itsme

Basic guide to use that I've found successful, is 2 to 3 watts per gallon...
The plants definitely notice the difference, and algae is kept at bay (for
the most part) if your lighting is correct. Too little or too much light,
and the algae takes over.

rick

I finally got my canopy hooked up last night. I have had this thing made for
about 2 months and just never got around to doing the wiring but it is done
and looks great. I have a 4' , 77g tank and am using 6 x 32 w T8, 6500 k
daylight bulbs to replace 4 x 40 w T12's. So I only increased my wattage by
32 however I did overdrive the bulbs a bit using 2 x 4 bulb ballasts , one
to each bank of 3 bulbs. Also because my bulbs on now higher up than before
I removed the glass covers and the difference is amazing.

Rick