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Obsidian · 06-22-2007, 06:26 PM

Not necessarily true, that depends on the hood. I just found this out today, the hard way! My 20 ga tank takes an 18" bulb 15 watts. I think the kit came with a cheap hood and thats why. I had to get one special ordered for it :/

06-22-2007, 06:26 PM	#6
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,039	Not necessarily true, that depends on the hood. I just found this out today, the hard way! My 20 ga tank takes an 18" bulb 15 watts. I think the kit came with a cheap hood and thats why. I had to get one special ordered for it :/ __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 5 Zebra Daios