A CHEAP light suggestion for 2.5 gallons!

I guess it depends on your application .. Having used smaller tanks 10 gallon I have eventually found the small tanks are just that small ..
 
xoparis, where did you find this, gotta link? I think this may finally be the answer for my 1.5....somebody had a nice little light they did some diy on a mounting for the other day but I lost the link, confound it.

And for the "shoulda got a 20g....", um, sometimes bigger is not always better. Shrimp/invert tanks....QT/hospital...many applications are better accomplished in a smaller volume. And not all of us have infinite space but still want/need multpile tanks.
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I have been told you can pick them up for $18 bucks on Amazon if you just search for the name. Make sure its the small one. Or your local PetCo/PetSmart. I suggest petsmart because it tends to be cheaper on some things. Call and see what they say once you ask for an item check. :)
 
That little hood will bring in my opinon too much ligth. U ***s can also use one led strip from menards its cheap and consumes little power. just a sugestion.
 
thanks platy, I do not have either store in convenient range but will check their websites. :)

and omar, I consider light to be in the same category as chocolate or money or love: there is very nearly no such thing as "too much." You are doing well to get to the state of "just barely enough". :)
 
Most LED strips won't grow plants, they are just meant for moonlight viewing or fish only tanks.

That could be too much light if there aren't enough plants, but one 10 watt CFL bulb over 2.5 gallons should be fine. I wouldn't use a CFL over 15 watts, for sure!
 
platytudes said:
That could be too much light if there aren't enough plants, but one 10 watt CFL bulb over 2.5 gallons should be fine. I wouldn't use a CFL over 15 watts, for sure!
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i'm running a 13 watt spiral cfl over my planted 2.5 gallon and it's just the right amount of light, and i usually run the light for at least 12 hours a day, lol. no algae though, and it's quite the jungle in there, so the plants are definitely consuming all the nutrients.
 
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