"muddyfox" wrote in news:1140553927.333527.198420
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

Aquarium World'). I was thinking of the Juwel Rekord 96 but I've heard
that there is no way to add extra lighting to the hood in the new Juwel
tanks. Can anyone recommend a good make of tanks (available in the UK)

I'd build your own setup instead of going with a kit if you want the
maximum amount of flexibility.

Get yourself a good filter, heater, and a tank with a glass top to start.

Coralife is making some excellent freshwater power compact ballasts that
will grow the crap out of your plants provided you give them fertilizer and
CO2. I still use standard fluorescent on small tanks, but I've pretty well
abandoned it in favour of power compact on any tank of size.