hood and lighting - Aquarium Advice

purrfect · 06-11-2005, 02:05 PM

Hi,

I would like to add plants into my tank. It is 30 g tall Sea clear Aqrylic tank. Then I have there Emperor 280 hanging in the back. No hood nor lights yet. I was thinking to get All-Glass Full hood which has one 18 " bulb, but does that sit well on round corners? Or can one bulb make enough light for a tall planted tank? I think I need 45 - 60 watts. How about these Versa-tops or Canopies and then strip light in top of it. Should I go sraight for someting like that? Does anybody know or have same kind of settings?

06-11-2005, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by purrfect

Hi,

I would like to add plants into my tank. It is 30 g tall Sea clear Aqrylic tank. Then I have there Emperor 280 hanging in the back. No hood nor lights yet. I was thinking to get All-Glass Full hood which has one 18 " bulb, but does that sit well on round corners? Or can one bulb make enough light for a tall planted tank? I think I need 45 - 60 watts. How about these Versa-tops or Canopies and then strip light in top of it. Should I go sraight for someting like that? Does anybody know or have same kind of settings?

Go with the versa hood and a good 60-90 Watt strip light on top.

greenmaji · 06-11-2005, 05:13 PM

If your going with more than 2.5 watts per gallon you really need to invest in [acronym:239ee48b1e="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:239ee48b1e] of some kind..

06-11-2005, 02:05 PM	#1
purrfect Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 33	hood and lighting Hi, I would like to add plants into my tank. It is 30 g tall Sea clear Aqrylic tank. Then I have there Emperor 280 hanging in the back. No hood nor lights yet. I was thinking to get All-Glass Full hood which has one 18 " bulb, but does that sit well on round corners? Or can one bulb make enough light for a tall planted tank? I think I need 45 - 60 watts. How about these Versa-tops or Canopies and then strip light in top of it. Should I go sraight for someting like that? Does anybody know or have same kind of settings?

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06-11-2005, 05:13 PM	#3
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	If your going with more than 2.5 watts per gallon you really need to invest in [acronym:239ee48b1e="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:239ee48b1e] of some kind..