xxBarneyxx
Seedling
So coming back to the hobby after a long time away and LED lighting has gone from something that was only available if you was willing to build it yourself to having hundreds of different units available.
I have a 75X35X31cm tank that I was planning to run with EI+ADA Substrate+CO2. I picked up a "Nicrew Planted LED Aquarium" but I got one that is not wide enough as I was going by the "max size" listed and the light spread is terrible. Drops to less than a quarter of the output when comparing the middle to the edges or front of the tank.
I don't have a ton of money to spend but could go up to around £100 (maybe a little more). I have spent ages looking at different lights but with so little actual information on spread and output available it seems like a gamble.
Any recommendations on what to look for? Would it be better/cheaper/viable buying another cheap Nicrew light (the correct width) and running both of them together? I don't current have plans for any real high demand plants to be honest but I wanted to have a bit of future proofing as I already have the CO2 kit and EI stuff and will probably switch out plants as I go.
Back when I was last doing this life was a lot simpler with a rough "Watt per gallon" based on T5's. Everything is new and confusing now (must be getting old ).
I have a 75X35X31cm tank that I was planning to run with EI+ADA Substrate+CO2. I picked up a "Nicrew Planted LED Aquarium" but I got one that is not wide enough as I was going by the "max size" listed and the light spread is terrible. Drops to less than a quarter of the output when comparing the middle to the edges or front of the tank.
I don't have a ton of money to spend but could go up to around £100 (maybe a little more). I have spent ages looking at different lights but with so little actual information on spread and output available it seems like a gamble.
Any recommendations on what to look for? Would it be better/cheaper/viable buying another cheap Nicrew light (the correct width) and running both of them together? I don't current have plans for any real high demand plants to be honest but I wanted to have a bit of future proofing as I already have the CO2 kit and EI stuff and will probably switch out plants as I go.
Back when I was last doing this life was a lot simpler with a rough "Watt per gallon" based on T5's. Everything is new and confusing now (must be getting old ).