i have one 4 ft planted and one 4ft saltwater....
this is the planted tank after being left alone for one month, initially i had a really kool aquascape n different variety of plants but once the tank was overgrown only the stronger plants lived and the aquascape vanished .....the thing grows like krazy, i had a DIY co2 system but took it off after the tank got overgrown in one week.....now it takes a month but im always too lazy to take off the hood to give it a clipping....I have 6 fl tubes , and 4 of those are overclocked...
:) ( one 4 output ballast on 2 bulbs)......the only drawback is that it shortens the life of the bulbs..
:) but i get more watts .., i had to build the hood myself....it took me 2 weeks , since the tank and hood is 4ft and the bulbs are also 4 ft....it was tough , but i got to fit, i always do....
this is a more recent pic after i clipped the plants , i got about 2 bucket full of clippings and plants that i threw in my pond for the kois.....some of the plants were more than 7ft tall...
ill post my saltwater setup later