near double! At the expense of a shorter lifespan of the bulb... but if you are going to burn stuff up, those cheap bulbs are a great canidate, they'll actually stay pretty stable as far as color output even when pushed to their limits.


Quote Originally Posted by mikeniccy
Ok so you think I would be better off just using NO florecent? I Have a 50 gal tank depth is about 17 inches from sand bed to top of the water. I was interested in eventually keeping some anenomys and such I thought NO florecent wouldn't give me the light I would need.