Lighting recommendations for a 75g planted tank.

[JK-Aquatics]

Hey gang,

i am looking for some lighting recommendations here. I am working on a new 75G planted tank. still working on getting everything I need for it such as filter, substrate. hard scape, plants and such. the tank is a 75g marine land set up you can get at PetSmart. got it as a Christmas gift from my wife. it came with a 36in marine land light. (not very bright at all). I know it will not have Co2. looking to go low tech for the time being. what would you guys recommend for a low tech planted tank. looking to get low to medium lighting going in the tank. see a lot of lights out there, and while I have other tanks they are much much smaller and not nearly as deep as a 75g.

thanks for any help you all can provide.

[lefty o]

id start with what kind of budget do you have in mind for this light?

[Matt_]

I recommend checking out the Aquarium Coop Lighting Guide (hopefully link works below) and looking at the recommendations.  You can also extrapolate the recommendations for specific tank lengths, tank depths, and wattage of the lights.

LED Aquarium Lighting - Aquarium Co-Op

WWW.AQUARIUMCOOP.COM

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[Its Hutch]

I have the 48in finnex stingray on my 75g. Got it from the COOP. They are currently out of stock tho. It is awesome. My low light plants are doing well and i like the coverage it offers. Its better than I thought it was going to be for a low light setup.