lighting over a 25g

[knives_out]

Hey everyone.
I am considering purchasing some lighting for my new 25 gallon (24"x12x20). I'd love to grow some carpet plants like glosso or micro sword.

Looking over at AH supply, I can get a 55w or 2x55w that would fit well over a 24" long tank. 2x55watt seems like it would be a bit too much. If I do get the 2x55 watt kit, would I be able to swap out one of the 55w compacts for a 36watt?

I should probably email ah supply directly ... but it would be nice to hear from someone else with experience in this as well.

[snickle]

Definitely get their opinion, they helped me out alot.

My thought are go with 2 1x36. That would give just shy of 3 watts per gallon and give the the option to lower it by running the lights on separate timers.

I would run them 8 hours each with a six hour overlap. Gives you 10 hours of light with a six hours burst.

At that level you are definitely going to need some kind of CO2 supply.

[Mgamer20o0]

2x36 is a very good option. 2x55 over a 25 gal is a lot of light.