[bluelife]

Hey Friends , im setting up a 2 feet long 15 inch high planted tank , its goin to be kind of high tech since im using a pressurized Co2 system . I am planning to grow the following plants..

Hemianthus micranthemoides
Rotala macrandra
Rotala rotundifolia
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Eleocharis parvula
Staurogyne repens

I always don't seem to get the lighting right , hence would need some serious advice form u experts out there .

Planning to use -

5 x OSRAM DULUX PRO MICRO TWIST CFL's (23 watt,6500K) under a DIY suspended hood.

http://www.osram.com/osram_com/prod...lux-pro/osram-dulux-pro-micro-twist/index.jsp

Would it work with good results ???

Please help me :help::help:

 

[bluelife]

Thanks for the valuable inputs friends , im thinking of moving a step higher and using T5 Ho's - OSRAM LUMILUX T5 HO - 4 x 24 watts with 6500 K .. I bet this should do the trick .. correct me if im wrong please

 

[bluelife]

Thanks "FlyingHellFish" & your tanks are awesome !!! I was so confused about the lighting and now im confident that I can use T5Ho's or CFL's . One more question , when you speak about LED's , what LED's are you using on your tanks and will the below work ?

http://www.makemyhobby.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=221_134&products_id=2521

This is the only one available in india.

 

[bluelife]

Got it finallyyyy!!!!

Hey folks ,

First of all I would like to thank everyone who has been throwing in their valuable inputs.

After a long search across many LFS I finally managed to get what it wanted to light up my 2 feet hi-tech tank...yes!!

Sun Sun T5 HO - 2 feet - 4 x 24 watt , 1000 K


I am planning to replace 2 of the tubes with Osram 24 watt 6500 K . Will post pics of the light fixture soon !!:thumbsup:

 

[bluelife]

Here is a quick update , I got the JL 800 that is shown in the below link and it cost me around 63 U.S Dollars!!

http://www.sunsun-china.com/en/product/html/?1342.html

Thanks