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Mercury/CF Lamps – 07/14/08
Hi Bob,
Am wondering how many aquarists are aware of the higher mercury content of
Compact Fluorescent and T5 lamps.
<Doubtful many>
One T5 lamp contains 3mg of mercury and Compact Fluorescents even more. As you
know, mercury is a potent neurotoxin and handling these lamps should be done
with care to avoid breakage which leads to mercury contamination of the area.
There are some states that have made it illegal to dispose of these lamps in
normal trash pickup...they must be recycled.
Have a nice day, James (Salty)
<... Will post, share... B>
T5 HO Bulb Selection 6/5/08
Hey guys!
<Justin>
I so glad this website is around to answer all my questions. I've been trying to
look for the answer to this but am still in question.
<OK>
I just bought a 6 x 39W Catalina Aquarium Solar T5HO light fixture. It came with
3-10000 K and 3-6500 K bulbs. The light in the tank looks very yellow and was
wondering what bulbs I should use (brand and temperature) I should use for the
best coral growth?
<Any common aquarium brand bulb will work fine. If it is growth you are looking
for, what you have is great. If you want to blue the look a bit, swapping out
two of the 6500K bulbs for actinics will drastically change the look.>
I currently have just some softies and LPS corals, but would like to upgrade to
SPS very soon. I am looking for more of a blue hue but it can still be fairly
white. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
<The above will work, with the SPS placed closer to the top/light.>
Thanks.
Justin
<Welcome, Scott V.>
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