help on lights for 24 nano

[Labojo]

i have a 24 gallon nano cube and i have two different lighting options to put on it that i already have. The stock hood is out of the question. I can either run one pc fixture with 2x65 watt and one t5 fixture 2x24.....or i can run 2 t5 fixtures at 2x24 watt each. please help. thx.

 

[Labojo]

???

 

[BlueCorn]

What do you hope to keep in the tank?

Watts are watts and the more you have, the more heat you'll need to deal with. I'd pick the minimum amount of light to support the animals you wish to keep.

 

[Labojo]

I plan on keeping softies and lps. Frogspawn, hammer, acan, duncan, etc...

 

[Labojo]

I am also going to get a stunner 6 watt led strip if that helps.

 

[rtparty]

4 T5's is what I would go with. Get some good bulbs to use like ATI or KZ.

You shouldn't have an issue keeping low to mid light stuff with the 4 T5 bulbs.

 

[Labojo]

Will a 6 watt stunner led strip make a difference or just a waste of money?

 

[Arc Katana]

One stunner strip will give you additional color, but pretty much nada in actual lighting. Now if you had six of them with reflectors....