strawtarget
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- May 7, 2007
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I'm setting up a 10 gallon aquarium for some black neon tetras and panda cory catfish. I'm using fake plants and do not require/desire an ultra-bright lighting system. I don't want to use incandescent because of the heat, and I don't want to use a normal cheapo 10 gallon light strip because the tank sits in my peripheral vision all day long and an electromagnetic ballast will flicker me into a daily headache.
I see 2 possible paths ahead of me.
1. Buy a mega-cheapo incandescent light strip and use 2 mini compact fluorescent bulbs in it. The problem with this is that all of the mini CFL's I've found are 10 watt and 10,000K: too bright (since 2 bulbs go in a light strip) and too blue (I want closer to 5,000K).
2. Rig up a complete-DIY solution.
Anyone familiar with this stuff have any advice for me? Thanks!!
I see 2 possible paths ahead of me.
1. Buy a mega-cheapo incandescent light strip and use 2 mini compact fluorescent bulbs in it. The problem with this is that all of the mini CFL's I've found are 10 watt and 10,000K: too bright (since 2 bulbs go in a light strip) and too blue (I want closer to 5,000K).
2. Rig up a complete-DIY solution.
Anyone familiar with this stuff have any advice for me? Thanks!!