Lighting for a 5 gallon

[Kelz88]

I was wondering what would good lights for a 5 gallon tank? dont really wanna go the led route. I know the bulbs for this fixture are kind of hard to track down, but did anyone have sucess with this light?

tank is standard 5 gall, 16x8.5x10in

Thanks :)
Kelz

Coralife 11 Inch Mini AquaLight T5 HO Fixture

 

[kbuser92]

It wont be good for much coral. Softies and low-light lps right under it, maybe.

 

[davemedinis]

Have you considered LED moonlight or bars? Might worthy trying.

 

[kevdogg]

The other option is the PAR 38 LED. Those bulbs screw into a regular light socket. I've got a 5g that I'm thinking about setting up this way.