What should I get an aquarium light many gallons do I have?

Hey I was wondering the aquarium hood lighting should I get that catch on the 2 sides and hang a lil high and that, above the tank ???…. and the tank of my uncle gave me and how many liters is … iono its 48 "long and 17.5 high and looking down into the tank of 15.5 wide … Thanks for the help!

Since it is a 55 gallon tank (link 1 is a tank volume calculator) Also, the basic rule for lighting is 1-2 watts per gallon tanks for fish only, and 2-5 wpg in planted freshwater tanks. (Link 2 has a brief explanation aquarium lighting and watts per gallon) (the explanation is 2 wpg paragraph from the bottom if u just want to move to that)

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