Lighting For A 10 Gallon Frag Tank?

[xXxSpyderxXx]

ive never had a frag tank but wanted to start one. i was wondering what lighting would be needed for a 10 gallon tank? i will be keeping a lot of shrooms and zoas in the tank and a few types of cloves.

i was wondering if these would work for a standard 10 gallon hood.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/175W-22000K...ltDomain_0&hash=item2a0cc4d92a#ht_1854wt_1139


im guessing not but i figured id ask, sorry for the stupid questions i just wanna get it right the first time

if those bulbs wont work anything you guys can suggest that wont break the bank

or any of u have anything you will let go for a frag or for a good price.

i will be looking forward to your replies in the AM. im off to bed now gotta work at 8:00AM

thanks for all the help in advanced

 

[smccart22]

To be honest IMO mh of any sort would be complete overkill on a 10g tank with anything lol, you would most likely be better served running a t5 fixture or even looking into making your own small led fixture, probably wouldn't take much in terms of led for a 10g tank

 

[xXxSpyderxXx]

To be honest IMO mh of any sort would be complete overkill on a 10g tank with anything lol, you would most likely be better served running a t5 fixture or even looking into making your own small led fixture, probably wouldn't take much in terms of led for a 10g tank

any suggestions on where to buy the led fixtures? never made my own lighting b4. links please if u can

 

[NirvanaFan]

I would make my own LED fixture. If it is just for a frag tank, you shouldn't need dimmable ballasts, because you won't need the sunset and sunrise effect. I would probably go with an Inventronics 700mA constant current driver. Run XP-G white LEDs (2 neutral white, and 1 cool white). For Blues, I would run 6 XT-E Royal Blue.

This would probably let you keep any corals you wanted as well. I'll be doing something similar to this on a frag tank in the not too distant future.

 

[sedorusc]

I've made my own diy led from rapid led. Much easier than you think.

 

[pascal32]

How about a par38? That or a small T5

 

[xXxSpyderxXx]

thanks for all the suggestions, looking into the LED

 

[fpv930]

I emailed Boost LED. They told me that for a 10g tank. I would need two par 38's . Just an FYI