Modding lighting

chewieee · 11/10/2007, 10:07 AM

I have an extra 48+ all glass aquarium hood laying around that has 2 regular flouresatn bulbs in it that are 32w bulbs is there anyway to retrofit this for t5 or soemthing better that would be worthwhile and save me a bit of money?

Tom Fay · 11/10/2007, 02:27 PM

Not worth it. I also have a similar light that came with my Oceanic. You want the reflectors to match the bulbs, also your balast won't power a T5, so all you would have left is the shell and power cord, not really worth it. Keep that light around, they work great as a light over a QT tank.

11/10/2007, 10:07 AM	#1
chewieee Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mentor,OHIO Posts: 677	Modding lighting I have an extra 48+ all glass aquarium hood laying around that has 2 regular flouresatn bulbs in it that are 32w bulbs is there anyway to retrofit this for t5 or soemthing better that would be worthwhile and save me a bit of money?

11/10/2007, 02:27 PM	#2
Tom Fay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 120	Not worth it. I also have a similar light that came with my Oceanic. You want the reflectors to match the bulbs, also your balast won't power a T5, so all you would have left is the shell and power cord, not really worth it. Keep that light around, they work great as a light over a QT tank.