Cannot find a suitable light

I have a 45gal corner bowfront this is in a built in corner bookshelf. Mostly fish, a few inverts and anemones. No corals.

I cannot find a suitable light since my total length cannot exceed 30 inches.

I would love to have a aquaticlife with the built in timer, but the wattage would be too low. I have a corallife now that has 130 watts, but the aquaticlife is only 96 watts... I definitely do not want to go down in watts.

Would consider metal halide, but the way the aquarium is slid into the wall, the sides are flush with the wall so I cannot clamp to the side.

I am at a dilemma to find a right fixture that can give me the wattage I need.

 

I know some people use 2 lights for bow fronts. A longer fixture in the back and a shorter one in the front. You could get the light you want and try to put some retro fits lights in the remaining space is an idea.

 

The Aquaticlife T5HO unit puts out more usable light than the 130W PC. You will be pleasantly surprised how powerful the unit is. I suggest you buy it. You will want to replace the stock bulbs in a couple of months with ones from ATI, KZ, UVL or Geisemann. The T5HO bulbs will penetrate to the sand with much more light than the PC bulb.

 

Agreed...PC's don't give you as much light spread as T5's. Have you thought about a Metal Halide pendant hung from the ceiling?

 

+1 any 96W t-5 HO fixture with individual reflectors should be just fine. Also, there are some good led fixtures, but more pricey.

 

+1 on this i have 2 of these lights with geisemann bulbs and they work very well I have 2 24" on my 75gal only because I upgraded and already had one.