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Old 11-22-2007, 04:38 PM
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Who would be my best bet for all the fixins?
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Old 11-22-2007, 04:48 PM
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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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Old 11-22-2007, 05:20 PM
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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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Old 11-22-2007, 08:44 PM
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The measurements that I got from J&L for the t5 kit make me think that I will have to look at PC lighting iinstead. The t5's won't fit inside the light cover in the Eclipse hood.
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You could leave the ballast outside the canopy would that make for more room?

I'd recommend a set of 24" HO T5 retrofits like what J&L sells too because they are much more efficient than PC lights. Two T5 bulbs would be more intense light output than 4 PC bulbs.

You could cool your case with little VGA or "chipset" fans from a computer store like NCIX. Cut the "blowholes" in your canopy with a hole saw and use fan grills to keep it tidy. Power it with a 12V 1A power adapter from the source or canadian tire.


http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...%20Corporation

This will give you lots of light output and will deal with the cooling of the canopy quite well.

Or maybe consider a new tank and canopy? That might be the easiest and best solution?
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