home depot t5 lights
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Sorry, none on hand. I'll have to borrow a camera and take some snaps (I was thinking of buying my friends camera so this should be a good excuse to try it out).
The home depot dual t5 units are small enouh to fit in a standard aquarium light strip.Find a used broken one on craigslist or freecycle and strip out the "guts".Put the t5 unit in it screw it to the top and bam youre done.
I bought some from Depot myself.Just know you have to wire these yourself and they have 2 holes for hanging on nails/screws.They are really nice/bright etc.
However,after buying them I found something way better and cheaper at Walmart.They are "under cabinet lights" and they have plastic light diffusers already on them which is great should water hit them and you wont have an electrical fire or get electrocuted.You can also by the diffusers for the T5's at Depot which I would recommend.and will cost yet more money. And don't forget to have these plugged into a surge protector not just an outlet strip.should it ever fall in the water you won't get lit up like a Christmas tree while you are doing a water change or something. So I bought 2 - 24" strip lights from Walmart for less the price of 1 light from Depot.
However,after buying them I found something way better and cheaper at Walmart.They are "under cabinet lights" and they have plastic light diffusers already on them which is great should water hit them and you wont have an electrical fire or get electrocuted.You can also by the diffusers for the T5's at Depot which I would recommend.and will cost yet more money. And don't forget to have these plugged into a surge protector not just an outlet strip.should it ever fall in the water you won't get lit up like a Christmas tree while you are doing a water change or something. So I bought 2 - 24" strip lights from Walmart for less the price of 1 light from Depot.
I bought the shop light from HomeDepot and put the light right on the top of the glass. It has caused no problems. The way the shield rolls on the edges it keeps the bulb off of the glass. Its the black shield and has the aluminum coating on the bulb side. I believe I got T12 bulbs. My tank is 6ft and the light is 4ft. It lights it fine.
I did the same thing with my 130g tank. I glued a couple of pieces of cloth on each end of the light fixture so I wouldn't have metal sitting on glass. Works fine.
