Satsumas
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Hi all,
I am currently looking at all the options available to me with regards to hoods & lighting, i have cleaned up a 20gal long which came as just the tank, no hood, filter, stand etc... I have sorted everything else but now i need a hood and light or light's.
As a newbie to more advanced lighting i could really do with a more experienced aquarist's insight on what to go for.
The Tank
The tank in question measures...
Width: 36" (91.44cm)
Height: 14.5" (36.83cm)
Depth: 12" (30.48cm)
The tank's volume is approximately 6264 cubic inches or 27.12 U.S. gallons, which is approximately 105.48 liters.
It's a Europa tank which is 10+ years old! There is a glass ledge like feature which acts like a sil around the tank. I can only think that it is for a condensation tray, here is a picture... http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc09866gf1.jpg
Would a luminaire fit ok on this tank?
Lighting
This is the most important aspect as i would like to grow some plants i have never even bothered with in the past. My only other tank is your standard 20gal with a 20W T8 light fixture attached to the hood. I have crypts, anubias barteri, java moss and i think some hygrophila siamensis aswell. I would like to try something a little different with this tank and i am aiming for around 2-3 wpg but the budget is tight!
I have looked at luminaire's and this one in particular... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....00029668243&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
It would give me 3x21W = 63wpg. I would like to grow some glossostigma, blxya japonica some different hygrophila and maybe rotala rotundifolia, would i be open to grow these types of plants with that lighting, substrate and CO2? Also how would the fish find this lighting? would it be too bright for a shoal of tetra's, dwarf cichlid's and corydoras?
Thankyou for your time, sorry for the newbie questions and any help would be greatly appriciated.
I am currently looking at all the options available to me with regards to hoods & lighting, i have cleaned up a 20gal long which came as just the tank, no hood, filter, stand etc... I have sorted everything else but now i need a hood and light or light's.
As a newbie to more advanced lighting i could really do with a more experienced aquarist's insight on what to go for.
The Tank
The tank in question measures...
Width: 36" (91.44cm)
Height: 14.5" (36.83cm)
Depth: 12" (30.48cm)
The tank's volume is approximately 6264 cubic inches or 27.12 U.S. gallons, which is approximately 105.48 liters.
It's a Europa tank which is 10+ years old! There is a glass ledge like feature which acts like a sil around the tank. I can only think that it is for a condensation tray, here is a picture... http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc09866gf1.jpg
Would a luminaire fit ok on this tank?
Lighting
This is the most important aspect as i would like to grow some plants i have never even bothered with in the past. My only other tank is your standard 20gal with a 20W T8 light fixture attached to the hood. I have crypts, anubias barteri, java moss and i think some hygrophila siamensis aswell. I would like to try something a little different with this tank and i am aiming for around 2-3 wpg but the budget is tight!
I have looked at luminaire's and this one in particular... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....00029668243&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
It would give me 3x21W = 63wpg. I would like to grow some glossostigma, blxya japonica some different hygrophila and maybe rotala rotundifolia, would i be open to grow these types of plants with that lighting, substrate and CO2? Also how would the fish find this lighting? would it be too bright for a shoal of tetra's, dwarf cichlid's and corydoras?
Thankyou for your time, sorry for the newbie questions and any help would be greatly appriciated.