Freshwater Aquarium Set Up

[Carl]

I updated the Freshwater Aquarium Set Up Suggestions article with more information and a new picture.

Freshwater Aquarium Set Up

Carl

[Carl]

I have updated the Freshwater Aquarium Set Up article.

Here is a quote from the Lighting Section:
"Even if your freshwater aquarium is meant to be a "fish only" aquarium, these fish can benefit from good lighting which includes LED lighting. Newr research into aquarium Redox shows that good lighting can definitely benefit fish.
For "fish only" you will not need as much lighting too; for instance a 60 gallon 48 inch long "fish only" aquarium would benefit from just [2] AAP GroBeam 600 Strips ([4] would be suggested or two 1500 tiles for a high light planted aquarium of this size).
It is also noteworthy that while the many LEDs now available such as the Fluval and Finnex will do a good job for fish or planted aquariums, these lights are still not nearly as efficient for output of light energy per input of electrical energy. Nor do any other LEDs have the IP water resistant/proof rating (IP67) that the AquaRay LEDs sold by AAP have.
Even more noteworthy is that these discounter LEDs only have warranties of as low of 180 days versus the 5 year full replacement warranty of the AAP AquaRay GroBeam. Even other premium LEDs only have 2 year warranties that are for REPAIR, NOT replacement. So consider your long term costs before you decide to join the LED "craze" and place your electronic LED with a poor warranty in a wet environment!!"

Reference:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/AquariumSetUp.html

Carl