anyone know how i can get 3 wpg in my 18t

[Bustacapp]

i have a 18g tall tank (which is same as 10 gall just about 6-7 inchs taller )
i bought thetank cause i had never seen one before and it would replace my 10g perfectly however i have now run into a lighting problem since the hood i got only has 1 15w bulb and ive looked lots of places and cant find any hoods that would fit my tank with the proper wattage the one i found was a power compact and had way to much lwattage (would have been around 6wpg ) so ive decided to build my own hood but after planning i found out that 3 lights would take up most of the space i have up top and i cant find any shoplights i can rig to work that is the same size does anyone have any links to a 10g hood or any ideas that would work
I also have no clue on what to do about wiring flourescents (ballast and such ) and would like to find a link on that as well any help would be great thanks

 

[jordan barnhart]

Incandescent lighting.... but i doubt you'd want that. I'll try and see what I can come up with for you. Be right back

 

[enchanted]

http/www.ahsupply.com/36-55w.htm

2x36W would get you 4. 1x36 would get you 2. 3 is going to be kind of hard because 1x55 isn't 3.

 

[konrad05]

I'd go for 4!

 

[Bustacapp]

the 36 and 55 are to long though id have to go with the 13s and when you get about 4 in ther im probably already out of space this is my problem however thats a great site and i am currently going over it all to see how much space 4 13s would take

 

[Bustacapp]

sorry i was just reading the 55 w ones the 2 36s will work great thanks alot for the help anyone have any experience ordering from this site ?

 

[enchanted]

You said your tank was the width of a 10 Gallon which is: 20 1/4" The 36 W is 17.25"

Th 55W is 22" which is slightly long but could be integrated into a custom hood.

Edit: sorry didn't read the second post. Actually, I was recommended to them by a bunch of people at plantgeek.net and plantedtank.net who had ordered from them before with sucess.

 

[Yenko]

You could try and overdrive the bulbs. Google it.

 

[Discomafia]

I'd go for 4!

On a 10 gallon? How would I go about doing that?