4 FEET Tank Lighting

[mitty642]

Hi All,

I am gonna scape my 4feet tank,
Dimensions
LENGTH - 120CM - 4 FEET
HEIGHT - 60 CM - 2 FEET
WIDTH - 45 CM - 1.5FEET

Experts Please Advise me regarding the Lighting required here as the depth is 2 feet and i will use carpet plants, i need a good solution.

should i go for Metal Halide or T5 ?
please advise about the brand to buy and cost ?

Regards,
Mithun --- WAiting for seniors ADVISE pls Help me OUT

[abartar]

If budget is not a constraint, you may try LED lighting.

[SCORPIO]

If you a good budget go for LEDs otherwise T5s is best option.

[asheesh]

I would say go for T5 availability of Led and LED Drivers is an issue, and if by any change your driver doesn’t work then you need to go all the way to get the new driver or LEds etc.

T5 are easily available in local markets

[mats]

Hi Mitty
I hv a tank 2 ft high and feel that if u want a good carpet then t5 is not able to penetrate to the bottom of the tank.
However if u invest in a good reflector with ur t5 that would help immensely. Will wait for more guys to answer.
Regards
Kuldip

[Achintya]

depends of which type of plants that you want to keep go with T5HO with color spectrum of 4200K or 6500K or 8000K.

[Tanvinder]

I too have tank height of 2 Feet.. can some ple suggest where to get T5HO in delhi along with reflector and tentative cost of one set ...i am currently using a 2X36 watts PLLs..which is not of great help... thanks,

[SCORPIO]

I too have tank height of 2 Feet.. can some ple suggest where to get T5HO in delhi along with reflector and tentative cost of one set ...i am currently using a 2X36 watts PLLs..which is not of great help... thanks,

Bhagirat Place is the best place for getting all types of lighting.

[mitty642]

i have no plans to go for LED, availability and custom makings is a long way process, i am planning to go for Metal Halide.
so Experts can u Please advise on Metal Halides in Detail ?

[mitty642]

finally done with 2 150w mh