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  1. leonroy

    Attractive light fittings?

    Thanks, ceg4048, appreciate the detailed reply. I did understand Tom's summary (honest :) ) and I agree, too many people are hung up on 'more watts is better'. I was simply stating that ADA should really produce lights which are lower wattage and lower output rather than higher wattage and lower...
  2. leonroy

    Attractive light fittings?

    Hi ceg4048, appreciate the reply, but easy there :) I simply stated above that ADA lighting has 'short comings'. They were found by Tom Barr to give lower PAR than one would expect given their advertised wattage. That was his conclusion, not mine (although the PAR readings speak for themselves)...
  3. leonroy

    Attractive light fittings?

    Silence is golden eh? ;) Short of making my own I guess I'll be picking up a few ADA Grand Solar I units then (despite their short comings).
  4. leonroy

    Attractive light fittings?

    Thanks Jim, interesting ideas and cool photos. Anyone have any experience with LED light fittings? Are they as good as T5s or MH yet?
  5. leonroy

    Attractive light fittings?

    I was all set to pickup some lights from the ADA Grand Solar range but after reading Tom Barr's assessment of them I'm loath to spend a lot of cash on what amounts to a very inefficient light. Is there anything out there which is as good looking as the ADA range and also doesn't look like a...
  6. leonroy

    720l (190gl) tank lighting

    Going for a massive tank (well compared to my previous) and a bit confused as to which lighting to go for. The tank is 75cm deep, 160cm long and 60cm wide. Going by the Watts Per Gallon rule of 2-2.5W/gallon I'm looking at 380-475W. That's a lot of wattage and I'd like to be as energy...
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