Nano Lighting

[chr15_8]

ive been thinking about setting up my 4 gallon 24x8x8 tank and am currently looking/planning the lighting

i have a hood from a 24x12 (will be choping it to 8 inch's) tank which has a built in light which will be getting taken out and i am thinking about replacing it with a 36w dayligh compact t5 (16 inch long which is perfect)

so i was wondering

1)if there are different tubes available if so what ones?
2)is it enough light? i will be using diy co2 and dose ei or just trace

thanks
chris

 

[nry]

I got an Interpet Daylight Plus compact T5 which is 36w from 18" of tube, I like this tube in general and the T5 is as good as I can guess. I also just got a normal reflector which works fine using the clips that came with the tube.

 

[chr15_8]

I got an Interpet Daylight Plus compact T5 which is 36w from 18" of tube, I like this tube in general and the T5 is as good as I can guess. I also just got a normal reflector which works fine using the clips that came with the tube.

i was going to use a reflector aswell (forgot about that

18 inches will fit (just checked)

do you know whattypes of tubes are available? or is it just the one

thanks

 

[nry]

Have a look:

http/www.aquatics-online.co.uk/catalogue...ct-lighting.asp

There are a few different tubes available, you may need to allow a few more inches to the length of the tube as the power lead bit puts around 2" on one end of the tube. Still, now I check, the 36w tube is actually 16" long so overall it is maybe 18" with the power lead.

 

[chr15_8]

thanks for that good link

by the looks of it the Interpet Daylight sounds the best plant wise can someone confirm/correct me?
thanks
chris

 

[nry]

If George Farmer recommends it in a national magazine then it's good enough for me I have a T8 variant over my 7 gallon and a T5 Power Compact over my 15 gallon, I am happy with both.

 

[Themuleous]

Yes the daylight is an excellent tube. I have the same sized tank for my nano, and used to run 2x 18w freshwater tubes, and got excellent results so would think 1 36w PC would be ideal

Sam

 

[chr15_8]

Yes the daylight is an excellent tube. I have the same sized tank for my nano, and used to run 2x 18w freshwater tubes, and got excellent results so would think 1 36w PC would be ideal

Sam

thanks
will probably get it next thursday then and modify my hood today

chris