lighting help!

[hobbzz]

I just set up a mantis/nano reef tank. It's an Eclipse 5gal hex tank with 11lbs lr . Yes I said 11 lbs. Well the little 15 watt incandescant bulb that comes with it looks like @$#!. It's a very pale yellow. I went to the lfs to see if they had any replacement bulbs and they did. BUT, it's the same shade of yellow. Anyone know if there are any types of pure white lights I could put in there? Has anyone retro fitted a flourescent fixture into one of these? It doesn't really need to be any brighter (well maybe 25 watts instead of 15)...just white instead of yellow. Thanks!

 

[slylie]

post this in the Reef Discussion and you will get some answers.

 

[Kara]

Yes. I have my mantis in a mini-bow which came with the crappy tube incan. I did find a great replacement 50/50 fluorescent bulb!

Product Name: Coralife Mini Compact Fluorescent 50/50
Item #: 54110
SKU: 96316 54110
Retail Price: $12.99

Product Info:
50% Actinic 03 Blue & 50% 10,000K Daylight
10 Watt self-ballasted Compact Fluorescent

Company Info:
Energy Savers Unlimited, Inc.
Carson, California 90746
www.esuweb.com

HomeDepot has 40 & 60 Watt output fluorescent bulbs that are compatable with the 'tube' style incan bulb fixture if you want higher wattage. They run from $5.99 - $12.00 I think.