hood and lighting

[purrfect]

Hi,

I would like to add plants into my tank. It is 30 g tall Sea clear Aqrylic tank. Then I have there Emperor 280 hanging in the back. No hood nor lights yet. I was thinking to get All-Glass Full hood which has one 18 " bulb, but does that sit well on round corners? Or can one bulb make enough light for a tall planted tank? I think I need 45 - 60 watts. How about these Versa-tops or Canopies and then strip light in top of it. Should I go sraight for someting like that? Does anybody know or have same kind of settings?

 

[Guest]

Hi,

I would like to add plants into my tank. It is 30 g tall Sea clear Aqrylic tank. Then I have there Emperor 280 hanging in the back. No hood nor lights yet. I was thinking to get All-Glass Full hood which has one 18 " bulb, but does that sit well on round corners? Or can one bulb make enough light for a tall planted tank? I think I need 45 - 60 watts. How about these Versa-tops or Canopies and then strip light in top of it. Should I go sraight for someting like that? Does anybody know or have same kind of settings?

Go with the versa hood and a good 60-90 Watt strip light on top.

 

[greenmaji]

If your going with more than 2.5 watts per gallon you really need to invest in CO2 of some kind..