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    Suitable Lighting for Small Tank?

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    Just set up a 1.5 feet low maintenance tank - essentially a C Pygmaeus breeding ground with 8 pieces, a sponge filter, and sudo bottom sand. Plants are anubia nanas and fissidens with wood. This tank is 3-week old without any lighting. Need to source for a suitable lighting, a clip-on light perhaps? How many watts and its energy consumption should I be looking at?

    Thanks in advance.
    Rob
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    Re: Suitable Lighting for Small Tank?

    Since you are talking about anubias here, keep it low at about 2 wat per gallon.
    Assuming you tank is 10 gallon, you can get a nice aquarium lamp with casing 11w X 2.
    Just nice for your tank.

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    Re: Suitable Lighting for Small Tank?

    Get a Dymax Leds Light. Light power adjustable. save electrictic too
    Benibachi Pure Red Line CRS!!

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    Re: Suitable Lighting for Small Tank?

    Thanks fellas! I'm currently using an oversized Atman PL light (36W x 2 but only switch on 1). Photoperiod on about 5 hrs. Each time I switch on, the pygmaeus would be scurrying about everywhere so I know this is not good for the fish! Have heard about the advantages of LEDs and would likely to go visit NA for a set. Would you know what's the wattage and the cost?
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