Alani. By "high output fluorescent" do you mean T-5 bulbs, or T-8 bulbs? Typical fluorescent bulbs are T-12's, or at least that was the case 10 years ago. Thanks. Eugene Zielinski Augusta, GA USA > [Original Message] > From: Alani Davis <alanidae@gmail.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: 3/9/2011 2:14:16 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Aquatic Crinum > >...They do like intense lighting and I > first had luck with metal halide fixture (250 watt) but great tired of the > down sides of having a small street light in my living room. I now use a > high output fluorescent fixture with four bulbs which is about 6 inches from > the water surface. A previous experiment with a light box containing 6 > typical 48" flourescent bulbs was not really bright enough to keep the > plants happy. These were all either daylight bulbs or special wave length > bulbs designed for planted aquaria or a mixture of both...