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AS title says, I have an 18" 15 watt marinleand natural daylight which I belive is rated at 5000K and has a definate yellowish tint to it. Will a bulb rated at 6500k or higher "appear" brighter to the eye? Dont want to buy new bulbs if it wont be brighter. BTW, the bulbs are only 2 months...

Hi all. I have a standard 55 gallon with dual 24" canopys which holds 18" bulbs. Obviously there are dark spots front to back and side to side. Will the Coralife Freshwater Aqualight T5 Series - Double Linear Strip NOT ho fill in the gaps if I remove the original canopy and use these? I...

Hello all. I have a question regarding lighting up a standard 55 gallon tea color amamzon themed tank and still have enough light to grow plants and enhance the color of the fish? The stocking is as follows; 6 Julii cory, 10 Bloodfin Tetra, 10 Redeye Tetra and 6 Blue Rams cichlids...

If I had a total of 56 watts of regular t5 lighting, how much would that amount equal in t8. RIght now I have a total of 36 watts of t8, if I went to the 56 watts of t5, what would be the equivalent in t8? How many watts would I gain? If I gather correct, 1 watt of t5 is not the same as 1...

Hello all. Have a standard 55 gallon about 20" deep with cheapo hood/canopy. Want to try to grow plants such as amazon swords, cabomba, jungle vals, and wisteria. The canopy holds 2 18" standard flourescent F15T8 Marineland bulbs. I cant even grow algae and the lights are on for 15-16 hours a...

Is there any issues with keeping peat in a cannister? How often would you have to change it? If kept in the trays, what level would be best. It would be a Rena XP3. Want to lower the ph for rams as well as to get the tea stain water color which I believe it will. The PH is about a neutral...

Will be placing an order tonight and need to know if Seachem Matrix Bio and Rena;s Bio Chem-Stars do the same thing and can I combine the two or just choose one or the other? Thanks, Dan

OK, 2 part help/advice needed. 1) Cannister decision--new 55 not yet setup. Will have corys, rummy noses, emperors and a couple of GBR. Cant decide between the Rena XP3, or Marineland C220 or maybe C360 if I can find it for a good price. Is the C220 big enough? Which is quieter, the C220 or...

Hi all. First time poster long time lurker. I have an opportunity to get a new tank, but a weird size of 40"x 10.5"x 20" which is about 39 gallons. I;m concerned about the width (10.5"). Would I be able to use a tank like this for small GBR's (first choice) or apisto;s with tetras and...