Picked up a 36x18x36 today...

[RedEyeFromMD]

I can chime in on lighting. You can hop on over to Aquatraders - Guaranteed Best Prices on Aquarium Lightings + Free Shipping! and pick up a nice Beamworks LED light or a T8 light fixture for cheap that is 36" long. The thing with any light you choose that you are looking for is for it to be 6500k

Like this one??

LED Aquarium Lighting Freshwater Bright

[jarteta97]

That's perfect . . . and very cheap, wow

[RedEyeFromMD]

That's perfect . . . and very cheap, wow

Think i'd need any additional lighting other then that?

[jarteta97]

It really depends on the planting of the tank. If you have a lot of plants at the front of the tank, I would go with two of those over the tank, but If you mainly plant to have a planted background with a more open front, that would be more ideal.

To put it more simply:
1 light in back means plants will grow up the background
1 light in the front means plants will tend to spread out to the front, or descend from the background
2 lights means maximum growth upwards and outwards

[deranged chipmunk]

if they have the same optics in them as their 18" version, you can run a single across the center of the tank and it will be plenty bright. besides, of course a well lit tank is cool, but so is a dark mysterious jungle look

[jarteta97]

Haha, true, I like Diggenem's dark jungly feel

[deranged chipmunk]

Haha, true, I like Diggenem's dark jungly feel

i know, right??