Lighting?

SeaSerpant · #1 01-04-2008, 10:03 PM

I'm (sometime) going to start a 20g nano and i have a question about the lighting. would i be able to string a few flourecent lightbulbs or something across the top as an lighting system. What kind of wattage and things do you need for corals because we have a variety of lighbulbs just sitting in our laundry room.

SeaSerpant · #2 01-04-2008, 10:09 PM

My brother has a metal halide. would that work?

mark · #3 01-04-2008, 10:11 PM

Might want to research a little more into lighting, it's a bit more involved than grabbing some spare bulbs you have in the laundry room (unless that's were you have stock of aquarium supplies).
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mark · #4 01-04-2008, 10:13 PM

re: MH, check the wattage, 70W okay, 400W no.

SeaSerpant · #5 01-04-2008, 10:17 PM

I was talking to the people at my LFS and they said a Metal halide would do good. i am going to use my brothers until i get more money for a proper one. thanks.

Brent F · #6 01-04-2008, 10:38 PM

I have a 70 watt metal halide on a 15g nano. Anything much bigger than 70 watts could cause overheating problems in a 20g nano. What size is your brother's light?
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SeaSerpant · #7 01-04-2008, 10:49 PM

My brothers is lol. Um.... kinda... 400WATT lol