[jus43]

+1 on the bulb. You could always go with the hampton bay desk lamp that I along with some others on here use. Its 27watts and works well with the nanos. What kind of hardscape are you going for? Iwagumi?

Yep! I work in an aquarium store and us employees get Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine for free. Each time I flip right to the Takashi Amano articles and drool lol. His Iwagumi layouts are stunning.

 

[jus43]

you'll need to get a different bulb. the atinic won't do much for plants.--

What other bulbs would you suggest or should I just return the hood/light and just get a desk lamp?

 

[jus43]

+1 on the bulb. You could always go with the hampton bay desk lamp that I along with some others on here use. Its 27watts and works well with the nanos. What kind of hardscape are you going for? Iwagumi?

So where could I purchase one of these desk lamps? Now that I scan the forums, there are a lot of members who use desk lamps instead.