reefdiver
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I'm in the same boat looking for lids for my tanks and they are expensive. Try going to a glass shop you may have better luck finding them cheaper.
How much does an led strip cost and how much of it would I need?
Do I only need one strip that goes the length of the tank?
Strip. Because I think it'd work out if I just took the led strips and attached them to a glass cover. How much do the stops cost? Also how much does the fixture cost?
Would the marine land led fixture work? Not the double bright just the reg. they are cheaper than the t5 systems on pet mountain.
I think in going to go with a dual t5 HO unit. I did a little research and it seems like even the double brights only supported some med light plants at the most.
The marine land double brights are about $75 on pet mountain. Would that Aquino fixture work for higher light plants? On amazon the double bright marineland is $68
I'll prob go with the nova extreme dual t5. I like the price on amazon. I won't be doing pressurized CO2. I find it more trouble than its worth and I haven't used it on other tanks with good lights.
Yeah in my other high light tanks I dose some excel every once in a while, not as much as it says to dose. I'll probably end up doing the same with this tank.
The only other high light tanks I have are 10 gallons. And I use a hood with 2 cfls on them. I think that's as close to high light as most people get with 10s. And as for algae, I get some on the glass that I clean off at water change time, but other than that, the plants, sand, and hard scape stay algae free!