Lighting help!!!!

[twentyleagues]

You can find all sorts of good stuff on Amazon and really lots of places depending on your desired look/outcome. What the length of the tank?

 

[ZunigaMomma]

It’s 24/25 inches tall

 

[markstrimaran]

Coral reef led on fresh water. Algea grows well. It would probably smother green plants.
640nm leds are good for plants and will minimize simple cell algea, 660nm will grow it. As will most blues above 460nm

 

[PMK2]

hello; I have been using a 4 foot LED shop light on my 55 gallon planted tank for over a year now. It cost o more than $35. A 55 is just 4 feet long so it fits.
I had the lids already which had 18 inch fluorescent tubes. These worked well also but the bulbs needed replacement fairly often.
As johnnyhyde stated look for lumens and I also like the light in the 5000 + K range.View attachment 1329309

Hello; I think this picture was taken when the 55 had LED screw in bulbs. I had taken the 18 inch fluorescent tube's guts out and replaced them with standard screw in bulb bases. The screw in LED bulbs work just fine and there are now a variety of LED bulbs to choose from.

That looks great!