missmonday
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hey guys,
Trying to equipment plan my 72 gallon bow front tank. Width is 48 inches (so looking for a 48 inch light). I'm planning on something medium planted, so I don't need super intense lights, just something that will keep my plants going but not give me crazy algae. The tank came with I think generic shop lights and a spare GE 48" bulb (not sure if compact fluorescent or what??) but it looked like a T8 to me, and didn't look like it'd grow plants...
I don't really know much of the difference between wanting to use LEDs vs T5/T5HO or whatnot. Anyone have any helpful tips? I'm trying to maintain a light budget of $150. Not 100% sure which plants I'll be including in the tank, but I'll only be using DIY CO2.
Here's what I'm looking at:
T5HO
LED
I don't really care about moonlights or anything like that, I just want my plants to grow. On my current tank (29 gallon), I have a dual T5 lamp, so that's the only experience I have.
Thanks!
Trying to equipment plan my 72 gallon bow front tank. Width is 48 inches (so looking for a 48 inch light). I'm planning on something medium planted, so I don't need super intense lights, just something that will keep my plants going but not give me crazy algae. The tank came with I think generic shop lights and a spare GE 48" bulb (not sure if compact fluorescent or what??) but it looked like a T8 to me, and didn't look like it'd grow plants...
I don't really know much of the difference between wanting to use LEDs vs T5/T5HO or whatnot. Anyone have any helpful tips? I'm trying to maintain a light budget of $150. Not 100% sure which plants I'll be including in the tank, but I'll only be using DIY CO2.
Here's what I'm looking at:
T5HO
LED
I don't really care about moonlights or anything like that, I just want my plants to grow. On my current tank (29 gallon), I have a dual T5 lamp, so that's the only experience I have.
Thanks!