Led Advice Needed For 5Ft X 2 Ft X 2Ft Tropical With Plants

[clivealive]

LED advice needed for 5ft x 2 ft x 2ft tropical with plants

iam looking at a new tank and am looking at the option of LED lights.
my 4ft tank uses 2 x t5 - 1 x 9000k and 1 x 6500k and would like a simular level for my 5ft tank.
confused as to what i need.
are wavepoints any good and if so what would i need?
tmc ? what would i need for these.
ideally i dont want it above the tank , i would like it under a hood.
would i need multiple units etc.
are they all shimmering effect or is that just certain ones as i prefer not ideally.
any other makes i should consider ??
Thanks in advance for any advice

 

[l_l_l]

Hi there!
LED all have shimmering to them but it's not something very noticeable... It's just how they react to water that it creates this.
I would aim for a 6500K fixture since you have planted tanks and plants do very good in this rating.
 
I'm presently using a current usa satellite freshwater led plus for my medium-low light setup and my plants are all doing great. I actually have it dimmed since my fish prefer low light as well.
 
What type of plants do you have?
What do you want to achieve?
What is your budget?

 

[clivealive]

its for a new tank , plants would be for malawi . so anubias , java fern etc
i want to achieve bright light but not silly bright.  maybe witha timer if possible.
budget depends on tank , filter etc , but maybe £250-£280 ish