i just setup my 55gallon tank and i got the workshop lights from home
depot, but only one fits at a time with the canopy on the tank. did
anyone else face this similar problem? what to do? right now im just
going to leave hte canopy off, let there be plenty of light (4-4ft
flourescent F40's) and then if i want to put the tank in "show" mode ill
put the canopy on and take one of the strip of lights off. this is
awfully painful though.

also, how long until i can start adding plants? im planning on letting
the water sit/cycle for 2 days, then add the co2 injection kit.

where do i order plants online from, cheapest? the idea is to get all
the plants at once, yes? or do i want to go a couple at a time to make
sure they are doing ok? thanks in advance!