tylernt Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 I've had my 16" 96w powerquad (Coralife) for about 8 months now. Earlier this month, my macroalgae quit growing and my Xenia actually started shrinking. I noticed the tubes were getting black, so I ordered a new powerquad and WOW! the new one is like twice as bright, and more importantly, twice as blue! I suppose now I get to look forward to an algae bloom. X) How long are these things supposed to last, anyway? I had figured on replacing CFs annually, but it looks like every 6 months is a more realistic target. Mine are used 10 hours a day, BTW. What's your experience with CF lifetime? Link to comment
Spineless Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 yes.. 6 months. I dont know why. but I always go 6 months. Link to comment
Fant Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 im with ya on that one.. not just the 96w but any 50/50 bulb iv tried has a pretty useless 6-8 month life span. I had some catalinas that i got from psl that barely lasted 6 months. Link to comment
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