CF lighting question

[crocodylus]

Which is better for a 36L x 18W x 16H aquarium… one 36” 96W CF or 2 22” 55W CF ?

I’m not trying to grow a jungle, but a fairly well planted aquascape with some neons, guppies, platys, mollies, corys and ottos, also my substrate consists of 3/5 fluorite and 2/5 gravel

Thanks for your advise

 

[fishfreek]

I would do 1 96W bulb. Reason is you have less in replacment bulb costs. You only gain 16W of light from two 55W bulbs and most of tha tlight will be over the center of the tank where the center brace is.