PC lights for 29

[Enzo]

Hi,
I want some better lighting for my 29 gallon aquarium. It is just FoWLR. I was leaninf for about 65 to 100 watts. What is the cheapest way I could get these. I have heard of buying Lights of America shoplights for refugiums but will that work. Do you know any good websites where you could build a PC? Thanks
John

 

[shalegac]

www.ahsupply.com

 

[heero_huy]

http://www.hellolights.com has some great options and good customer service.

For a 29 you can either go with their 2x55 CF/PC retrofit kit or the 24" VHO kit which will give you 150w total for 2 lamp kit.

HTH
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[aquarist=broke]

Welcome to the forum heero_huy

 

[Anonymous]

I have one of the LOA lights from Home depot on my 7 gal bofront. The light was $30, and another $5 for the extension cord to wire it up.

To build a PC setup with the same amount of light would have been Over $100.

Once I build my canopy, I may add an actinic for color, because the light is really yellow (6500k) compared to my 15 gal with a 10k and a 7100 blue.

Brett

 

[Lady Godiva]

Bingo,

How's the LOA light working out on the 7gal? Are you able to keep any softies in there?

Karen

 

[Anonymous]

Lady G,
I just set up the tank a month or so ago, I haven't tried any corals yet. The hair algea, cyano, and other algea have been growing REALLY well.
Hopefully this week I will have some time to build a canopy, and get the light a little higher above the water. Right now it is just sitting on a plexi lid I cut for it. I also got an inkling to build a mini refuge for it too. Hopefully that will curb some of the bad algea growth.

Brett