sweetpoison Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 The lighting I have on my 20 gallon is too bright I think! What do you guys think? Perhaps things will look a little darker when I fill this up with water. Actually that will be tomorrow I think.Perhaps things will look a little darker when I fill this up with water. Actually that will be tomorrow I think. When I had my other tanks years ago I just went and bought two new tubes but I forgot, what lighting I wanted. Not sure why two pictures showed up in different spots🤦♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I use the cheaper hygger lights bought on Amazon. They are plenty strong for everything but the 29 and 40b. Those I use 2 of them. The 29 just the bottom does not get quite enough except directly under. The 40 is wide so I need more even coverage. I love them and use them on all my tanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 i currently have 1 nicrew, and a couple hygger's. i prefer the hygger as they adjust. i would fill your tank up, and run the light it has for a while, then decide if you need something different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I use the hygger as well on my 29. I actually keep the light set down to 75percent. But all of my plants are pretty much low light so it works well for me. If I go to 100 I get quite a bit of alge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I use a T8 florescent Aqueon bulb on my 10g planted tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpoison Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 10:08 AM, lefty o said: i currently have 1 nicrew, and a couple hygger's. i prefer the hygger as they adjust. i would fill your tank up, and run the light it has for a while, then decide if you need something different. That’s a very good idea that’s what I was gonna do. I’m gonna fill it up tomorrow I’m so excited kinda hope it doesn’t pop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWestCoast Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On my 100g I use Current USA Satellite Plus Pro On my smaller tanks I'm using Hygger lights with built-in timer/mode programmer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpoison Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 11:03 AM, Jeff said: I use a T8 florescent Aqueon bulb on my 10g planted tank. So guys! I don’t even have bulbs on this 20 gallon tank lid ~ it’s like little circuits that are plugged. So I would have to get a whole new lid with tube bulbs… if and when I decide to replace it right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWestCoast Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 1:26 PM, sweetpoison said: So guys! I don’t even have bulbs on this 20 gallon tank lid ~ it’s like little circuits that are plugged. So I would have to get a whole new lid with tube bulbs… if and when I decide to replace it right? Yes. Those little circuits are LED diodes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpoison Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 Oh! Mr. West Coast ~ I’m on the west coast too! Should I get the same type of lid or should I go for the tubes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWestCoast Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Honestly, I think your light is fine. When filled with water it will tone down some. I personally prefer LED lights as they give a more precise spectrum (for planted tanks) and draw less wattage compared to old school tubes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpoison Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 So what I have is an LED light? You’ve so helpful thank you! And you don’t think it’s too bright ~ boy my little fishes are going to need sun glasses🫣🤭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) If you get a new light get one that is adjustable and you can adjust the intensity. adjusting the intensity really has helped me allot not sure if you are going to use real plants or not I use Finnex ALC 24/7 planted light ,, but I do not use their auto 24/7 to much algae I like it due you can adjust it & it’s intensity and you can make your own schedule .. it took me a while to play and adjust it to work best for me and my plants ,, what works for me if you have finnex if you have low light plants 30- 40% intensity is best if you have medium plants 40-50 % intensity I stated 20 % intensity and raised slowly now since i have more plants and less algae i am using the lights to 50% for my low & medium light plants Edited June 2, 2022 by Bev C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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