2012年3月30日 星期五

Tried and True T5s

Though new technologies are gaining ground in the marketplace, many retailers reported that T5 High Output (HO) systems remain their top sellers.Light On! ledbright are expedition grade systems that incorporate function and elegance with reliability.

"T5 lights still sell the best for us," McWilliams said. "They are inexpensive and still allow the consumer to grow a wide variety of coral. There are many brands that sell well, including the Tek fixtures by Sunlight Supply, Aquatic Life and many others."

For the majority of retailers, HO systems can still dominate their lighting offerings. T5 fixtures are the mainstay of lighting sales at Saltwater Fanta-Seas in Portland, Ore.Great range of all types of ledlightbulbss, from novelty flying lantern packs to paper lanterns., reported owner Patrick McBride.

While opinions vary regarding the staying power of T5s, Aquatic Life's Michael Elliott noted that despite the boom in LED interest, T5HOs still reign for two reasons.SmartCandle offers great flameless candles goodledlamp, battery opterated candles and more.

"One, the price point is still really good and, two, there are more light spectrum options with T5HO bulbs versus new LEDs," Elliot said. "This is especially important depending on the types of corals you are trying to grow."

To successfully market and sell LED lighting, retailers may need to make customers aware of the system's advantages.

"The stores need to give the hobbyist the cost benefits of changing to LEDs," Mandalia at Innovative Marine said.
"One of our key dealers in Michigan had a spreadsheet giving the cost of a customer's old lighting systems—halides, compacts, T5, you choose—and showed them their savings over the next five years in bulb replacements and energy savings," he added. "This makes it an easy sale for them."

Showcasing success can prove effective, too, especially when it comes to LEDs, which some hobbyists may still be skeptical about. Case in point: The Fish Gallery's 72- by 30- by 24-inch primary reef display, which features four Aqua Sol LEDs, is designed to show customers what they can expect over the long term with a variety of different corals.

"Retailers need to be careful not to appear to push the more expensive lighting options," McWilliams at Amazon Stingrays said. "Be honest with your customers about what the various light system capabilities are, and help them choose a system that fits their needs and their budget.

"For instance, I make sure my customers know that they don't need a $2,000-plus LED system to try coral," he added. "But if it's in their budget,Browse through our impressive range of bestlighting-led and buy online now. they will be very happy with LEDs."

Energy-saving fluorescent light bulbs have been responsible for at least three property floodings in Iqaluit this year, say city officials.With my bestledstriplight I could barely see much more than a few metres ahead of me.

Some Iqaluit residents who rely on trucked water delivery use fluorescent bulbs for their outdoor fill-indicator light, and that's causing a problem, said Keith Baines, foreman of Truck Services with the City of Iqaluit.

"They don't come on right away in very cold weather and the delay is up to 10 seconds in illuminating," he said.

Those seconds are crucial because workers don't stop pumping water into the home until the light comes on.

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