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Lonewolfblue · 07-02-2009, 02:54 AM

If you are talking about 65W CF, then you might have algae issues there. If you don't want to stick to the stock hood, then I would say get a shop light, or t5 fixture. I have a fixture on my 55G now that has 4 48" t5's, and it's a bit much for it. I should have gotten the 2 bulb fixture instead. And with the 2 t5's you could do one as a regular daylight bulb, and one as actinic. Or if you went with the 4 bulb like I did, then 2 daylights and 2 actinics would work. I have 4 daylights and am really starting to get algae all over everything.

07-02-2009, 02:54 AM	#6
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,970 Images: 7	If you are talking about 65W CF, then you might have algae issues there. If you don't want to stick to the stock hood, then I would say get a shop light, or t5 fixture. I have a fixture on my 55G now that has 4 48" t5's, and it's a bit much for it. I should have gotten the 2 bulb fixture instead. And with the 2 t5's you could do one as a regular daylight bulb, and one as actinic. Or if you went with the 4 bulb like I did, then 2 daylights and 2 actinics would work. I have 4 daylights and am really starting to get algae all over everything. __________________ 26G Planted - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Filstar XP3 - Will soon be empty and cleaned out. 75G Heavily Planted - Filstar XP3 with spraybar, Medium Light - Established Feb 2006 29G - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Soon to be empty.