Lighting suggestions please

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  1. Umzungu
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    Hi,

    Looking for lighting for a new 1,5m tank.
    Will be doing CO2 and want to be able to grow a carpet etc.

    Available locally would be a huge bonus!

    Thanks
    Rob
     
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    How about the zetlight lancia for planted tanks
     
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    How are your DIY skills? :)
     
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    How about T5s with alanoid reflectors? No need to buy the expensive ones from the petstores. Osram bulbs from the local lighting store work well.
     
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    +1 on this...you can build a cheap DIY lighting system using this and the bulbs are very cheap if you need to replace. depending on what you want to grow will depend on how many bulbs you use.
     
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    Thanka for the help. Are DIY LED components avaiable in south africa?

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    I buy most of my LED's on bidorbuy supplier is LED select awesome service ,great selection and they stock Cree LED's. they based in Cape Town



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    I'm not terrified of DIY but I find all the info on the web overwhelming.

    Any suggestions as to which bulbs to get and how many I would need?

    Thanks- Or a link to a DIY I could follow would be great!
     
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    I run 4no 54w t5's over my 1.2. Buy the ballasts from the manufacturer and tubes from The Lamphouse. Really cost effective and works well.
     
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