So I'm not particularly fond of the lighting over my 15 gallon planted. Right now I had an incandescent hood that I've fitted with 2 more sockets, giving me 4 sockets that I've filled with 4 x 10W CFL spiral bulbs (6500K). It works alright, but I'm having issues with light spread and overall I just don't think it's a long term solution.
That being said, I don't really want to enter the high light range. My tank consists mostly of mosses / anubias / crypts and some dwarf sag. I am in the process of growing a dwarf hairgrass carpet, but beyond that I don't really have anything that would fall into the "demanding of light" category (if such a category exists, I know some will argue it doesn't). My substrate is ADA aquasoil and I have a pressurized CO2 system, so really I just need a adequate level of light that will let my plants grow well (even if growth is slower than optimal) without my having to deal with major algae issues.
Any suggestions are welcome. I'm thinking something in the mid 30W range (no higher than 40W I think), but I just can't find anything that would fit over my tank that fit those specifications. I found this: T5-ho 24" /2 lamp aquarium Light but even that's a bit beyond the amount of light I want to have.
Thanks
That being said, I don't really want to enter the high light range. My tank consists mostly of mosses / anubias / crypts and some dwarf sag. I am in the process of growing a dwarf hairgrass carpet, but beyond that I don't really have anything that would fall into the "demanding of light" category (if such a category exists, I know some will argue it doesn't). My substrate is ADA aquasoil and I have a pressurized CO2 system, so really I just need a adequate level of light that will let my plants grow well (even if growth is slower than optimal) without my having to deal with major algae issues.
Any suggestions are welcome. I'm thinking something in the mid 30W range (no higher than 40W I think), but I just can't find anything that would fit over my tank that fit those specifications. I found this: T5-ho 24" /2 lamp aquarium Light but even that's a bit beyond the amount of light I want to have.
Thanks