[rj55021]

Hi All,

Would you guys recommend to buy a Double Bright LED Lighting System 24" for a 20 G.

Here is the tank detail
Inches - 24 x 12 x 16 / Centimeters - 60 x 30 x 40

Thanks

 

[BBradbury]

20 G Lighting Question

Hello rj...

Your 20 G tank isn't very tall, so unless you plan on growing light demanding plants, you can get by with fairly basic lighting. All you need is a bulb in the 6500 K range and a one close to 1 watt per gallon. The reason is, the light doesn't have very far to travel to reach the bottom of your tank. A T8 should be sufficient to grow most plants on the market.

You can start with some Pennywort, Ludwigia, Rotala and Cryptocoryne. Floating Water sprite is also good. There are many more plants that do well in low to moderate light.

B

 

[scapegoat]

for a high light demand tank, would the above LED system work? I'm interested in LED for my 20g long

 

[Hoppy]

I believe in one or more of these threads, http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/search.php?searchid=4693447 someone posted PAR readings for that LED light. That would be a good place to look for an answer.

 

[rj55021]

Thanks all for the advises.

My decision has been based on my actual coralife lighting fixture getting defected and often burning new bulbs. I have used Light - Coralife Colormax F14-T5 BP and the 6700K F14-T5 BP for more than 3 years in this set up with no much problems. But after 3 years I believe that would be reasonable to replace the whole system.

So, I am looking for a cheap option with similar quality.

Thanks

 

[99RedSi]

Thanks all for the advises.

My decision has been based on my actual coralife lighting fixture getting defected and often burning new bulbs. I have used Light - Coralife Colormax F14-T5 BP and the 6700K F14-T5 BP for more than 3 years in this set up with no much problems. But after 3 years I believe that would be reasonable to replace the whole system.

So, I am looking for a cheap option with similar quality.

Thanks

Is this the Coralife Freshwater Aqualight 24" T5NO fixture with ColorMax and 6,700k bulbs? If so, I was considering this EXACT fixture for my new 20g high (same dimensions as your 20g), especially since I don't want super fast growth and it's only approx $40 online.

You don't like it????????? That is the first I've heard ...

 

[rj55021]

Is this the Coralife Freshwater Aqualight 24" T5NO fixture with ColorMax and 6,700k bulbs? If so, I was considering this EXACT fixture for my new 20g high (same dimensions as your 20g), especially since I don't want super fast growth and it's only approx $40 online.

You don't like it????????? That is the first I've heard ...

Wait!

I really link this Coralife fixture, but I am running into problems with it after 3 years of usage.

The equipment is really good and solid. The first pair of bulbs died after incredible 2.5 years and the second pair just burned.

I could easily get a new pair of bulbs, but I am considering a new fixture as I just got some glosso and would like to see it growing even faster with the CO2 that I have running.

 

[2in10]

I wouldn't use the LED it doesn't have much output from what I have read. I would go to a T5HO fixture with 2 bulbs. I would raise it to 6" to 10" above the tank.