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sbwood007
My 20L is up and running! I need to get better lighting, I am thinking about t5's after reading the forums. What brand or fixture would you suggest? Looking to grow out zoa's, and LSP. Thanks!
sbwood007
Ok I am looking at this 30" fixture.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod...mp;pcatid=18486

Pro"s or con"s ?
organism
Cons - Race Foster is a genuine scumbag and the light doesn't have individual reflectors, which you'd really need. Any t5 fixture with individual reflectors will work though, used tek-5's are cheap and should work well but sometimes the ballasts go out on them and need to be replaced. You can usually find good used t5 fixtures on here for not too much money too, or in the socal forums on rc.

Equally as important than the fixtures are the bulbs, I prefer ATI's smile.gif
rbrusletto
FWIW I'm using 144W of PC in a 36" light, little bit longer than the tank, but looks, and works good.

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