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bannor wrote:

How did you add extra lighting to this hood? I have the Eclipse 1
hood on a 10 with only 1 15 watt tube... is there an upgrade kit or
something available?

There aren't any formal lighting upgrade kits that I'm aware of. What I
did was buy the "2 x 13 Watt Deluxe Bright Kit" and two 6400K bulbs
from AH Supply (http://www.ahsupply.com). Added to the 30 watt already
in the Eclipse 2, this brought my total up to 56 watts.

I don't know how much room is in the Eclipse 1. The gap between the
standard light and the filter compartment on the Eclipse 2 is about
3.25" from front to back - just barely enough for the AHSupply kit to
fit into. I used a piece of plexiglass hanging on a pair of heavy gauge
metal hooks (covered in aquarium silicon to stop rusting) as a sort of
shelf for the light.

I'm extremely happy with the AHSupply kit, by the way. It's bare bones
but it comes with a great reflector, ballasts, wires and fixtures, as
well as clear instructions on how to do the wiring. If you're at all
handy with tools it's easy to set up, and does an excellent job of
lighting the tank.

And besides, it's always fun to play with electricity.


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