"Flandry" wrote in message
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I still am wondering if 110Watts crammed into the original
40W light strip case will get too hot.

Often, a lot of the heat comes from the ballast. Consider mounting it
unobtrusively on the outside of the hood. If you do this, the only heat you
introduce to the tank is directly from the lamp and may actually be less
than the stock product.

The tank I upgraded to a 1x55 ahsupply kit originally had a "perfecto
style" hood with the ballast tucked up inside. The stock setup was a 20W
fluorescent tube. The 55W upgrade introduces LESS heat to the tank water
because the ballast is mounted outside the hood. It is not easily visible
and the heat is exhausted directly to the room and not captured.

Your call, just a thought.

chet