Lighting Hood

[BalaShark]

Hi All

Just wondering........
I have some hoods for my 30 gallon tanks. Can I replace the fluorescent (18W) tube with something more appropriate for a salt water fish only tank?

Thank you in advance
Tony

 

[joeyjoeq]

There is no standard hood for saltwater. You can get a glass hood, and buy a light fixture? You can also do a custom canopy with MHs. Look around people have made some neat stuff.

 

[Mushroomman]

Well, since youre just doing a fish only, all you need for lighting is something so you can view the tank, the flourescent light is fine. Now if you had corals, thats when youd need to up the lighting.

 

[TRe]

yea regular florecents will do fine.... if you wanna get fancy just pick up a 50/50 bulb from yur lfs thats what i have on my fowlr tank

 

[S.Reef]

In saltwater lighting is basically broken up into reef and fish only lighting...a standard fluorescent fixture is fine for just fish and some non photosynthetic inverts...reef lighting is upgraded light fixtures such as power compacts, metal halide, VHO, T5s or other more intense light...this lighting provides the intensity and spectrum necessary for photosynthetic organsims...eg corals. If you sticking with some fish and a little rock a fluorescent is fine, it may nto give you the true colors of the fish but you could always upgrade in the future.