[skewlboy]

Looking for t5 setup for 10 gal tank. Anyone know where to get cheap setup?

 

[AaronT]

That could be tricky because the smallest T5s generally offered are 24" long.

 

[skewlboy]

What is the best for nano (10 or less gallons) then.

 

[foofooree]

go to a pet store and buy a 10 gallon incandescent hood, then put in 2- 15 watt compact florescent daylight bulbs in it (can be bought at kroger, the ones with the blue label) and put the light fixture over your tank

 

[reybie]

I have a setup like what foofooree described but all I have in the tank is some anubias petite so I don't know about keeping light-hungry plants in it.

 

[goalcreas]

You can get a Current satellite 20" 40w PC fixture with a moonlight for about $50 new, but it comes with a 50/50 bulb and you need to replace it with a 6500k bulb, so that adds cost.
Heck, I have one I could have sold you cheap when I was back there, not going to use it now that I have a 150w Viper MH for my 30 cube
I could probably ship it to you fairly cheap, it has a new Sunpaq Dual Daylight 6500k / 10,000k bulb in it with about 2.5 months use.

 

[AaronT]

I agree, a single 18" 36 watt or 40 watt PC fixture is a good fit for a 10 gallon. If yours has a hood you might consider the AH Supply 1 x 36 watt kit.

 

[Martin Schellinck]

nova extreme has an 18" t-5 fixture, but it comes with 1 20W 10k bulb and 1 20W acitinic bulb, so you would have to swap out the acitinic for another 10k (they don't carry any other types of bulbs for it yet since it's meant for saltwater).

 

[skewlboy]

You got a link to the nova extreme?

 

[Martin Schellinck]

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=16770
it's not cheap, I got it about 2 months ago when it was $10 off.