First SW attempt - 5.5g Pico!

[dockrat]

you might want to switch your lighting to the little coralife 18w hood they alow you to get some Antic lighting in there. Zoos look much better under 10000 K and antic lighting then under 6700 k lighting IMO... Or better yet Gut the Coralife hood and try to fit the bulbs + 6700k 23w bulb into your hood thats what i did on my 5 G nano and my zoos grew like crazy with good color.... and the fixture is $30 or so

[andsoitgoes]

Originally Posted by dockrat

you might want to switch your lighting to the little coralife 18w hood they alow you to get some Antic lighting in there. Zoos look much better under 10000 K and antic lighting then under 6700 k lighting IMO... Or better yet Gut the Coralife hood and try to fit the bulbs + 6700k 23w bulb into your hood thats what i did on my 5 G nano and my zoos grew like crazy with good color.... and the fixture is $30 or so

Hrm... how the heck would I fit them into this hood?? =/

I think I might need to look at a DIY canopy before going that route, and I'm about as handy as a dead rat. Seriously.

But seriously - what would be the easiest solution to attach the lights onto the inside of my current fixture, would it be wise to get a mini-ballast system and use that? Or I guess I could get the hood and add that AS WELL as what I've got - The hood is only 9" though, does it come w/ legs?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Another nano reefer told me that the 18w Coralife (2x9 w each) units burn out too quickly. He said the actinic is dead after 3 months & the 10000k is not looking so bright either. The Coralife screw in CFL actinics worked ok for me a few years ago. I'll see if they carry them in the LFS & let you know.

[Flusher]

The 10W and 20W Coralife 50/50 CFLs are still around. They work pretty good in nanos. Two 20W bulbs over a 5 gallon tank would work well. I have two over my 6 gallon nano, which is now my frag tank.
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