lighting for a 5 gallon nano

[John 3:16]

i was thinking about setting up a 5 gallon nano on my desk. i would like to have mushrooms and green star polyps and maybe a few softies. What is the best way to do light and how much light would be good.

[ October 25, 2001: Message edited by: John 3:16 ]</p>

 

[DEADFISH1]

the 32 watt smart light works well on a 7 gal. bow front but as for a 5, don't know. here's a couple of nano chat links, you might find some good idea's in there.

http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=cf9a7e713ee0a9eb07fb1c6664061d35&forumid=75

http://www.nano-reef.com/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi

 

[monkeyboy]

Coralife makes a 2x9w pc light for small applications like this, it wouldn't go the full tank length though, not that much else would. CSL has a 27w Power quad, which is essentially a 28w pc cut in half and stuck in the same socket so its a pc blub with 4 tubes. That might work too, but it's only available as a retro. HTH