Pimping AR510 lights?

[Sunbird73]

Have just acquired a secondhand AR510 :bounce:

Have been thinking about my plans for this tank and I would quite like to have a well planted tank. Is the AR510 lighting good enough for this as I checked out the lights and they are the same as the AR126 (22L) but two of them, so double the lights for about 3.5 times the litres

So 22 Watts of light for a 75L Tank? That is roughly 50cm deep?

Just wondering if the lights for the AR620 might be better and fit the same fittings as the 510? ie. put in 2 of the 18W tubes for the AR620 - or are there better options to pimp the lighting on this tank without spending a huge amount of dolleros? (we are single income family!)

The guy that sold it says the tank was 2-3yrs old but it is possible it is older than that so may need new tubes soon anyhow? He gave me an extra starter, so am assuming one of the starters has been replaced already (bought as a two pack).

[spoon]

it uses pl style tubes i would modify the hood and use a coiple of higher wattage pl tubes but that would depend on your electrical knowledge to wether thats a good idea or not

[Sunbird73]

Electrical knowledge fairly nil, tho the husband has reasonable knowledge I am not sure I am comfortable with him home wiring around water. (he has made his own printed circuit boards for wiring his 1980's spacies machine in the garage, so I am sure he is capable - I am just not comfortable IYKWIM)

Was hoping there was a simple solution (ie. just buy some new tubes higher wattage)

[spoon]

another option would be to do away with the hood completly and use t5 lights that clip to the edge however this would be expensive for the lights and also would do away with the top filter