Lighting
Options abound when it comes to choosing lighting for your aquarium. We carry
a good selection of aquarium lighting including T5 HO, Power Compact, Metal Halide,
Normal Fluorescent and VHO.
Here is our quick-start guide on aquarium lighting. This chart is just a general
guideline for choosing aquarium lighting. The most important thing is to
know the light intensity and spectrum requirements of the plants or animals
you plan to keep in your aquarium. For specific recommendations please refer
to Quickstart Equipment Guide and our tank setup guides in the articles
section.
Lighting Recommendations |
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Watts |
Bulb Life (Months) |
Freshwater |
Freshwater Planted |
Saltwater fish only |
Saltwater Reef |
| Compact Fluorescent |
9 to 96 |
12-14 |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Metal Halide |
70 to 400 |
10-16 |
N |
Y (Deep Tanks) |
N |
Y (Deep Tanks) |
| T-5 HO |
24 to 80 |
18-24 |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
| T-12 VHO |
30 to 160 |
6-10 |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
| T-8 NO |
15 to 40 |
12-18 |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
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