55 Gallon Planted Tank Light?

[Barbz99]

I need a light for my up and coming 55 gallon planted aquarium. I won't be having any extremely hard to keep plants but would like good wattage just incase. Any ways I can do this cheaper than say $130??

~Zac

 

[bud29]

You could go with one of these, and if you need more you can get another, still staying under $130. I ran 2 on my 55g and got very nice growth.

Odyssea T5 Aquarium Lighting

 

[Barbz99]

Looks awesome, great price too thanks a ton
~Zac

 

[clarkm]

Look at led. Not much more and never have to change bulbs. Finnex planted plus is a great light at a great price on amazon. Uses less electricity and grows plants great. I've had it 3 months and plants are responding great with new green leaves and runners.

 

[Barbz99]

I'll look into that, thanks
~Zac

 

[Mr. Nowhere]

I just bought a current led satellite for $125 on Amazon 48" long

 

[Fishperson]

Build My LED is great but super pricy, definitely out of your range. Finnex has some great lights, check out the ray 2, fugeray, and planted+. I've heard that the current satellites have low PAR ratings so you might want to be careful with that.

 

[Mr. Nowhere]

Yes I have a low light tank did some research expecting 25 to 30 par on my 55 so it's good for a low light setup

 

[Mr. Nowhere]

I've also read allot of bad things about the oddessey brand just for a heads up I don't know from experience but have read the ballast craps out

 

[Dallascowboys16]

Ive run the odyssea t-5 ho lights on my high-tech 55 gallon for 2 years and I've had a great experience, just replace the bulbs that come with it for better bulbs. they are a little flimsy but do the job. I will be upgrading my lighting soon but have had a great experience.

 

[bud29]

I've also read allot of bad things about the oddessey brand just for a heads up I don't know from experience but have read the ballast craps out

I've heard some of that before as well, however I've had 4 different odyssea fixtures without any issues.