36" hood owners (30 gal), do you have adequate light?

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idonthavegills

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I have a new 30 gallon tank arriving in about a week which is 36" x 12" x 16" high.
But I have noticed that a lot of the 36" hoods on amazon only hold a 24" fluorescent lightbulb (these are the ones that are hood/ cover that also stop a fish jumping out).


I figure the bulb might be strong enough ... but does anyone know if they have dark corners because the light is shorter?
 
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What are your intentions for this tank? Will you be growing plants? Fish only?
if you want plants, You should look for a twin tube T5Ho fixture. Right now I am running 4 39Watt T5Ho bulbs over a 72" 125 gal with plenty of light.
 
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hey Zigman, can you post a cell phone pic?
does it sit flush with the edges and form a cover?
Fish only for now, intentions are photography so I'd like a lot of even and soft light.
 
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On my 30g I initially had a top as you describe yours to be. I was not satisfied with the amount of light for growing low/mid light plants so I changed to top to hinged glass and put a 2-lamp 36" strip light on it with full 36" 6500K t8 lamps. Much better for the plants I had; anubias, rotala, crypts, java fern.

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