my lighting project

[NanoMan]

i was looking for a good lighting system.
and i noticed that they are pretty expensive.
i was at lowe's and noticed that they sale flourescent thingy mabobbers fixtures.they have the exact size i need and they are 20 bucks without bulbs.each one holds 2 bulbs so i will probably buy 2 so i will have 4 48'' bulbs.they guy at thr lfs says he use the same thing with VHO bulbs. so i am going to try this.
will this be to hot to just lay on some plexi glass on top the tank?

[Toooloud]

VHO bulbs wont get that hot,

But running VHO Bulbs on a 40watt florcent balast will rung the VHO bulbs, but will only run them at 40 watts.. So you would be wasting your money running a 110Watt Bulb on a 40Watt balast.

[NanoMan]

i bought the light fixture at lowes the other day.i got the bulbs.
it it 5 times brighter but i wasnt paying attention to the watts.
dur.
they sell better ballasts so i am going in the morning to get a better one.they range from 20$ to 180$.and you say i need 110?
i only want to add a shrimp or 2.i have a yellow tang and a sebae. they are doing good after bout 4 days.very active.the yellow tang i am attatched already. he has a big personality.
i ordered a cherub angel(centropyge argi) but i wont get him till next tuesday due to work.i kwow i should have waited between adding fish but i acclimated them well floating them and slowly adding water in 15 minute intervals.i will add my pics tonight after i fing my digi cam.