what is the best lighting for a 1ft cube

[bubble_gum]

im currently only using 1 13watt pl and 1 9wattpl for my 1ft nano... was considering the 70watt mh for my 1ft nano but theres the heat issue u see

so what lights u think i should go for?

any suggestions.... trying not to spend too much though.... ard 50 plus minus

[ervine]

I used 2x36W PL lights... worked great but a bit too big to fit over my 1ft cube...

But that cost me around 90 bucks..

If you thinking of 70W MH then I suggest better not, it'll get too hot...

T5s are too long...

So u are prob left with PL lights loh...

[bubble_gum]

saw the 18 watt pls which are 1ft long.... hmm maybe tt is what im left with 36 watt too long by how many inch bro just wanted to know

aniwae i saw in RC tt some1 used LEDs wonder anyone here used them b4

[ervine]

How much longer ah.. the bulbs themselves have to be placed diagonally... (they are >1ft) when placed diagonally they fit nicely on the tank..

But that's bulbs alone, + the ballast then it sticks out.. my old tank looked quite silly with that oversized light fixture on it... but that's prob as much light as I could get in....

Don bother with the LEDs... the white ones are the least efficient of all the super bright LEDs, not to mention you need a heck of a lot of them to work + the DIYing and wiring up each one... no point... I thought it it before too and it worked out to be not cost/time efficient...

[bubble_gum]

hmm then i should just stick with 3 18watt pls thanks for sharing bro