Hi,
A few years ago I had some great advice from this forum when I was setting up my tank. I'm hoping you'll be kind enough to help again
The tank is 5 x 2 x 2 planted with swords, anubias and crypts.
I use powdered ferts and easycarbo
It was running 4x54w t5s for 4 hours a day and just 2 for 2 hours at either end of the day as all 4 bulbs was too much
One of the T5 ballasts has died this week so it is now running on 2 x 54w t5 bulbs.
My husband has suggested upgrading LEDs to reduce running costs
He's suggesting interpet triple 4ft tubes but from what I've read the light may not reach the bottom of the tank. I'm looking at TMC Aqua beam 600's (possibly 3 across the length of the tank) would this be OK as a low light solution? The TMC tiles look good and might be in budget if I only need 2. The budget is tight as I've already had to buy an fx6 filter right before Christmas
The tank has a hood and it has to stay (I've been told) so I can't look at suspended options
I'd love to hear your suggestions.
Thanks
A few years ago I had some great advice from this forum when I was setting up my tank. I'm hoping you'll be kind enough to help again
The tank is 5 x 2 x 2 planted with swords, anubias and crypts.
I use powdered ferts and easycarbo
It was running 4x54w t5s for 4 hours a day and just 2 for 2 hours at either end of the day as all 4 bulbs was too much
One of the T5 ballasts has died this week so it is now running on 2 x 54w t5 bulbs.
My husband has suggested upgrading LEDs to reduce running costs
He's suggesting interpet triple 4ft tubes but from what I've read the light may not reach the bottom of the tank. I'm looking at TMC Aqua beam 600's (possibly 3 across the length of the tank) would this be OK as a low light solution? The TMC tiles look good and might be in budget if I only need 2. The budget is tight as I've already had to buy an fx6 filter right before Christmas
The tank has a hood and it has to stay (I've been told) so I can't look at suspended options
I'd love to hear your suggestions.
Thanks