I recently posted a thread regarding the best lighting system for my 55 gallon freshwater tank that is currently lightly planted but will soon (hopefully) be moderately/heavily planted with low/medium light plants. I was almost sold on the dual 48" T5 HO setup for like $65 until......
I researched LED lighting. It looks to be the aquarium lighting system of the future and I don't want to be left in the dust!
Are there any LED setups for a tank of my size that don't cost hundreds of dollars or don't involve an electrical engineering degree? Based on what I have read, those LED flood lights sold at Home Depot and other stores aren't suitable for growing plants, but there has to be LED setups sold for other purposes that would work for an aquarium, or am I just wishful thinking?
Should I just knock off the researching and stick to my original plan of 108 watts of T5 HO or is LED worth trying? Any input would be great!!! Thanks in advance.
I researched LED lighting. It looks to be the aquarium lighting system of the future and I don't want to be left in the dust!
Are there any LED setups for a tank of my size that don't cost hundreds of dollars or don't involve an electrical engineering degree? Based on what I have read, those LED flood lights sold at Home Depot and other stores aren't suitable for growing plants, but there has to be LED setups sold for other purposes that would work for an aquarium, or am I just wishful thinking?
Should I just knock off the researching and stick to my original plan of 108 watts of T5 HO or is LED worth trying? Any input would be great!!! Thanks in advance.