Mmorse Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 I am starting a 15g long nano, and I am stumped on what lights to use. I would like to keep lower light corals(any suggestions which ones would be best) and I dont want to spend a ton of money. I already have twin-tube 24" flourescent strip light from an old tank, would this be enough if I added an atinic and a 50/50? If its just best to go buy some pc's, ill do what has to be done. But if what I have will work for what I want then I would rather stick with that. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Link to comment
CRG Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 Perhaps you could use a 2X55W retro, but I'm not sure what the dimensions of your tank are. IMO, AHSupply has nice retro kits that are decently priced and so do several other online sites. Link to comment
OscarBeast Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 I agree. 2 x 55 watt PC retros would do nice. AGA 15-gallon tanks are 24x12x12. The 15H are 20x10x18. Since I guess he is calling it a long and the 24" lights fit over it, I am guessing it is the standard 15 dimensions. The 55 watters should fit real nice over it. You would have a pretty good range of keeping what you want with them. Link to comment
Mmorse Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 Are the 2x55 retro kits at pet supply liquidator good? They dont have a brand on them but they are a hundred bucks.? Link to comment
MrConclusion Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 I can guarantee that it is not better than the AH Supply retro kit. AH supply has a much more efficient reflector. This puts more light into your tank. A good reflector is important - the same bulbs with a crappy reflector might deliver only half of the light that they would if outfitted with a good reflector. The best reflectors are parabolic, the worst reflectors are a flat sheet. Also, I can tell you from experience that the AH supply kit has all of the screws, brackets, wiring, etc. that you'll need, so there won't be any surprises. ahsupply.com 2x55watt retro $65 10,000K bulb $23 Actinic bulb $23 Link to comment
Mmorse Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 Thanks for the help, I hope it makes all my decisions a little easier! Link to comment
reefphreak Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 MrConclusion is exactly correct about AH SUPPLY... They have the best reflector I have seen. It makes the Hellolights reflector look like a toy. You will be completely satisfied with AH SUPPLY. Link to comment
Mmorse Posted March 16, 2003 Author Share Posted March 16, 2003 just ordered the lights yesterday from ahsupply getting very itchy to get this tank started Link to comment
Kc1891 Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 I have a question. I have a Fuge in my 60G and one on my 10G. I use 65W PCs with 6500K rating is this enough to light a small tank? I would like to keep a BTA. Keith Link to comment
Mnesarchus Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 6500k is good, but you need to have actinic supplimentation with that. 1 x 6500k and 1 x Actinic is what I have on my 10g, and it looks great. Link to comment
Kc1891 Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 I really dont care how good it looks I just want to know if the BTA would be able to live under a 65w PC at 6500K or two if I needed to. Do I need to have the Actinic? Thank you Mnesarchus for your reply Keith Link to comment
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