Brighter fixture for eclipse?

[carrie1429]

I have a 100 gal eclipse system that I want to make a reef. The lights that I have now are 80 watt blue grow lights and just regular white flourescent lights. These lights I know aren't bright enough to keep anemones or anything so I was wondering if I could replace the light fixture in the hood? I have looked at different lights and they all look like they can't just be put into my hood that I have now, I don't really want to buy another hood for a light fixture. Are there any like VHO fixtures that could fit in a 24in. eclispe hood without replacing the whole hood? Any help would be appreciated. Thanx

 

[krux]

to make a plain black box to hold a halide lamp would cost maybe 40 bucks in plywood and 6 bucks for a can of paint. if you are not looking to have it wood grained and what not, you do not need to use furniture grade plywood.
my only thought is, you might spend more trying to find a solution to fit your eclipse than you would building a simple box style hood and putting a reef type light in it.
maybe slick has better estimates of prices...