20 gallon cheap lighting

evan · 07-11-2003, 02:04 AM

can i get decent lighting for a 20 gallon for under 40 bucks? i went on the internet i looked at the retrofit stuff and its pretty expensive. i want to be able to plant a decent amount of plants.

GulfCoastAquarian · 07-11-2003, 01:51 PM

That would be pretty tough, unless you were quite familiar with wiring ballasts, endcaps and bulbs. There is a kit with a Power Compact ballast prewired for a socket and a 55w bulb for $40, but you'd have to build your own canopy and provide your own reflector. Or you could mount it into a rain gutter stamping if you werent' particular about how the light strip looked.

anonapersona · 07-11-2003, 04:34 PM

if you have a regular hood you can get a double flourescent light strip for $36 online. I found it to be just barely adaquate and ended up going to a 55 watt Retrofit anyway.

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GulfCoastAquarian ///M (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,574	That would be pretty tough, unless you were quite familiar with wiring ballasts, endcaps and bulbs. There is a kit with a Power Compact ballast prewired for a socket and a 55w bulb for $40, but you'd have to build your own canopy and provide your own reflector. Or you could mount it into a rain gutter stamping if you werent' particular about how the light strip looked. __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

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evan Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 319	can i get decent lighting for a 20 gallon for under 40 bucks? i went on the internet i looked at the retrofit stuff and its pretty expensive. i want to be able to plant a decent amount of plants.

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anonapersona Moderator (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,614	if you have a regular hood you can get a double flourescent light strip for $36 online. I found it to be just barely adaquate and ended up going to a 55 watt Retrofit anyway.

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