Can the bulbs be swapped out for CFL lighting? Thinking of using this an aquarium hood for a planted tank with 2x26w CFLs.
1834726
Yes, it can. I use a regular light bulb and one side and a CFL in the other.... I would just be careful about the size of the CFL.
1834727
if there are no animals involved. also it depends on the plant life. these bulbs get HOT so research the temps the plants require otherwise you could kill them.
1668378
From the picture and description I saw it doesn't appear that it has anywhere to fit, nor the necessity to do so with lighting options provided with this tank. The hood would be sitting up on the shell of this light system most likely. Any plastic can be cut though, and I'm sure you could rig this up to use one of these lights. I personally don't see the advantage on a setup like this however.
2117399
I don't know if CFL would handle this type, since it doesn't just cut on and off, the lights brighten and dim with my incandescent bulbs in it. It isn't marked as CFL compatible.
669197
You can't swap out the bulb easily, but it could be done with a smaller bulb. The 100 W Halogen is brighter than a 100W incandescent, and even the 100W halogen isn't bright enough for our room.The main obstacle to swapping the bulb is that there is not enough room in the fixture / frosted glass dome to fit a "normal" light bulb. You would have to both swap out the bulb socket *and* find a bulb small enough to fit. I've been looking for an LED or CFL, but no luck yet...maybe in a few years.
600424
I'm not sure if you can use a 23W CFL with that lamp. We are currently using a 14W CFL bulb in ours, and we've had no issues with it to this point. I hope that helps!
2013163
That would deped on what bulbs you are using. These come with CFLs which are not that strong - fine for, say, an interview or portrait, but not much more. However, you could replace those CFLs with LEDs of much higher power output, but since they are LEDs they would not draw (much) more power than CFLs; typically LEDs draw about half the power of CFLs for same power output, so you could almost double your output by going for some strong LEDs and that would allow you to get better illumination on your green screen.
700445
I have a 13 wt CFL installed. It's only rated for 60 wt standard. So you could put in a 23-26 wt CFL or LED as long as it has the standard bulb base you should be OK.
852979
most definitely!!! i just changed mine....bring in the bulb and match it...very simple...sorry didnt look at wattage. u want to go by size of bulb and screw in...
1961650
No. Even though some CFL market themselves as dimmer compatible, they never work correctly and have a major flicker problem. It is better to have several smaller output bulbs that you can use in combination. If you must have a dimming bulb, try using a halogen incandescent.
270260
Indeed they can! These lamps are still one of my favorite purchases from last year. Have had one of them on nonstop since I received them and not only is the CFL bulb still going strongbulb but the lamps don't really retain or generate any excess heat. You can't go wrong with these IMO.
1099804
When you first purchase this item, it's possible the lights may not work due to remaining packing material within the hood. Remove the hood portion from your aquarium and flip it over. On the underside you may see a small, square piece of cardboard (or packing material) wedged on either side of the hood or closer towards the middle near where the switch is - this prevents the switch from making a full contact and thus some or none of the lights may work. If you remove the cardboard from the underside of the hood and place it back on the aquarium, the lights should be functional. If the lights still do not come on, you may have a faulty hood piece/lighting. When you first purchase this item, it's possible the lights may not work due to remaining packing material within the hood. Remove the hood portion from your aquarium and flip it over. On the underside you may see a small, square piece of cardboard (or packing material) wedged on either side of the hood or closer towards the middle near where the switch is - this prevents the switch from making a full contact and thus some or none of the lights may work. If you remove the cardboard from the underside of the hood and place it back on the aquarium, the lights should be functional. If the... » Read More When you first purchase this item, it's possible the lights may not work due to remaining packing material within the hood. Remove the hood portion from your aquarium and flip it over. On the underside you may see a small, square piece of cardboard (or packing material) wedged on either side of the hood or closer towards the middle near where the switch is - this prevents the switch from making a full contact and thus some or none of the lights may work. If you remove the cardboard from the underside of the hood and place it back on the aquarium, the lights should be functional. If the lights still do not come on, you may have a faulty hood piece/lighting. « Show Less
2117836
No the CFL bulbs will not be able to dim. The 2 sockets are standard e26 medium base bulbs, and are rated to 60 watts each.
1338061
YES. For the medium sized fixture (3 bulb model) it came with two switches on the side. One switch turned on each bulb on the left and right sides. And the other switch turned on the bulb in the middle. So if you can find a "night time" 26w CFL bulb I do not see why you couldn't split the light cycles. Good luck.
304766
Yes, we use CFL's in both of ours. We just have to click the switch twice, instead of once, to turn on the lamp. We really like the lamps.
2257650
I'm sure you can use a 13 watt CFL bulb in this lamp (60 watt standard bulb equivalent). I have a 20 watt CFL (75 watt standard bulb equivalent) in mine and have had no issues. Have to turn switch 2 times to turn on since this is a 3 way 150 watt lamp, but that doesn't bother me any.
853717
If you mean Compact Flourescent Light (CFL), then yes. Mine is running an one of these:Exo Terra Repti-Glo 5.0 Compact Fluorescent Tropical Terrarium Lamp, 26-Watt
2073152
Yes, you can use CFLs. I put small flood bulb in mine to use as a task light. Works and looks great.