fuge lighting

[dancefish]

I want to build a 10 glln fuge for our 40 gallon tank I have a 500 gph pump I will be using but my ? is what wattage lighting do I need for this
I have our old hood for the 10 glln which will take either a 15 or 25 watt light or should I go with one of the newer compacts out on the market that give off more lighting like the 46or 60 watt output in which case I would need to replace our old hood w/ a newer one that will take the upgraded size bulbs

 

[tabblet15]

Ive seen people use a flood light or a heat lamp over their fuges, and it seems to do fine. I would go with a 6500-6700k spectrum buld tho.

 

[skipm]

The light you have should be okay but alot of people use an inexpensive clamp on light with a compact fluorescent bulb in the 5,000-6,700k range.