[xerxeswasachump]

So i just got this power compact lamp in the mail (i won it on ebay, 48" for $90!).
It is a 4 bulb set up. It came with 2 blues and 2 10000k daylight ones. Are these going to be acceptable for my freshwater plants? Is the increased brightness going to piss off my fish?
Also, this is about 130 watts of lighting for my 55 gallon tank that is about 24" deep. I want this to be the only lighting i have. Do i need a CO2 system for this to work? I would really rather not have the CO2 because it is one more thing that i can screw up and kill my fish with. Also, with increased plant growth i will actually have to groom the plants, something i would rather not do.
Another thing, how exactly should i have this thing set up? Do i need to buy a piece of glass to go over the bulbs? Should i buy those funky arm things that attach to the side of the tank? Or am i better off getting two 24" glass tops for the tank? Would that reflect too much light to be useful?

I know this is a lot of questions but i do need to figure these things out from people who have actually used this type of lighting. Right now i have two 10" 18 watt fluorescent lamps and one 48" 40 watt lamp on the tank and my plants seem to be growing slowly.