Is my lighting OK?

OldGrumpy · 11-15-2012, 08:43 PM

Hi,
Set up my first tank and decided from the start to go with real plants. I want to get some opinion on whether the setup is ok.

I have a 20G high acrylic tank. It came with a single 15" 14W T8 6700K light. I've added a fixture that holds 2 24" 14W T5 6700K lights. They are on top of the tank (molded acrylic top underneath the dual light - nothing between water and light for shorter fixture). Using excel for carbon. heavily planted.
*EDIT - I'd say the lights are about 14-15" from the substrate

A few questions:

1. Is the lighting enough?
2. Is it positioned correctly?
3. Will the acrylic top mess with the light under the dual fixture (absorb some of the light, etc)?

11-15-2012, 08:43 PM	#1
OldGrumpy Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Posts: 12	Is my lighting OK? Hi, Set up my first tank and decided from the start to go with real plants. I want to get some opinion on whether the setup is ok. I have a 20G high acrylic tank. It came with a single 15" 14W T8 6700K light. I've added a fixture that holds 2 24" 14W T5 6700K lights. They are on top of the tank (molded acrylic top underneath the dual light - nothing between water and light for shorter fixture). Using excel for carbon. heavily planted. *EDIT - I'd say the lights are about 14-15" from the substrate A few questions: 1. Is the lighting enough? 2. Is it positioned correctly? 3. Will the acrylic top mess with the light under the dual fixture (absorb some of the light, etc)?

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