Lighting and such for a 55?

[Flying_Diamond]

I have a 55 or 60 gallon tank [not sure] and i'd like to know what kind of lighting you guys would suggest for it.

right now i only have one of the two hoods for it, and two light assemblies for 18 inch, 20 watt lights i believe. one of the lights however is burnt out so as far as i remember i only have 15 watts on it right now. so i'd like to know what brands/setups of lights you guys would reccommend, and plants, because i'd like to have some live plants in this, but i don't want to have to get a co2 setup or whatever.

keep in mind, i know little to nothing about lighting and planted tanks.

[jpappy789]

For a lower light setup, shoot for 2 watts per gallon.

You should still be able to grow easy plants such as mosses, ferns, cryptocorynes, etc. without the need for Co2 or heavy fert dosing.

I would highly suggest a retrokit from www.ahsupply.com (http://www.ahsupply.com) The 2x36w kit would be a good starting point but may leave too much room on the ends. The 2x55w kit would also work but you'd be dealing with a lot more light. However, I would be good to know exactly what tank size you have. What are the dimensions?

[Flying_Diamond]

i'm not at home right now, where it's at, so i'm not positive, unfortunately. i'm pretty sure it's a 55, even though i got it as a '60'. i believe i found that the dimensions were the same as those on a 55 gal. in a petsmart.

[jpappy789]

Well, both are 48" so the length of the fixture doesn't change.

[Nue]

Pappy does that WPG apply to HO?