Snailradel
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2013
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- 25
Hi everyone, I have just finished (for now!) setting up my new 75 gallon freshwater community tank. I'm pretty excited about it and love the way it's turned out.
My only gripe is with the lighting. I have the 48" hood lamp that came with it and it has one of those long halogen bulbs in it (fluorescent? Halogen? I know nothing about lights!)
Anyway, it's a very bright, white light and It washes everything in the tank out and I'm not thrilled with it.
So, a few questions for this knowledgable community:
1. Is there a better bulb I can buy that will look nicer than the one in it? (That would fit in my hood)
2. Can someone explain LED lighting a bit? Does it give a better look? Is there a relatively inexpensive led upgrade that I could move to?
I've spent a lot these past few weeks on this new aquarium...for now I would like to try to keep the costs down. Which is why obviously replaceing the bulb would be my first solution. But I'm open to hearing about some better methods.
I do have some live plants in there, so please
consider that when making some suggestions
. Thank you kindly everyone
My only gripe is with the lighting. I have the 48" hood lamp that came with it and it has one of those long halogen bulbs in it (fluorescent? Halogen? I know nothing about lights!)
Anyway, it's a very bright, white light and It washes everything in the tank out and I'm not thrilled with it.
So, a few questions for this knowledgable community:
1. Is there a better bulb I can buy that will look nicer than the one in it? (That would fit in my hood)
2. Can someone explain LED lighting a bit? Does it give a better look? Is there a relatively inexpensive led upgrade that I could move to?
I've spent a lot these past few weeks on this new aquarium...for now I would like to try to keep the costs down. Which is why obviously replaceing the bulb would be my first solution. But I'm open to hearing about some better methods.
I do have some live plants in there, so please
consider that when making some suggestions
. Thank you kindly everyone