Any ideas for cheap but good lighting for 240 gallon long?

[X3R0X]

I am hoping to buy a 240long (8'x2'x2') from www.glasscages.com by the end of the summer. This is going to be a very expensive project so I am trying to cut down the costs in areas which I can. I am thinking of just buying two 48" double light strips from home depot and putting some nice bulbs in there. I would like to have this tank some what planted should this be enough lighting for that?

Also does anyone have any better ideas??

 

[Vitaliy]

I would pick up those long store lights at Home Depo which should be really cheap.

 

[mickey85]

the 4 shop lights will work perfectly on something that deep. Might even be overkill, which is just about right in my book.

 

[MikeVance]

I used 2 shop lights & Hung them from a shelf above my Aquarium,
They hang close to the top of my SeaClear Tank, but when cleaning the tank I raise the lights for more room. Also Put a grow light and another full spectrum light in to help my plants grow. They are growing like weeds, I think I have a pic in my profile?

 

[rayman45]

i use two 48" lights and a 24" light on my 180.... looks great

all i can recomend it get at least on of the purple lights... make the fish look 100% nicer

 

[fishyz]

A couple of shop lights should be plenty for a tank of that size. I'm going to use them on my 150g if i ever get it set up.

 

[rallysman]

26 watt compact flourescent can lights work very well too.

 

[finsandfangs]

i have an eight foot shop light on my 240. it was $40 and the two bulbs to go in to it were $10. i got the light with a metal hood and the hood is just the right size to hold the bulbs about and inch off of the glass tops. so you don't need to hang it

 

[dodgefreak8]

here ya go

 

[X3R0X]

Awesome yea I think I am just going to do the shop light thing. Where did you get a hood to fit the 48"s?