Home Aquarium Setup
What kind of hood/canopy/lighting should I use for my aquarium?
I recently purchased a 55 gallon aquarium that did not come with a lid. We are planning on having a freshwater, planted setup. (Easy plants…java moss, Java Fern, etc. We’re new to planted aquariums.)
Should I go for the glass hood with separate light fixture or a canopy with the lighting built in? What kind of fluorescent bulbs would be best?
I want something functional, nice looking, and not too expensive.
I’ve heard that some people buy the glass hoods and then buy the fluorescent light fixture from Walmart or Home Depot. Is this a viable option or do I need a specially marked “Aquarium Light“?
While I really don’t have much experience with this, I can say you can buy whatever you want and spend as much money as you want to on it !!!! But, do you really need a fancy setup for simple plants? The reason people buy flourescent light fixtures at Home Depot is just to save money. They usually build a wood frame around it to support and for asthetic purposes. If your just using flourescent bulbs, then the fixture is not not important. If I were you, then I would buy a good glass hood and a cheaper fixture and build a wood flame to cover it. If you don’t want to do that then I would buy a light fixture made for aquariums. That way it would look good and you won’t have to do a lot of work. For simple plants, I don’t think that yopu would really need the built in lighting canopy.
How to set up a Home Aquarium Starter Kit 10 Part two
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