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warr0088
02/26/2008, 06:33 PM
Well i've narrowed it down somewhat to these two fixtures, and Im leaning towards the Catalina Solar mainly due to cost reasons ... (The fact that I want to sit this fixture instead of hang it adds another $50 to the Tek on top of everything else) ...

I am wondering if anyone has had experience with Catalina ... this is going over a 20gal regular tank, and I'm purchasing the 24" fixture ...

I don't want to limit myself too much on what I can / can't keep ...

The Catalina does not come with a fan ... would it need one you think?


Any advice would be awesome!

luke33
02/26/2008, 06:44 PM
For that shallow of a tank the catalina solar will be just fine. I'm guessing your talking about the 4 bulb. I would be comfortable keeping anything. But you will have to change out the bulb's to good bulb's like ati, ge...etc. I would put a cheap cllip on light on each end.

cyber_ecco
02/26/2008, 06:50 PM
yeah...like previously mentioned I do not think you need those TEK reflectors on a 20g. It might even be overkill.

warr0088
02/26/2008, 09:28 PM
Alright, thanks for the replies ... what about a fan? Necessary on these fixtures?

luke33
02/26/2008, 09:30 PM
Woops, my reply meant cheap clip on fan, not light......it was a busy day at work! lol