Confused on lighting

Am i correct in assuming that the odyssea lighting link comes with the bulbs?
Also i have a 24 inch tank so i need to buy the brackets separate right?

 

This is the one that I would get if I were you Odyssea T5 Aquarium Lighting. I would go with the four buld instead of the two so that you are not limited on what you can do. I always plan for the future myself. It says it comes with the brackets and the bulbs that you will need. The only think you might have to buy is the moon lights that the fixture supports.

 

I comes with everything. Just take it out of the box, remove the plastic, attach the ballast and put it on your tank.

 

thanks guys you are a life saver..LFS are wanting me to buy a $100 fixtuer and 4 $20 bulbs and i just knew there was a cheaper way to light up a 20 gallon

 

I've been using odyssea on my tank for over a year with zero problems. Mine is 250w x2 and 4 xt5. Only thing I hated was the stock bulbs for the halides.. I didn't care much about the t5 because I installed LEDs for actinic and never looked back. I will concede it is a very cheaply made fixture with cheap ballasts and bulbs. However, for the price, you can upgrade bulbs and ballasts and still come out ahead on pricing. Almost just consider that you are buying a shell and upgrading electronics etc to compete with more expensive fixtures.. There is a lot of hype and buzzwords in the industry and if you stay involved for several years you will see some amazing tanks with what some consider "crap" equipment. Differences and value of products is very hard to quantify in this hobby.

 

I'm back to considering this for features and cost.

Marineland Reef Capable

10,000K White & (4) 460 nm Blue 1W LED's
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