KentCurtis
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hey everybody. I have a 20 gallon high tank and with it came a 24" full hood with a fluorescent bulb. Somehow I got a crack in my hood on the left side and was already thinking of getting a new one for lighting purposes. I am a newbie and don't really understand how the hoods/bulbs work. Im looking to make a planted tank out of this 20g, right now the hood is "19 watts" and the bulb in it is "15 watts". I asked in another thread about bulbs and was told to get "anywhere between 5000K and 10000K color temperature" for my tank. What im getting at is that I need a 24" hood that can support that kind of bulb. It wont be HEAVILY planted, but I am looking to get a decent hood/light. The lights I have found are all 20w - 40w but I cant find the measurements on hoods ive looked up online. Can anyone give me some suggestions? Thanks all, sorry about the lengthy and possibly confusing post