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Need help figuring out lighting

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    zitab is offline Forum Newbie
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    Question Need help figuring out lighting

    Hi there, I'm new to aquariums and need help!
    I need to replace the light on my 80 gal tank. It goes out once in a while and has a mind of it's own. Lol.
    I know absolultely nothing about lights and don't know where to start. I just got a 80 gal fresh water tank and put this light that I had on my 50 gal.
    I have some plants but they are not doing very good. I'd like to keep plants but I know lighting can get very expensive, I need a more affordable option...
    I don't know about lights and I got this from someone. It is JEBO and has four lights, 2 blue (it says 55W blue on the tube) and 2 orange (F55 BX AR/FS 700). I think it gets the temperature up, some fish are even dying .

    Any sugestions on lighting I can use, or can I use this same one but change tubs?
    Thanks,

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    I would suggest change the tubes to 55W 6400K / 10000K CF. These are more appropriate for planted tanks. Most JEBO light fixtures are configured for saltwater tank. I have one JEBO too. pm Mykiss for those CF tubes.
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    As jamit suggested, change the tubes to 6400k and you will grow plans better. Marine blue lights do nothing for plants, they just make the fish look better, I doubt it's a heat issue killing your fish as most fish can tolerate warmer temp. You may want to check your heater tho! Also what are your water params maybe they're off....
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    For a 80 g tank, the heat from the lighting should not affect the temperature that much.

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    I'm new to the site and still figuring out how to get to the threads...
    Water has been fine, I've been keeping a close eye on it. PH, nitrates, everything, that's why I was thinking it was the heat from the light since everything else is fine.
    I need to get a new filter since I'm using the one that I had in my 55 gal. Some people sugested to get everything stable and then think about plants and lighting and I think that makes sence.
    Thanks for the advise, I'll keep that in mind when it's time to get the lights.

 

 

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