Re: 55g planted tank. What lighting needed?
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Originally Posted by tsweers89
So im getting together a freshwater aquarium to start. Want to make sure i do enough research and have everything before i start. This is were my question come in.
Im going to be doing a planted aquarium. What lights do you guys recommend to work with? 2 24" fixtures or one 48'? What kind of bulbs? I see many T5 fixtures ranging from $100-$500. What do i llok for? I dont need the best, something in the middle is what im looking for.
if you could link me or give me a specific one to look for that would be great. I know i wanna get T5 but im lost after that. I dont need the best but i dont want the worst. something in the middle is what i am looking for. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
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With a 4' 55g you could use 2 tube utility shop lights with 6500k bulbs. 32w (t-8) 2 fixtures would be around 128 watts for just over 2 w/g. Fixtures cost $8 at home depot and the tubes are $6 for a package of two.
just a thought. But you may want to put the fixtures in some kind of hood to make it look better.
my .02
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fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html
recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden
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