Lighting delema in a stock hood...

[carlosrivi]

I need some help narrowing down my choice on lights for my Via Aqua 6 with the stock hood. I would only like to have live rock and a few low light corals in my tank so I don't need a ton of light.

 

I want to keep the stock hood on because I like it. Where the factory light sits the dimensions are:

 

15' x 3/12 x 3.

 

This limits my lighting choices I know. I looked at three different setups.

 

 

-I would love this for the price. Could I keep low light corals with this? Since the ballast is inside the hood would I need a fan?

 

Hellolights 13w retro

 

I also looked at

 

Hello lights single 28w retro

- know this would need a fan. I'm sure this would be enough for some low light corals. They also said it's closer to 32w. However would I need a cooler as well?

 

The last retro kit I looked at was:

Britelights 2x13w retro kit

 

This is the best value. It also has remote mount ballasts, which I was told would aid in the heat build up.

 

Like I said I want to keep my stock hood setup, similar to the nano cube design with eclipse style filter system. So in your opinion given what I want to do with my Via Aqua 6 what would you recommend?

[carlosrivi]

...Ok now I feel like a jerk for not using spell check before I posted. Sorry everyone.

[carlosrivi]

I think I may have found my ideal light set up

 

32w CustomSeaLife 14" SmartLite Retrofit Kit

I

t has a remote ballast as well. I'm still wondering how much of a heat issue I might have.

 

-Any tips though would be appreciated.

[MattGecko]

Throw on a small fan to exhaust the heat.

 

A 32W 50/50 retro is the best choice.