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    Larvae
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    Lighting

    Hi i am planning to set up a 70cm x 40 x 50 plant tank.

    Just wonder what sort of the lighting is good to keep plant healthy?

    2 x 24w T5 light unit or a Metal Halide (1x 150w, 14,000k metal halide light.
    - 2x 25w Blue PL actinic fluorescent lights) ??



    thanks

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    go the 2x24w t5's a single halide is proably a bit much on a tank that shallow, and 14000k isn't the best color either.

    2x t5s will give you enough light and with 2 bulbs you can play with the spectrum a little to get just the look you want.

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    Larvae
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    great...

    thanks very much for your answer...

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