ive got a 55 gal planted and would like to add red plants.how many fixtures should i get
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assuming this is a freshwater planted tank, the good thing about hanging fixtures is you can adjust the height of the fixtures. I would saying having two would be ideal, and give an even amount of light over the entire length and depth of your tank. having only one would give you enough light in the tank under which the light is positioned. but having two would give you more even light over the entire tank. Unless you want to create different sectors of your tank for low light and high light I would use two. With two you can still create those different sections, by adjusting the height of each fixture, and also give you the ability to change different areas of the tank any time you want. assuming this is a freshwater planted tank, the good thing about hanging fixtures is you can adjust the height of the fixtures. I would saying having two would be ideal, and give an even amount of light over the entire length and depth of your tank. having only one would give you enough light in the tank under which the light is positioned. but having two would give you more even light over the entire tank. Unless you want to create different sectors of your tank for low light and high light I would use two. With two you can still create those different sections, by adjusting the height of... » Read More assuming this is a freshwater planted tank, the good thing about hanging fixtures is you can adjust the height of the fixtures. I would saying having two would be ideal, and give an even amount of light over the entire length and depth of your tank. having only one would give you enough light in the tank under which the light is positioned. but having two would give you more even light over the entire tank. Unless you want to create different sectors of your tank for low light and high light I would use two. With two you can still create those different sections, by adjusting the height of each fixture, and also give you the ability to change different areas of the tank any time you want. « Show Less
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I have a 55g aquarium and I bought two. I would recommend that you buy three for a 150g tank. There is definitely enough power to the lights as well. I have mine set at 30% whites and 45% blues.
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double for sure. single lights are really weak. might want to go with two doubles if its salt or you want plants.
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I seriously doubt it, if that's the only light the plants receive. One of these things gives enough light to make a betta tank (about 1.5 gal, and broader than it is deep) fairly bright to show off colors, but I can't see one being enough light for 15 gal of planted tank. However, I have no idea what wattage of light it's equivalent to (in order to estimate 1-2 watts per gallon); this is only my personal impression from looking at my own small setup.
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I only have one plant and one Colormax and it give me low medium light in a 20 gallon long tank. You should probably need 6500 and a third strip of your choice would not hurt. I really like what the Colormax bulb does; The colors "pop" on both plants and fish.
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I have 2 48"-60" on my 90 gal discus tank and I love them, I would recommend 2 or 3 for your planted 125gal tank, depending on how bright you want it.
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You can use this light with plant as well..I have my 55 gallon planted tank is working great
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This item is very bright. I have a 55 gallon tank and it's just right for my tank. This would be way too much for your tank. You would end up with more alge.
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It depends on the Ballast - Ive purchased 4 of these - 2 in my 1st order - 2 in my second order. With my 1st order I had to purchase a 600w ballast separately, in my second order the ballast and 2 reflectors where included. high times magazine recommends 1 600w ballast and bulb for ever 4x4 service area or 16 sq . This calculation is not including the height of your grow area it is only as calculation for surface area, as in ground cover. Hope this helps
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Yea for sure I'm using one light fixture on my 90 gallon tall tank which has a similar footprint with a 40 gallon breeder. 36 inch long 18 inch wide and 32 inches tall. The light is plenty strong make sure you hang it a east 12 inches from top of the water to get good light dispersal for a three foot tank. Also takes some careful aqua scaping so you don't get any shadows on the side. Mine looks like a volcano very high in the middle and slopes down on both sides so as not creating casting almost any shadows. I run it at almost 80-90 percent and eveif I ran two I would probably not have aqua scales this way but I like the look and my coral in the bottom sandbed are getting enough light. I get ton of coralline algae on the sides of the tank so I am pretty confident the light is spreading enough. I don't have a gazillion corals so I did not see the need for more than one light and having one now I can definitely see that I can surely add more in the future without any problems. I am even having luck with sps corals so this is the real deal! You will definitely not be able to run them up that high intensity since the breeder is so much more of a shallow tank but that's good because you will be saving on electricity, also another reason I ran one light... Make sure you a climate your corals from very little light these lights are super powerful!
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Well it said this light system would grow up to 10 plants but I'm not sure bout that . I tried 10 but it's pushing it . I've went down to 6 now so 6 to 8 should be ok
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I was looking at these for my daughter, different brands and shops. The AquaSun kind sold at Petco have modules with 4 white and 2 blue LEDs per module and are changeable; their videos shows a 4 white/2 red LED module for plants. However I haven't found where you can buy the red modules... Probably too new for that yet? If what you have now is still working I would wait and see what comes out by the end of this year. If you have a lot of plants in good shape you DON'T want to risk losing them.
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If you have a 55 gallon 48in long tank you will need two of these to cover the total surface area. They are powerful enough to grow almost any coral. These light do come with mounting cables. Hope this answers you question
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One in addition to the 4 T5s would be plenty. I have mine on a 55 and I've been thinking of getting another. It's definitely a very bright light ,but I've seen a fair amount of stretching in some of my plants. For a 90 I'd definitely want two.
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Depends how big the tank is its very bright I used to use it on my 5 gallon then when I upgraded to my 30 gallon I had to use 2 of them it also gave me a ton of coraline algae as long as your water quality is good you should grow some nice algae
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It all depends on how bright you want it. I have a 26 gallon tank and got 2 bulbs, but it makes the tank really bright. If your tank gets quite a bit of light from a nearby window or something, I think 1 bulb would be enough. Why not try it first with one bulb and if it's not bright enough, buy the 2nd one?
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The colormax tubes will stimulate plant growth. But even Aqueon has said a fixture that had all three tubes installed with one standard and two colormax is only enough for low light plants. If you are really wanting to do plants another fixture would be a better choice. I would look at some of the Finnex LED's instead. The colormax tube does throw out a lot of red and you will also notice more algae growth.