26 gallon bowfront lighting upgrade help

[joshterese]

Hi-
I have a 26 gallon bow front. We got it as a kit from Petco. It has a 15w fluorescent light. We started this tank almost 1 year ago. At this time there are 2 clown fish, 1 fire dartfish(?), 1 striped shrimp goby, 1 pistol shrimp, 1 conch, 1 emerald crab, and of course some hermits and snails.
We want to upgrade to some corals but want/need to upgrade the lighting first.
The first question is about the existing top. I think we need to get a glass top. Where do I find them? Are there lots of different kinds?
Second question is what kind of light? I want to start with some soft corals but would like to work towards hard corals and an anemone. What would you suggest?

[Loverotties]

I was going to say T5HO till you said Anemone,it depends on what kind,but Mh would be the best!

[jenglish]

T5HO (4 of them with individual reflectors) or a MH... 150 or 175 watt I would think

[joshterese]

Yes 150-175 watt Mh is where I am leaning. I'm confused by the glass top though. It's a 26 G BOW FRONT. How does that work? I can't find it. Am I missing something?
Thanks for your help

[nan0_r33f3r]

i have a 26 gallon bowfron and have 96w....t5ho and have an anemone and it is doing fine...mh is desireable but not a neccesity ......if you do go mh you will have to hang a fixture or get a clamp on the back kinda light....most fixture with legs cant fit cuz its not deep enough only about 11 in and most fixture are about 15.........good luck