I'm in pretty much the same situation...but looking for lighting for a 60P instead of a 60F.
So far I've been looking at either a twin-tube (2x24w) T5HO light, or the 75 watt MH from fishneedit like you mentioned.
Keep in mind that the 2ft/4 bulb fixture you're referring to is a (I believe) a 4x24watt T5HO fixture. 96 watts of T5HO over a tank that shallow would be extremely bright, so you'd have to make sure your fertilizers and CO2 are perfect....
As far as the shimmering effect, people have gotten pretty cool lighting results with a mixture of Giesmann bulbs or getting creative with the kinds of T5HO bulbs they use. MH is very clean light and makes for a great looking tank, but I'm a bit intimdated by the prospect of hanging the fixture and trying to figure out what height etc. as compared to the ease of flopping it on the tank.
I think a Rena XP1 should be fine if you like them. I've never used them personally...
So far I've been looking at either a twin-tube (2x24w) T5HO light, or the 75 watt MH from fishneedit like you mentioned.
Keep in mind that the 2ft/4 bulb fixture you're referring to is a (I believe) a 4x24watt T5HO fixture. 96 watts of T5HO over a tank that shallow would be extremely bright, so you'd have to make sure your fertilizers and CO2 are perfect....
As far as the shimmering effect, people have gotten pretty cool lighting results with a mixture of Giesmann bulbs or getting creative with the kinds of T5HO bulbs they use. MH is very clean light and makes for a great looking tank, but I'm a bit intimdated by the prospect of hanging the fixture and trying to figure out what height etc. as compared to the ease of flopping it on the tank.
I think a Rena XP1 should be fine if you like them. I've never used them personally...
