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    I have a 90 gallon tank with just a 4 foot strip light with one of those thick fluorescent bulbs. Looking for a better bulb to make their colors pop. I have 9 Discus. Red Melons, Pigeon Bloods and Blue Diamonds.

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    The Finnex LED's rock. If you're on a tight budget the Aquaneat LED's are good, too. Be sure to get the ones with pink bulbs as well as the red, white and blue alone.
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    Thanks Liz. So there’s no bulb that I can just put in my existing strip? Always heard LEDs are good.

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    There aren't a lot of choices when it colors of the tubes. All I've ever seen is cool light which has a bluish tint and warm light which is more yellowish.
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    I looked up the Finnex led. There’s a lot to choose from. I know you said what colors to get. Can you send a picture or model of the one you think would be good.

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    The model isn't written on it anywhere. Miranda suggested it to me. It's the same as the one she and Jose use in their fish room. Chicago Discus is a dealer so you might want to contact them and talk to Miranda.
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    Ok. Thanks Liz. I will.

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    Check this LED light out on Amazon.com:
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    I thought that BeamsWork went out of business (?)
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    If it's a standard t8/t12 bulb and fluorescent fixture you could use this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/toggled-...0230/301230357 . You just need to be able to do very basic electrical re-wiring because you have to convert the fixture from a shunted one to a non-shunted one. In other words, powered from one end instead of from both ends. I did this to convert my kitchen lights and it takes about 5 minutes to change them out and makes a huge difference.

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    You know, I've heard about those but promptly forgot it as soon as I heard it because I don't know if I could do the basic wiring. I understand they put out a lot more light and also use much less electricity.

    I'm smart enough to replace a ballast. Do you think that makes me smart enough to do this?
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    I bought one of those Finnex Vivid LED lights from Miranda at Chicago Discus. Love the way it makes Discus colors pop. Thanks Liz.

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    I figured you'd be happy with it. Your welcome.
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    If you are comfortable replacing a ballast, rewiring the fixture is actually easier. they have a video on the website that I just watched. Neat system, will definitely use on all my shop lights when I run out of fluorescent bulbs.

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    Thanks.
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