QT light suggestion

[StartrTank]

I'm setting up my quarentine tank and was wondering if someone could give me an idea of what I should be using for a light. I was reading that the lighting can be minimal, is there still a minimal number of watts I'm looking for?

 

[toothybugs]

Minimal here means "you don't really need it" - aka it's optional. I put a cheap Petsmart LED strip over mine just for the daylight/ moonlight option and to get my fish used to my schedule. No other reason.

 

[StartrTank]

Oh ok! Thank you for clearifying that for me.

 

[igot2gats]

Minimal here means "you don't really need it" - aka it's optional. I put a cheap Petsmart LED strip over mine just for the daylight/ moonlight option and to get my fish used to my schedule. No other reason.

You can do this, or just a regular florescent bulb (aka a FW light).

 

[dustinkimpel]

As far as a QT I just bought an aquarium kit and used the lights it came with... or any light you have laying around.

 

[Spyderturbo007]

I did what dustinkimpel did and purchased one of those cheap hood lights you can get for $20 they bundle with the kits. You really only need the light so you can see the fish and make sure they are healthy.

 

[HumbleFish]

You can use something like this to get the fish used to a light schedule and see them to check for diseases.

 

[MondoBongo]

it depends on what you're trying to QT.

since i use my QT system for everything, including clams and corals, mine has a T5HO system above it. if i were just doing fish only, then i would use a normal hood light, as suggested by others, like the kind that comes with a normal fish tank.

 

[Shivsreef]

For marine qt I use 1 watt per gallon of water and fluorescent tubes should be fine