Lighting for a 10 gallon Shrimp Planted Tank

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tekken
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Lighting for a 10 gallon Shrimp Planted Tank

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I just ordered 20 red cherry shrimps and so gonna put them in a 10 gallon planted tank. What's a good light for this type of setup? Powercompact or T5HO? Make my own?
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krisw
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Pretty much any of those options will work. T5's will run cooler, but PC's work just as well. Whichever fits your wallet. :-)
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jcali10
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Do they make a T5HO for a 20" long tank? I've never seen one. Catalina Aquarium has a couple of nice CF fixtures for a 20" tank.
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Post by ingg »

CurrentUSA makes one.
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i used to have an old regular incandescent fixture and used two of the 13Watt compact flourescent bulbs (energy efficient bulbs for home) and had a ton of growth!! until the fixture broke and couldn't find another one :(
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