Of all the little details I've been trying to nail down before I go to the store lighting has been the most confusing for me. The tank 40 gallons and 36" long; the hood comes with a 24" long blub of some sort-- I'm assume that the origonal blub will not be suitable for growing plants that need anything but low light.
How many wpg are nessassary to reach 'medium light'? I'd like to grow a dwarf hairgrass carpet, and I've heard they need strong light, but I'd like to avoid the CO2 situation that usually comes with strong lighting fixtures.
So I've found a few lighting fixtures but I don't know what I need-- any suggestions? Here's what I've seen so far...
*Plant blub to replace one in origonal hood= 17 W
*Aqueon Freshwater T5 Light Fixture = 21 W (not sure if total just counts a single bulb or both. Says it includes a colormax lamp and a 6.7K?)
* AquaticLife T5 HO Dual Lamp Fixture= 78 W
*GLO Single= 39 W (would one bulb spread light over the whole tank?)
Thanks for taking the time to read this silly ramble of my confusion! :>
How many wpg are nessassary to reach 'medium light'? I'd like to grow a dwarf hairgrass carpet, and I've heard they need strong light, but I'd like to avoid the CO2 situation that usually comes with strong lighting fixtures.
So I've found a few lighting fixtures but I don't know what I need-- any suggestions? Here's what I've seen so far...
*Plant blub to replace one in origonal hood= 17 W
*Aqueon Freshwater T5 Light Fixture = 21 W (not sure if total just counts a single bulb or both. Says it includes a colormax lamp and a 6.7K?)
* AquaticLife T5 HO Dual Lamp Fixture= 78 W
*GLO Single= 39 W (would one bulb spread light over the whole tank?)
Thanks for taking the time to read this silly ramble of my confusion! :>