Lighting advice for betta duo

[Konsa]

Hello everyone
Have a betta duo which I am restarting soon and converting to a low tech setup.
Cant decide between Arcadia strech led 11w or Arcadia arc pod 11w.Will use Tropica plant grouth substrate and gravel.Plants will be most of the easy Tropica range plus few medium ones like P. Helferi due to the hight of the tank will go for small plants and mosses.
Regards Konsa

 

[Colinlp]

The Arcadia 30 - 45 stretch LED would be fine for the duo, just centre it over the two compartments

 

[Konsa]

Hi
Thanks for the suggestion.Was thinking about it too but haven't used leds before so just making sure is not going to be too strong compared to the the pl-l lamp as tank is going to be a low tech .
Regards Konsa

 

[Colinlp]

It is quite high light but if you keep the photo period down you should be OK, another option might be this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aquarium-...hash=item2eec8fdd9a:m:m18XtOZ2Va6qLZb0MglZb5A

Trouble with the Betta tanks is flow, way too much for the fish in the first and not enough in the second, a spraybar helps but then you can't use the cover and run the risk of the fish being able get over the top if it gets a glimpse of the neighbouring Betta through the slits.

 

[Konsa]

Hi
Already modified the tank and have a spray bar fitted under the lid.Broke a bit of the plastic near the top back of the devider to squeeze it trough and fitted a metal mesh arround the spraybar to prevent amano shrimps going arround it.The flow is on minimum and as the plants get hold and grow will be able to increase it if necessary.As for the 6w led suggested the light that came with the tank is Aqua one touch led 6w simular to the one on Ebay but nothing mentioned regarding plant suitability .The plants I have suffered from light deficiency thats why thought the 11w arcadia will be more plant suitable even with a small light period and floating plants dimming.
Regards Konsa