Happy Holidays everyone!
I got a new 75 gallon aquarium for Christmas, very excited to set it up but want to do it right this time! I currently have a 29 gallon planted tank but it was my first planted and it had been a wild learning experience (poor substrate, high lighting with no CO2, plants put in over time rather than set up all at once, it goes on).
I have my substrate plan for my new tank, as well as my hardscape and selected plants to grow. However, I have been confused about lighting for the longest time and even after a lot of readong, still need some help.
This aquarium is 48" long. I need suggestions on a ligthing system to buy, how many watts (I have heard people contradicting the 2 watt per gallon rule), and how high it should be from the top of the tank. I would love to have one that I can build into the canopy that I already have. Among the plants I plan to put in include a carpet of HC at the bottom.
This tank will have CO2 supplementation. The cost of the substrate, my CO2 kit and plants has already made this an expensive project, so a lighting system that doesn't cost an arm and a leg that does the job would be helpful.
I have looked at lights at AH Supply but I don't know the first thing about what I would need.
Thanks for your help!
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I got a new 75 gallon aquarium for Christmas, very excited to set it up but want to do it right this time! I currently have a 29 gallon planted tank but it was my first planted and it had been a wild learning experience (poor substrate, high lighting with no CO2, plants put in over time rather than set up all at once, it goes on).
I have my substrate plan for my new tank, as well as my hardscape and selected plants to grow. However, I have been confused about lighting for the longest time and even after a lot of readong, still need some help.
This aquarium is 48" long. I need suggestions on a ligthing system to buy, how many watts (I have heard people contradicting the 2 watt per gallon rule), and how high it should be from the top of the tank. I would love to have one that I can build into the canopy that I already have. Among the plants I plan to put in include a carpet of HC at the bottom.
This tank will have CO2 supplementation. The cost of the substrate, my CO2 kit and plants has already made this an expensive project, so a lighting system that doesn't cost an arm and a leg that does the job would be helpful.
I have looked at lights at AH Supply but I don't know the first thing about what I would need.
Thanks for your help!
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