t5 fixture and bulb questions

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Let me keep this simple I have a 29g tank (30X12X18) with a 150w sunpod fixture with a de 14k phoenix bulb no canopy. I like the look but I want some atinics for that dusk/dawn effect. There's not much room left for the t5's and as I have no canopy for a retrofit I was thinking about doing one of these fixtures as they're not very wide
Either the Hagen glo 24" fixture which has extensions to fit on my 30"
http://www.aquacave.com/24-glo-dual-t5-hobr-2-x-24w-lighting-systembr-by-hagen-2010.html
or the coralife aqualight t5 30" fixture which is cheaper
http://www.aquacave.com/24-aqualight-t-5-doublebr-strip-fixture-793.html
They both come with an actinic and a daylight which I would swap out the daylight for another atinic bulb. I don't know much about t5's so would any other brand of bulb work such as a geissman in the aqualight or the glo fixture and if so what bulb would y'all recommend?
 
any bulb will work for the most part, id grab the second one, ive used them and like them. i also personally use blue plus for actinic lighting and love it, really makes corals pop.
 
Thanks Wes makes me feel much better about getting one of those the only problem now that I look into it is not much companies make 30" bulbs. Who makes the blue plus bulb? I know the fixture comes with one atinic bulb I would just need another one.
 
I'll have to keep that in mind. I went ahead and ordered the hagen glo 24" fixture I was able to find a single bulb fixture that is perfect for what I need and at a real good price with an actinic glo bulb. Hopefully with my phoenix bulb it won't be too blue and if it is I'm up for a new mh bulb in september anyways.
 
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