Lighting?

[Justind1007]

What should I get?

 

[clarkm]

Finnex fugeray planted + is a great light and not to expensive. What are you trying to achieve though ? Low, med, or high light ?

 

[Justind1007]

Finnex fugeray planted + is a great light and not to expensive. What are you trying to achieve though ? Low, med, or high light ?

Med to high

 

[Mebbid]

We also need to know the size of the tank. The deeper it is the more expensive it's gonna get.

 

[Justind1007]

Ten gallon

 

[Mebbid]

A Current USA or Finnex Fugeray would work to give you high lighting.

 

[schoeplein]

A Satellite Planted+ should also give med-high.

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[FishCr8zy]

A Current USA or Finnex Fugeray would work to give you high lighting.

+1
I would go with a current USA LED/LED+ or a fugeray/ fugeray planted+.

 

[BBradbury]

Tank Lighting

What should I get?

Hello Just...

I go for the basics. A couple of strips from the pet store and GE aquarium bulbs from the hardware store. Depending on the length of the tank, the works, lights and all roughly $100.00.

B

 

[Mebbid]

Hello Just...

I go for the basics. A couple of strips from the pet store and GE aquarium bulbs from the hardware store. Depending on the length of the tank, the works, lights and all roughly $100.00.

B

So you're suggesting a less energy efficient light that needs bulb changes regularly that outputs less light for $30 more than the price of the fixtures that were already suggested?

 

[Brookster123]

So you're suggesting a less energy efficient light that needs bulb changes regularly that outputs less light for $30 more than the price of the fixtures that were already suggested?

Makes dollars not cents...

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[clarkm]

Finnex fugeray is not much more than 100 and it's cheaper to run and no replacing bulbs. I am getting good growth after 1 month or so.

 

[Fresh2o]

I just checked the aquavibrant site and a 20" Finnex FugeRay costs $59.99. However, the OP wants medium to high then I'd suggest the planted plus ($68) or the current USA fixture.

 

[clarkm]

Ya mine is the planted +

 

[blueparadise]

If you want to go with LEDs, get a fugeray ray2. Its in the correct spectrum and gives off higher par than all of the fixtures previously stated. Its a tad more expensive, but totally worth it!

 

[Mebbid]

If you want to go with LEDs, get a fugeray ray2. Its in the correct spectrum and gives off higher par than all of the fixtures previously stated. Its a tad more expensive, but totally worth it!

The only problem with that it it's around 80 par for a 10g tank. With that high of a par rating you will almost absolutely need CO2 rather than the Glut you could get away with using on a lower light tank.

 

[Fresh2o]

I'm assuming the OP has a CO2 and fert plan to go with the high light requirements.

 

[blueparadise]

With all of the light fixtures suggested, bar the t8 shop lights, co2 will most definitely be needed.

 

[Brookster123]

On a 10 I'd highly recommend the planted plus.. the ray II will most likely be a bit to much.. the reds in the plus will give your tank a much nicer look..

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[Mebbid]

With all of the light fixtures suggested, bar the t8 shop lights, co2 will most definitely be needed.

Not necessarily, the finnex planted +, fugeray, and Current USA fixtures should all put a 10g tank in the medium light range in which excel works perfectly.