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Old 11-22-2007, 04:26 PM
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Hey

I have a 29 gallon setup at work. To keep things clean I used an Eclipse 3 hood. I want to mod the existing dual T8 NO lights and would love to get your feedback/suggestions before I get started.

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Old 11-22-2007, 04:28 PM
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How are you wanting to mod them?
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Old 11-22-2007, 04:31 PM
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I was thinking about either pc/ho/vho. I want to get as much extra light as I can without have huge heat issues within the canopy. Burning down the office is not conducive to long term employment.

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Retrofit a couple HO T5's in there with individual reflectors. That would be my official recommendation.
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Who would be my best bet for all the fixins?
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Not sure about the dimensions of your tank, but there's always something like this:

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...ID=sl-t5tret24
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Tank is a standard 29 gallon so 30" in length.
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Yep, the T5 retro seems the way to go.

There's some back and forth on RC though which is the better reflector, the Icecap SLR or the TEK II.
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What is the heat off of the t5's going to be like, any idea?
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more light, more watts, more heat
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