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08-21-2009, 08:22 PM
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Lighting Question
I'm going to try and set up my first planted freshwater tank and need a little advice on lighting requirements. My aquarium is 30" deep and I'm just looking for mainly low light plants to fill in the landscape and provide refuge for fish. I am wondering if T5's would do or T5 HO's or do I need to go the halide route? I'm leary about halide's as I'm running an acrylic aquarium and the heat aspect is worrisome. How many watts?
Ideas? 
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#4
08-22-2009, 12:10 AM
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There is no need for halides even for high light plants.
You could get a 2 x 24" T5 retrofit kit. Then if you want to upgrade to a high-light, CO2 injected system later you could add on two more 24" T5's.
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08-22-2009, 12:18 AM
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For a 30" depth I would think that you would want to use T5NOs for low light plants. Halides are used on planted tanks at times, but usually only for exceptionally deep, high CO2, high light demand plants.
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08-22-2009, 01:38 AM
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imo a single tube t8 may be enough, at least for low light plants
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