Reddit mentions of Finnex FugeRay Aquarium LED Light Plus Moonlights, 10-Inch

I said some of this elsewhere but for lighting I have the finnex fugeray in 10" As well as a Marineland Penguin 100 filter. pretty basic, ya know. I have a diy CO2 system going using a fluval diffuser which is a really good diffuser. I also have a sponge wrapped around the intake of the filter to protect my invertibrates

For substrate, I just have some black diamond blasted sand. I have a piece of mopani driftwood that I searched months for! Found it in Petco, funny enough in their reptile section, though it said for aquarium use.

flora includes: Water sprite, Baby tears, Dwarf baby tears, Microsword, Duckweed, and a couple others' whose names I cant remember right now.

fauna includes: 1 oto, 6 cherry shrimp (so far!), one nerite snail, and a handful of malaysian trumpet snails. Very happy crew.

I dose with excel about once a week, and feed the shrimp part of an algea wafer every few days.

LED's would be amazing! I'm looking at this one right now but I wouldn't be able to get it till February and I don't want to leave half my tank without light that long...

I won an auction for the betta at the end of the album; and decided I needed to set a new tank up for him instead of putting him in my community tank or Endler breeding tank.

The tank is an Aqueon Evolve 4 Gallon and the light is a Finnex Fugeray 10". I'm just using the stock filter; which is questionable as to if it will be too powerful for the betta...

I'm intending to go fairly low-tech. I'll probably keep the Rotala in there and find some variety of Anubis. I don't really have any experience with low-tech tanks.. so any suggestions would be more than welcome!

This Hagen Fluval LED 24-Inch Daylight/Plant Lamp, 25-watt
has served my 30gal low-light planted tank well. Here's a pic of it in action: My 30g!

I also have this Finnex FugeRay Aquarium LED Light Plus Moonlights on my 5gal tank.

Honestly, I prefer the Fluval, due to it's ease-of-use and the way the light colors the water. But the Finnex has a nice, well-built mechanical look. YMMV.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007URO5QG/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1469470581&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=finnex+light&dpPl=1&dpID=31URcpHRgDL&ref=plSrch

That one.

Are those tanks 24" deep and 17" high? If they are only 17" high, it should be fairly easy to get medium light with the Marineland Double Bright or Finnex FugeRay LED fixtures. The Marineland can be easily modified by connecting two sets and doubling its length. Not sure about the Finnex, may need to suspend it for the 140g. If the aquariums are 24" high, you'll need something more powerful like a Finnex Ray2, DIY LED or several T5HO.

Here's a handy reference for general light levels. If your tanks really are 24" deep, you'll need to suspend the lights above the tank to spread the light across the breadth of the tank. LEDs are a different beast and it's difficult to tell just how much light you'll get depending on how they are setup, but high quality LED fixtures are generally comparable to a pair of T5HO.

As for filters, the Eheim Classic 2217 or Fluval 406 canister filters should work for the 60g depending on the bio-load. It's generally best to get a filter that is rated for twice your tanks volume.

I'd highly recommend considering a wet-dry sump for the 140g since it will be much cheaper and more effective than any comparable canister.

For the CFL's, they should have them at the big chain stores or your local place. PetSmart, PetCo. PetCo looks cheaper right now, since it's 25% off.

The 50/50 one linked there is the one I've used before (long time ago) and I had good luck growing plants with it. They will also have one that's closer to incandescent colors, which will make red/orange fish look a bit more intensely colored but isn't as good for plants. If your fixture uses two bulbs, one of each will give you a good balance of the two.

What's the dimensions on your 5g? Our little rimless 10g, the finnex light for it cost $25 or so. They sell them at 50% off pretty regularly.