Lighting for a 75
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I have had good results on my 75 with a simple single strip T8 fixture. Most would call this ultra-low light but, ya know what, most people tend to way over-light their aquariums. This tank grows nearly as well as my other two T5HO setups only slower. The following pic is after trimming most of the plants.
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You could look into Fishneedit's T5-HO fixtures, since they tend to resemble more of a high-end T5-NO light due to the fair-quality reflectors and bulbs they use. It's one of those cases where I prefer the fixture to be less of a quality item than the competition because I don't want to dose C02 and I don't want T5-NO due to the proprietary bulbs they tend to require (but I also have a 30" tank and the NO options for that are limited anyway). It's like getting a T5-HO light that borders on a strong T5-NO and it's priced really well.
