i have a 55 gallon 18" top to substrate will this light be enough for high light?I run co2 with flourish and flourish excel
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This light does VERY well, I have dwarf grass, moneywort, telanthera (think that is how it is spelled) among others that require high light and they thrive with this light. I say start with 1 and see how it goes, no matter how much light you have you will always want a c02 system as it really is a requirement for the plants just like food is for your fish so keep that in mind as well if you want a really gorgeous planted tank!
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Im sure. Ive found over the years that less works best. I used to use all the bells and whistles and found that, with lights of this quality, 6 hours is good...no co2,no chemicals, tho a good substrate is always recommended.
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If you have high light plants all the way to the back you may need two lights. It puts out a bright light for the front half of the aquarium. Flourish excel is great stuff - it really reduced my algae problem. I also have a UV filter on my pump. Hope that helps.
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I would say yes... I have two on a 55g tank.. It's 48long...turned to about 50%. I also have a 60g cube... It's 24x24... Have one on it and one is plenty! And a 125Reef with 3.... I have the LEDS turmed up about 75% they are BRIGHT!
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I have a 37 gallons planted tank and it's working for me. I'm using all 3 light modules though. So you may want to consider doing the same thing.
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I can't say for sure but I can say that this is a great light system for a planted tank. I believe it would be more than enough for your 55. I have several of these fixtures on planted tanks and they work great.
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I have one fixture on a 75 gallon tank and it is more than enough, but my tank isn't as deep as a 90 gallon would be - the water depth is probably something to consider too. I have LPS, SPS and soft corals and they are all doing well (too well in some cases). If you are only going to have fish and/or soft corals then I am sure you have plenty of light. If you have a lot of SPS all over the tank you MIGHT consider a second, but only if you have species that need a large amount of light. If I had to chose, I would buy one, then see what it looks like.
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I purchased this for a friend running no fertz or co2 on a 55g. It's bright but leaves dark zones. My personal tank has 4 ho t5s and I feel that to gain the same light you would need two of these
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Hi Jennifer. I think 1 light should be good enough. I have a 150G 5x2x2 feet and I have 2 lights and it looks good. Make sure that you hang the light about 12" above the water level so it has good coverage and doesn't bleach the corals. I turned mines to 60% on both blue and white and some of my corals were bleaching badly. I then reduced it down to around 40% for both and the color return slowly and my frogspawn is loving it. Good luck.
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I have this on a 20 gallon tank and after acclimating the frags to the light, I have montipora growing about 5" from the surface. But acros or really high light corals, no way. Get a quad t5 ho or a dimmable Evergrow from ebay.
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Yes, as long as you get the right length for your aquarium. It's not going to put out so much light that you need to supplement with CO2. I have low light plants growing great in my 40 gallon, 36" long tank.
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I have a 100 gallon cylindrical tank 18" x 72 " works fine very good lights, even illumination, intensity adjustable, can do white, or blue light or combination, and moon light
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I have a 60 inch 110 gallona q and have one on mine. It gives off bright light....my tank does not have live plants... So may want to be sure this is the right light for live plants.
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I would say definitely not. I have the 36-48" single bright on a 3 ft tank, 30 gal. I feel the light is just adequate and I'm glad I didn't get the 24-36". The light doesn't spread out a lot either so I would think you would want to light full length of your tank with 2 x 36-48s. Even with that, growing plants will not be an option. Hope this helps. Larry
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The lighting will most definitely provide enough light. You may want to look at the bigger models to fit a 90 gallon though. This one fits up to 20gal long aquariums
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I have a 75 gallon tank with heavy plants. I have been using this light along with an extra strip light for six months now and the plants are growing just fine. The extra strip light is from the same manufacturer as this one, just a single strip of LED's. I have not tried just this light by itself But it wouldn't surprise me if it worked ok with low light plants.
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I would say yes and maybe too much light depending on coral and what size you are using. I have 1 on a 100 gallon soft coral only and it is enough.
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Its ok for low light plants like anubias or java ferns. I also got some duckweed that thrives. But no co2 needed for those plants :)
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The light that comes with it is too weak for any but low-light plants. My tank is by a window, though, and I do use a weekly carbon supplement, Seachem's Flourish Excel. I have anubias, cardamine lyrata, and an unknown vine in there now, and they grow so quickly I am constantly pruning!