Isabella
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I want to buy a 75G tank, and while it will not be a fully planted tank with a substrate that's required for a densely planted tank with a variety of plants, it will have some plants and a regular gravel. It will be a low-maintenace tank. However, I know how important lighting is for plants. So I want to get lighting better than standard (my sword plants are not doing very well under standard lighting). I would like to know what do you think a good HO aquarium lighting would be for me. I am particularly interested in a compact fluorescent light. The tank's cover will be glass and it will be 48" long, so I am looking for a light strip in this length as well. I have been looking at All-Glass Aquarium's Compact fluorescent light strip that is 48" long and it has two 55 watt bulbs (they're not 48" long). The problem with that is that if I wanted to replace a bulb for a different one, most of other brands have 48" long bulbs that are 65 watts, not shorter and 55 (so they wouldn't fit AGA strip). So I am not sure if All-Glass Aquarium Strip light would be the best. Does anyone know other compact fluorescent light strips that will accommodate most 65W bulbs? Or any other suggestions? The point is to have about 130 watts of light over my 75G tank.
Thank you in advance for any help and suggestions, I'd really appreciate.
P.S. Does compact fluorescent lighting (say, 130 watts) consume a lot of energy, and does it affect your electricity bill a lot? Also, if you think lower wattage would be OK for a moderately planted tank with a regular gravel, please let me know what wattage that would be and which light strips and bulbs would be OK in this case. THANKS!
* I will post this question on Plant Geek as well.
Thank you in advance for any help and suggestions, I'd really appreciate.
P.S. Does compact fluorescent lighting (say, 130 watts) consume a lot of energy, and does it affect your electricity bill a lot? Also, if you think lower wattage would be OK for a moderately planted tank with a regular gravel, please let me know what wattage that would be and which light strips and bulbs would be OK in this case. THANKS!
* I will post this question on Plant Geek as well.