Help with lighting question on a older tank

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wildflower

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Flint, Michigan
I found this awesome corner tank at a garage sale a few weeks ago and I have it all set up after building a stand for it because of the odd shape. My only problem is the lighting it came with. The bulb in it is a 15watt 18 inch bulb but it says it should have a 17watt bulb. So I have been looking around but my problem is I keep only finding 24inch or larger bulbs. Am I just not looking in the right place or do they not make these size bulbs anymore? or what should I use in it's place? The tank is dated for 1999. You can see in the 2nd photo how hazy the light is, it's almost a blue/green color when you look at it.
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2w is pretty negligible. Try home depot, if they dont have it grainger and supply houses will.
 
I had that same tank. They call it pentagon shaped tank. I never had to buy a light for it but I did buy it at Petsmart so you may want to try them.
 
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