RachelG
Aquarium Advice Activist
I have a 20 gallon long tank (30 inches) and its light has broken. It was working just fine until I unplugged it to move the extension cord and plugged it back in. Now it wont turn on when plugged into any electrical outlet, so I think I may have broken something in the power cord when I unplugged it. It was used when I bought it, but I bought it less than a month ago.
I don't know a heck of a lot about lighting. What kind of lights can I get for the tank for low light plants (java fern, anubias, hornwort, moss) that won't cost a lot of money? I'm very low on money right now, so $50 might be the most I can spend, if I can even afford that. I was going to save up to get a really good light, but I wasn't expecting my used light to go so quickly! I want to keep it below 2 watts per gallon, so no more than 40 watts. I understand that more than that will require some co2 business, and I don't want to mess with that.
I don't know a heck of a lot about lighting. What kind of lights can I get for the tank for low light plants (java fern, anubias, hornwort, moss) that won't cost a lot of money? I'm very low on money right now, so $50 might be the most I can spend, if I can even afford that. I was going to save up to get a really good light, but I wasn't expecting my used light to go so quickly! I want to keep it below 2 watts per gallon, so no more than 40 watts. I understand that more than that will require some co2 business, and I don't want to mess with that.