lighting question

[pluk1992]

ok my hood is 36 incehs and i was wondering if there is a bulb i can buy for that fixture that will give me the neccesary lighting for anenomes so my clowns may host with them i have a couple of what they call atlantice anenomes and found out the hard way they kill fish they said i need lite for them i have 2 and they have lived for 3 or 4 months now but i only paid 5 dollars but before i drop 40 or 50 i d like to see if you have any suggestions

 

[vertex]

Not exactly clear on your hardware, but there are plenty of lighting system available for 36" tanks. I'd recommend Coralife PC fixtures for a tank 3 feet long... Lots of places sell them and they are great lights.

 

[fishfreek]

Your gonna need to give us more info. What size tank is this? What kind of lighting do you have now.

 

[pluk1992]

its a 30 gal tank and its a light i bought from pets mart sorry i dont know what exactly is but its the fluorecent bulb you would have in like an office drop ceiling is there any bulbs for this fixture

 

[fishfreek]

Sounds like you have one of those plasic normal florecent fixtures. The high output lights that will be needed for anenomes and corals will produce alot more heat than I feel comfortable having with those plastic hoods.

For a 30 gal tank I would suggest two 96W power compact bulbs. These would be best in a home made canopy out of wood allowing for ventalation.

 

[pluk1992]

okay cool is there any sites with diagrams of how to do this

 

[fishfreek]

The lighting kit would be sold as a 'retrofit' kit. This kit will almost always come with a wiring diagram on how to wire up the endcaps and plug. As far as the canopy there are many designs out there I would first look in our DIY forum as I know many members have phosted photos and drawings of what they ahve built. The powercompacts will generate heat so a cooling fan or at the least cooling holes will be needed.