Tank lighting

Andy_Dufresne · 11-07-2007, 03:22 PM

My question is what is your experience with different tank hoods? Right now I just have a florescent single long bulb in my hood. But I was looking at the store and they have a 50W hood that takes two of the coil lights each at 25W. Will I have just as much success with the coil lights and a higher wattage as I would with a single tube florescent light? Just looking to get more light to my plants.

Nick

trashion · 11-07-2007, 04:30 PM

from what i've gathered [i'm fairly new to this too] a higher rating of WPG [watt per gallon] will allow you to grow a much larger variety of plants. i had a standard 15 watt strip light on my 15, i just upgraded to a 55 watt today, so we'll see how that goes!

emc7 · 11-07-2007, 06:57 PM

All other things being equal, more watts per gallon is better for plants and thats how lighting is usually rated. But i think some of the newer florescent are even more efficient and give you even more light for the same power consumption.

11-07-2007, 03:22 PM	#1
Andy_Dufresne Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Muncie, IN Age: 24 Posts: 58	Tank lighting My question is what is your experience with different tank hoods? Right now I just have a florescent single long bulb in my hood. But I was looking at the store and they have a 50W hood that takes two of the coil lights each at 25W. Will I have just as much success with the coil lights and a higher wattage as I would with a single tube florescent light? Just looking to get more light to my plants. Nick

11-07-2007, 04:30 PM	#2
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,332	from what i've gathered [i'm fairly new to this too] a higher rating of WPG [watt per gallon] will allow you to grow a much larger variety of plants. i had a standard 15 watt strip light on my 15, i just upgraded to a 55 watt today, so we'll see how that goes! __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

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emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,304	All other things being equal, more watts per gallon is better for plants and thats how lighting is usually rated. But i think some of the newer florescent are even more efficient and give you even more light for the same power consumption.

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