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Aquarium Lighting

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I somehow came to like the idea of having an aquarium sometime last year. I've had Aquaria before, as a child. Anyway, I like plants, and I like water, the are both sources of tranquillity for me. This aquarium will mostly be about plants, therefore, with a general plan to add fish some time in the future. So, if I want to grow plants I need a good light source. Also, this aquarium is going to be in my living room. I want the light to flicker and sparkle through the moving water. It turns out this rules out just about every aquarium package you can buy. They either have wimpy LED lights, or fluorescent lighting. The wimpy LED  lights aren't really going to make the plants grow, and the fluorescent lights don't sparkle. I was quite keen on some sort of all in one set-up, that I could tinker with later, but since I can't get what I want, I've got straight to tinkering! I've bought some Luxeon Rebel LEDs. I'm based on the UK, but they sell direct world wide