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malkore · 08-16-2004, 03:59 PM

Unfortunately, running a power compact for 12 hours a day...it's gonna lose it's plant spectrum in 9-12 months. It still looks fine to the human eye, but the phosphors in the bulb are degraded by that point, so the bulb would require a replacement.

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malkore Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 2,165	Unfortunately, running a power compact for 12 hours a day...it's gonna lose it's plant spectrum in 9-12 months. It still looks fine to the human eye, but the phosphors in the bulb are degraded by that point, so the bulb would require a replacement. __________________ Malkore Filstar XP2 PIMP #3 Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved