carttman
02-05-2006, 4:26 PM
I would like to upgrade the lighting on my tank. I have the eclipse system that has the lighting system. They sell a hood upgrade for the lighting at at Drfostersmith but I was wondering if the lighting upgrade at ahsupply would work just as well or better? Has anyone used this before and will it fit?
Shortee723
02-06-2006, 12:35 PM
Yeah, I upgraded my Eclipse hood with two bright kits from AH Supply, I originally had two 15 watt tubes, once upgraded I had 4 13 watt Copact Fluorescent tubes, almost double! Anyway, I was able to do the wiring no problem but I did have some heat issues afterword ( the plastic right behind the bulbs began to melt), to solve it I just cut up some reflectors and put them right under the light sockets. So far I haven't had any problems, I am still trying to get the heat from the bulbs to dissipate a little more from te plastic light covering, but it hasen't been to big of a problem. If you have any questions I'll be more than happy to try and answer them!
Oh, and I have an Eclipse 2 on a 20 gallon tank by the way.