Lighting question

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Obsidian

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Mar 20, 2006
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Is 130 watss too much light for a ten gallon tank? I'm trying to find cheap lights and the cheapest I've found seem to come from here:

http://www.aquatraders.com/

They don't have any 20" fixtures, but with the legs I think it could be adjusted to fit, if not I could rig something up, anyways this is what I was looking at, is it too much light? If it is I may go with the 65 watt, I wanted more light then that but its only 30 bucks so it more than makes up for it. I was considering buying a 20 instead of a 10, but I'm a little low on money at the moment so its a no go. I may, however, uprgrade it in the future, but I'm not sure about that...

The 130 watt:

http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=243


and heres the 65 watt, which now that I'm thinking about it i'll probably go with...

http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=132

btw, does anyone have any experience with these lights? they seem almost to good to be true to me...which means they probably are...
 

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I would go with the 130 watts, you will run into evaporation, but as long as you are on top if it you will be fine, and you will be able to use it with a 20 when you upgrade, where as the other one would only do softies and such.
 

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Obsidian

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Mar 20, 2006
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Well I'd most likely replace the bulbs as these probably aren't the greatest. What would I be able to keep in a 10 with 65 watts of 50/50 light? If my options aren't severely limited then I'll probably go with that as I'd rather pay 30 dollars now and get the 130 watt when/if I upgrade to a twenty. I'd need another light anyways for the ten if I upgraded as I'd turn the ten into a sump or fuge.
 

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