lighting question

[joander123]

hey guys, quick question on lighting for my tank... its a 14g nano, looking to keep mostly polyps of sorts (zoo's and other colony polyps). My question is what type of lighting do you reccomend, im looking for it to be sufficent enough for propagation and health, but not looking to spend a fortune 8).

Thanks,
Jay

 

[Germanman]

some stronger power compacts i guess will do the trick for a limited budget.

 

[joander123]

ok, leads me to a problem tho... my tank has odd demensions (kinda old) and is only 20 inches long which leaves me with 18" lights.... i cant seem to find anything more than a lousy 15w 18" bulb on the net....

 

[Germanman]

you can always get a 24" and have it stick over a bit or u can make a coustom hood and retro fit some bulbs like it did...but thats a bit pricy if u dont do it urself like it did.

 

[jojo22]

I have the bottom light on this page I used it on my 10 gal. (20 inches) for quite a while. Worked great!!! I am sure you would love it.

 

[joander123]

heh never really thought about getting a 24 and having it stick over, that should probably work.. looking at around what 50 watts?

 

[jojo22]

sorry I forgot the link!!

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium..._coralife_aqualight_deluxe_linear.asp?CartId=

 

[Germanman]

usually around there my 24" power compac on my predator tank is 2 65 watts but i only use one because there is only one mushroom.

 

[joander123]

jojo, exactly which ones do you use, the 96 watt or the 28 watt?

 

[jojo22]

The 96W with the 50/50 quad tube. It even sustained a few hard corals untill I got my 70 MH

I have a sale pending on it but if it falls thru I will let you know!!!