29g biocube lighting

[lord fu fu]

Looks like somebody is getting a 29g nano cube this week or next

so when i get it i am not gonna use the hood it comes with...i found a new lamp to put on top that is fan cooled metal halide/T5 fixture that gives out 178 watts for $90 and it comes with all the bulbs too!!!! would this light be good for growing corals and such? or too powerful? please respond

 

[fuerte91]

depends on how many bulbs, and more importantly if it has individual reflectors. you dont want a light with reflectors that is one piece of aluminum, bent in different spots, but each light has its own piece of aluminum
Anyways, now that i think about it, that should be enough either way

 

[lord fu fu]

ok cool...any other reef keepers have any input?