Hi all,
I'm looking to change my aquarium to a fully planted one over Christmas, so this will probably be the first of many threads I begin!
I've read aaronnorth's excellent 'Back to Basics' thread, which suggests I would need around 1.5 watts per gallon.
As I have a 30G aquarium I would therefore need 45 watts.
My problem is that I only have 2x18 inch T8 tubes, and I don't seem to be able to find any lamps with more than 15 watts each.
Does anyone know of anywhere I can get >15w 18" tubes?
Alternatively, does anyone know of a way to maximise what's available to me?
e.g. is it worth getting two different kind of lights to complement each other, for example one of these
http/www.lampspecs...be-18In-15-Watt
and one of these
http/www.lampspecs...5K-18In-15-Watt
Finally - a stupid question - are all Flourescent fixtures standard?
Thanks for any help,
Scott
I'm looking to change my aquarium to a fully planted one over Christmas, so this will probably be the first of many threads I begin!
I've read aaronnorth's excellent 'Back to Basics' thread, which suggests I would need around 1.5 watts per gallon.
As I have a 30G aquarium I would therefore need 45 watts.
My problem is that I only have 2x18 inch T8 tubes, and I don't seem to be able to find any lamps with more than 15 watts each.
Does anyone know of anywhere I can get >15w 18" tubes?
Alternatively, does anyone know of a way to maximise what's available to me?
e.g. is it worth getting two different kind of lights to complement each other, for example one of these
http/www.lampspecs...be-18In-15-Watt
and one of these
http/www.lampspecs...5K-18In-15-Watt
Finally - a stupid question - are all Flourescent fixtures standard?
Thanks for any help,
Scott