Finnex Planted Plus or Ray 2?

[RightTurnClyde]

I'm still using an undersized and underpowered Marineland single bright LED on my newish 29 gallon. I want something a little brighter to help my plants grow better/healthier. If I keep mostly low or moderate light plants, would the Finnex Planted plus be a better choice? Or should I go for the Ray 2 since it's only a few bucks more on Amazon? My current plants are Java Fern, Java Moss, Anacharis, Anubias, Rotala Indica, Water Sprite, Dwarf Sag, and Pennywort. I've got a glass top and 18" of water to penetrate.

 

[Tobykourtney]

Planted plus would have better color and you shouldn't have to use co2

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[Brookster123]

Planted plus will be a good fit for your setup..mines kicking butt on my 20 tall (16")

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[Mebbid]

For your plants the planted + should be fine. However if you want to move into higher light levels theres no reason to waste money on a light fixture you will need to upgrade before too long.

 

[dcutl002]

Finnex Fugeray Planted Plus. I love mine.

 

[RightTurnClyde]

Awesome! Thanks guys. That's the direction I was leaning. I'm not going to want to mess with CO2 or any fussy, high light plants in the near future, so the Planted Plus sounds like the right choice.

 

[Platiesareawesome]

You could also get a Build My Led Fixture and buy a dimmer, so that you can start with low-medium light, and move to high light if you want to. Hope this helps!

 

[RightTurnClyde]

Thanks for the tip. Didn't know that existed. Too expensive for me at the moment.