Fishyfanatic
Aquarium Advice Addict
I know, lighting has really been beaten to death in the General Discussion forum lately. But it made me really want to upgrade my current lighting on my 150 gal. It doesn't have plants, so that's not an issue. The stock lighting is what I am using and it just isn't bright enough. The fish colors really don't stand out as much. To try and combat this I put the lights from my 55 gal on the tank behind the light strip that came with the tank. It has helped, but still doesn't seem bright enough. The tank is 31 inches tall, so I'm sure that adds to it. plus, the light strip only has 1 48" bulb in it. It doesnt have the option to add another.
My question is, what is the best lighting to use? I would like to keep the current light strip (not sure what it's technical name is), but just get a better bulb. In the future I plan to upgrade the whole thing. Also, what is the wattage that I should have? I know that 2 Watts per gal is pretty standard with planted tanks, should I be looking for a 300 Watt bulb? I didn't find any at www.bigalsonline.com and didn't know if they even made bulbs that big. Please, HELP.
The Acei's had VERY nice distinguishable color at the lfs. Then I brought them home and you can't really tell that they are a bright deep purple. They look kind of blackish beacuse of the poor lighting. I am going this evening to 3 different new lfs and would like to know what to look for. Thanks!
My question is, what is the best lighting to use? I would like to keep the current light strip (not sure what it's technical name is), but just get a better bulb. In the future I plan to upgrade the whole thing. Also, what is the wattage that I should have? I know that 2 Watts per gal is pretty standard with planted tanks, should I be looking for a 300 Watt bulb? I didn't find any at www.bigalsonline.com and didn't know if they even made bulbs that big. Please, HELP.
The Acei's had VERY nice distinguishable color at the lfs. Then I brought them home and you can't really tell that they are a bright deep purple. They look kind of blackish beacuse of the poor lighting. I am going this evening to 3 different new lfs and would like to know what to look for. Thanks!