i know its a lot of plants but i like the effect it produces. i have a smaller tank with only a few plants in it. to me, having a few smaller groups of different types of plants makes the tank look larger than it really is. if you have a 45 tank with only 5 types of plants, the tank could look like a 10 gallon. with all these plants in my tank, everyone that has seen it questions me that it is a 45 gallon. they always says it looks bigger. i originally wanted a 125 gallon but the size limitations restricted me...so im making my 45 look like a bigger tank.
i realize that i have a lot of red plants but the overall look of the tank is mostly green with a splattering of red to highlight areas.
the 7100k bulbs that i have produces a very white light, unlike my 6000 and 10,000k bulb that i have in my smaller tank.