Help with lighting question

[sharkboy99999]

His username is bush8984 if he is looking for a to fixture

 

[lpsouth1978@msn.com]

I personally would go with 2x of these: http://www.aquatraders.com/72-inch-4x80W-T5-Aquarium-Light-Digi-Timer-Fixture-p/52327.htm


And every 2 months swap out a bulb so its not a major investment and spreading out the bulb swapping and eases up on the intensity of all new bulbs vs 1 new bulb every 2 months.

I like these fixtures because of the internal ballasts and built in timer, but I have had issues with the accuracy and quality of the timers. I even had one timer go bad and the light would no longer turn on or off since even the power buttons for the banks of lights are part of the timer. Not fun to lose an entire fixture because of the built in timer. Now I stick to the ones without timers.

 

[sethsolomon]

I like these fixtures because of the internal ballasts and built in timer, but I have had issues with the accuracy and quality of the timers. I even had one timer go bad and the light would no longer turn on or off since even the power buttons for the banks of lights are part of the timer. Not fun to lose an entire fixture because of the built in timer. Now I stick to the ones without timers.

True everyone I know gutted the fixture and bypassed the timer and made 2 cords.

 

[djromo]

Thanks guys. I appreciate it. I will pass all of this onto him