Light for 29 gallon?

Ben! · 12-01-2012, 10:59 PM

What is a good light fixture for a 29 gallon tank that will give me about medium light. I don't have a lot of money to spend so a cheaper fixture would be better.
Thanks

scotty82 · 12-01-2012, 11:06 PM

I have a 29 also. I believe I'm in the medium maybe medium low but I've had great growth from almost everything I've tried. All I have is a glass top with 2-24" t-8 lights. Each light has it's own fixture as I couldn't for the life of me find a single 30" fixture that holds two t-8s.

Rainer · 12-01-2012, 11:28 PM

Check with Catalina about a 30" single T5HO fixture. It would probably be custom though.

You could also ask about a 2x T5NO unit.

Ben! · 12-02-2012, 12:17 AM

I have been looking at the odyssea 24 inch t5 fixture and the the coralife 24inch dual t5 because they are cheaper but i have heard some mixed reviews about them qnd i dont know if they will be strong enough to get me medium light.

12-01-2012, 10:59 PM	#1
Ben! Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: California Posts: 10	Light for 29 gallon? What is a good light fixture for a 29 gallon tank that will give me about medium light. I don't have a lot of money to spend so a cheaper fixture would be better. Thanks

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scotty82 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Jacksonville, IL Posts: 256	I have a 29 also. I believe I'm in the medium maybe medium low but I've had great growth from almost everything I've tried. All I have is a glass top with 2-24" t-8 lights. Each light has it's own fixture as I couldn't for the life of me find a single 30" fixture that holds two t-8s. __________________ We don't inherit this world from our parents, we borrow it from our children. my 75.http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=196086

12-01-2012, 11:28 PM	#3
Rainer Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (17/100%) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: TN Posts: 1,527	Check with Catalina about a 30" single T5HO fixture. It would probably be custom though. You could also ask about a 2x T5NO unit. __________________ 29g high tech, 10g low tech halfmoon, and please see my 5g crescent journal.

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12-02-2012, 12:17 AM	#4
Ben! Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: California Posts: 10	I have been looking at the odyssea 24 inch t5 fixture and the the coralife 24inch dual t5 because they are cheaper but i have heard some mixed reviews about them qnd i dont know if they will be strong enough to get me medium light.