Upgrade BC29 lights without mods?

[cloob]

Can anyone give me any pointers on getting better lights for my BC29 without having to make any mods?

[itsme8719]

Are you wanting to keep the same hood on it?

Or are you wanting to ditch the hood and get different lights all together?

[cloob]

Same hood. Just some different bulbs that would still fit the hood without any mods done.

[Rob]

i dont think you can do much with out some kind of modification (or total replacement), then again, im not the nano/bio cube expert,

i leave this one to megan.. :)

[itsme8719]

I agree with Rob....you can't really get better lighting using the same hood without some sort of modifications. One place I would definately check out though is nanotuners.com. They have DIY lighting kits (http://www.nanotuners.com/index.php?cPath=62) just for the Biocube......and they even make a kit to put a metal halide light in the stock hood (http://www.nanotuners.com/index.php?cPath=67). I actually ordered an upgrade kit for my 12 gallon nanocube, which adds an extra 24 watt compact fluorescent bulb to the stock hood, and it came with very detailed instructions w/pics to help you install it.

I hope this helps!

[Rob]

thanks Megan, its great to have your experience on board.. :)

[itsme8719]

well I don't have a whole lot of it yet.......but I'm willing to help out anyway I can :)