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Originally Posted by fishguy5000
Your tank looks fabulous! Do you mind if i ask about your lighting? Specifically, what type of screw-in bulbs are you using, and what type of fixture do you have them in? I'm thinking about going to screw-in CFs on my 10 gallon, but I wasn't sure if i should get a full incandescent hood, or if needed to build my own fixture. I'm worried about melting the hood, as well as humidity and moisture getting on the bulbs. Thanks!
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I am using the incandescent hood that came with the tank, the outside of the tank looks like crap, that is why it is in my room, not on display. It is sitting on an ugly end table with tubes coming out of it. That is why I only like to show the inside
Go to Walmart and look in the light bulb section. There will be a ton of Compact Fluorescent bulbs there. Get the GE 6500K CF Screw-In 20W (it may be less watts I dont remember, too lazy to look under the hood
). I bought the 2 pack which was like $8.
The hood will not melt, dont worry about it. I did however put aluminum foil around the inside of the hood as a sort of ghetto reflector. I think it may also help with the heat because evaporation is very minimal. I have been using screw-in CF on this tank for a long time now, dont worry about moisture or humidity at all.