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Ok All! Need some opinions:
5 year old 29 gallon with perfecto hood, all back plastic with single tube flourescent (Fish Only). I want a light/hood that accents the tank and reduces the "yellowness" and shadowy look of the tanks in all but extreme darkness. Alot of the tanks here in S. Florida have glass covers instead of a hood, I'd imagine due to the sheer number of SW aquariums down here. Which makes me think 2 sets of lights are practical. Basically I'd like to go with the 2 bulb lights with high quality reflectors and something that would seal better than my current setup. I use an emporer 280 HOB, eheim aquaball, jager heater and not much else. I've tried the high actinic blue spectrum lights (I know) for the looks. Overall I liked the looks but maybe tone it down a notch. Any suggestions on getting the yellow out and making my fish look their best?

Anyone, I know you folks are looking out for my checkbook and all but if I'm buying a new tank I should get a new hood assembly!
Regards,
Clip

Hi,
I have a 29G or 30G tank (been so long I forget which)
and I have this light on it:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3733+12109&pcatid=12109

I have two 65 watt, daylight, bulbs in it. I dickered with
them when I purchased it and managed to get them to toss
the actinic blue bulb out and replace it with a second
daylight bulb. There are two power cords and two switches,
one for each bulb. One of the switches also turns on the
cooling fan. I run the one bulb and fan for 10 hours/day
and have the second bulb set to come on in the middle of
the 10 hour day for two hours to simulate the peak of
the noon day sun. I replace the bulbs annually by tossing
the one that is on 10hrs/day and moving the second bulb
into its socket, then I put the newly purchased bulb in the
two hour socket.

Frank


-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

Not one to mess around are you Frank? Thanks for the heads-up on the tank BTW, and these lights are very similar to the ones I saw at my LFS.
Regards,
Clip

Those are pretty spiffy lights! I looked over the page a little more closely. Wow, Envious

moonlights are a great addition to a tank.

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