happygirl65
Aquarium Advice Addict
OK, so the 55 is full, I have gotten some excellent advice here and was going with very low light via the stock hood.
Now I have decided that I would like to upgrade that right at the start so I can have more plant options.
I still want medium/low plants. The hood I am looking at is a 2x65 w power compact (48" to go over my 55 gal acrylic show tank).
Would this amount of lighting be considered low or med?
I dont want to do CO2 at this time but dont mind regular maintenance as far as pruning and ferts, just need to read more on the specifics for the plants I choose.
I want to put about 10 stem plants in my tank and get it going asap.
I am looking at the fixtures on ebay and they look great. They are reasonably priced, I just need to know if this is the right light level for my 55 gal and which bulbs to choose and whether to add the moonlights or not.
TIA, your advice is always SO helpful! My tank already looks so much better than it would have if I had not found this board and I dont even have fish or plants yet!
Now I have decided that I would like to upgrade that right at the start so I can have more plant options.
I still want medium/low plants. The hood I am looking at is a 2x65 w power compact (48" to go over my 55 gal acrylic show tank).
Would this amount of lighting be considered low or med?
I dont want to do CO2 at this time but dont mind regular maintenance as far as pruning and ferts, just need to read more on the specifics for the plants I choose.
I want to put about 10 stem plants in my tank and get it going asap.
I am looking at the fixtures on ebay and they look great. They are reasonably priced, I just need to know if this is the right light level for my 55 gal and which bulbs to choose and whether to add the moonlights or not.
TIA, your advice is always SO helpful! My tank already looks so much better than it would have if I had not found this board and I dont even have fish or plants yet!