I have a 15 gallon tank with a 24" x 12" Clearseal hood. There appears to be
sufficient space for one tube, clipped to the vertical part of the inside
back of the hood.

I have some other parts to buy, and to take advantage of ther free delivery,
will be buying it all from one site.

I would like to have some live plants in the tank, which is why I'm
crossposting to r.a.f.p, and (at least for the moment) do not intend to have
a CO2 system with the setup.

The site in question is
http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/aca...hting_11.html,
or http://tinyurl.com/ddbe.

I will need a lighting controller and tube(s) to match. 18" long for a 24"
hood? What wattage? Will 15W be sufficient? Will a reflector make much of a
difference? Tube clips? Assuming these come with the controller.

Will be placing my order in the next few days, so any advice appreciated.

Thanks,

Marcus

On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 19:16:59 +0100, Marcus Fox
wrote:
I will need a lighting controller and tube(s) to match. 18" long for a 24"
hood? What wattage? Will 15W be sufficient? Will a reflector make much of a
difference? Tube clips? Assuming these come with the controller.

Hi,

I've got a 24" tank, a Juwel Rekord 70. I was told the most I could
use on it was 15W, so that's what I chose. Can't remember which
tube, sorry - it was one with a slightly purply light if that helps.
The Rekord hood has an inbuilt reflector.

After a while to get settled, my plants have gone nuts in there.
I used to fertilize while they were new plants, but never bother
any more. I've never used CO2 or anything fancy like that!
I am now giving my plant clippings away. If you just want some
plants in your tank, and you're willing to try a bit of trial and
error to see which ones do well along the way, I'd say you'll be
fine, but do get the reflector unless the inside of the hood is
white or metallic anyway.

If you want specific plants or something then you might need to
take specialist advice, but in general I think you'll be fine.

If you'd like to see how the plants have grown, see
http://www.gorge.org/fish/2003-08-02/juwel.jpg


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On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 19:16:59 +0100, Marcus Fox
wrote:
I will need a lighting controller and tube(s) to match. 18" long for a
24"
hood? What wattage? Will 15W be sufficient? Will a reflector make much of
a
difference? Tube clips? Assuming these come with the controller.

Hi,

I've got a 24" tank, a Juwel Rekord 70. I was told the most I could
use on it was 15W, so that's what I chose. Can't remember which
tube, sorry - it was one with a slightly purply light if that helps.
The Rekord hood has an inbuilt reflector.

After a while to get settled, my plants have gone nuts in there.
I used to fertilize while they were new plants, but never bother
any more. I've never used CO2 or anything fancy like that!
I am now giving my plant clippings away. If you just want some
plants in your tank, and you're willing to try a bit of trial and
error to see which ones do well along the way, I'd say you'll be
fine, but do get the reflector unless the inside of the hood is
white or metallic anyway.

If you want specific plants or something then you might need to
take specialist advice, but in general I think you'll be fine.

If you'd like to see how the plants have grown, see
http://www.gorge.org/fish/2003-08-02/juwel.jpg

Looks great! If that's 15G, then a 15W tube will give me 1 W/G. All the
tubes that would fit in a 24" hood from that site are 18" long and 15W each.

So, I'm considering a 15W lighting controller, but not sure of the brand
yet, from
http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/aca...nits_8 6.html
or http://tinyurl.com/iubx. Would like some pointers here. Is it worth going
for the Arcadia with waterproof end-caps?

Tubes present more of a problem. Do I just get any 15W 18" tube? I want it
to last for a while. Again would like a recommendation, as have no idea.
Should I get an Arcadia T5 tube? There are loads to choose from on this
site.
http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/aca...ghting_11.html
or http://tinyurl.com/ddbe.

Cost isn't really an issue, as there's not much price difference.

Many thanks,

Marcus