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I got a 75 gallon freshwater thats got a mixture of flourite and gravel
with all live plants.

currently i know i am way under lit...my dad is making me a nice wooden
hood to replace the perfecto light strip.

i want to wire up a better light setup for my live plants and possibly
an LED moonlight setup..

what is the best way setup that i can possibly peice together maybe with
parts from a local home center or LFS???

i am very handy and can wire about anything, however I am not too
familier with the various types of aquaria lighting....nor do i know
what I will need for my 75 gallon tank.

You're really not gonna save any money buying stuff retail and
cobbling it together. What you probably want to do is find a place
that sells used office equipment and buy some light fixtures.

Shoot for CFL (Compact fluorescent) bipin tubes - U shaped and
T5 diamater. Next best would be T8's, and if all that fails use
regular old T12 fixtures.

Take them apart, stuff them into your canopy and you're done.

Used fixtures usually run about $10 ea or so.

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