good lighting?

there 36", my tank is tall one its about as tall as it is wide and not too deep. im assuming its a t12

 

t12 bulbs are about the the thickness of a medicine pill bottle or maybe 1.5" inches.. sound about right?

t5 bulbs are size of a sharpie marker..

t8 bulbs are in between t5 and t12

and t2 bulbs are the thickness of a big pencil.

 

if they are t12 get them from petco or petmountain which ever is better for you.

Coralife 20,000K High-Intensity Purified Super Daylight Lamps at PETCO

Coralife 20K Daylight Fluorescent Aquarium Fluorescent Bulbs

enter: ten at checkout for 10% off..

so you got 2 new bulbs for $42 shipped.. spend another $20 bucks on ebay for some blue led aquarium moonlight strips.. hook those up too.. they will give you a little shimmer at night time, to make your tank look like a reef. you can put both fixtures and LEDs on timers, but I just leave me LEDs on all the time.. this is my opinion for ya..

$42 = qty (2) 20k corallife t12 bulbs shipped
$20 = qty (1) blue led moonlight strip
$6 = qty (1) timer (for your lights)
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$68 bucks.. tank will look alot better.. imho

 

yea there 12's well thanx for the info
ps whats imho, im not very txt literate.

 

In My Honest Opinion




theres a thread on this forum I saw along time ago with all the lingo on there..lol












lol= laugh out loud.

post some before and after pics when you get them installed for us.

 

good to know lol, can do. on a side note whats this i hear about this purple coral lights?

 

you dont want actinics, IMHO lol

just get the 20k, they are white with just a tad of slight blue (maybe)

the blue led moonlights, will give u a nice glow.. I love mine..

example pic w/ blue led moonlights on a tank.. YOUR tank soon.. :

 

allrighty then, lol. very nice cant wait!

 

Ok petco sucks... they telling me my biiling adress dont match my crediters info. works everywhere else.

 

is there any dif between those two bulbs?