ADA FL Tube

**Cacatuoides** · 9th May 2005, 22:26

Hi folks,

Have anyone tried e ADA FL tubes? how many Kelvin are they coz its not stated....anyone have experiences with them, can share? how about Dennerle and Arcadia FLs?

Thanks ppl

**benny** · 10th May 2005, 09:50

I believe that the ADA tubes should be 8000K.

Cheers,

**gchoo** · 10th May 2005, 11:05

Anybody know where to buy those extra bright FL tubes?

Thanks!

**benny** · 10th May 2005, 11:10

Should be the Hitachi or NEC ones. Kelantan lane has them.

I think there was a previous discussion on it and Koah Fong was looking at these too.

Cheers,

**juggler** · 10th May 2005, 11:37

Hmm, what previous discussion?

I have use these FL tubes before: Hitachi EBT & Philips. As long as rated daylight 6500K is fine with me. Can get from almost any h/w shop.
Most of my setups are now using PL tubes. They are Osram 6000k.

**tawauboy** · 10th May 2005, 12:58

you need not go for branded fl tubes. some of these branded fl tubes may just be 'rebadged' tubes.

normal fl does the job well enough. cost effective and easily replaced every 6 month without 'pain'.

**Cacatuoides** · 10th May 2005, 23:18

while comparing Hitachi and ADA tube, i find that ADA tube is much more brighter than Hitachi.....still haven got to try NEC n e others yet...

**d2hpeter** · 1st Jun 2005, 01:07

i like the ADA NA15W, but rather expensive.
The plants seems to look nicer and grows better as compared to PL lights.

**Cacatuoides** · 1st Jun 2005, 18:07

you're right peter...i'm using 2 ADA NA 15W for my 2ft tank....

what i found out:
1) ADA NA - 8000K
2) Arcadia - 7500K
3) NEC - 7500K - 9000K

the spectrum of the bulb makes a huge diff on the growth of the plants... Hitachi tubes have caused tremendous algae growth in my tank in the past.....so far no algae prob usinf ADA tubes...I got my tubes at a good price during Aquarama

**augi_ow** · 2nd Jun 2005, 10:32

i was at a light shop opposite chinese garden MRT.... my lights are MH lights... the shopkeeper told me 6500K to 8000K are considered to be white light... not much difference