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Re: Lighting for 150
ROlesen104 at aol_com wrote:
>I've decided to build a hood and go ahead with power compact lighting for my
>150 gal tank that is 72 inches long, 24 high and 18.75 wide. I'll be
>injecting pressurized CO2 from a tank.
>
>Are six (6) 96watt fixtures from A&H with reflectors about right for this
>size setup?
>
>I'd just like people's opinions, especially if you've had experience with the
>96watt fixtures from A&H before. I know I could use four and add more later,
>but I'd rather just do it all right from the start.
>
>Any opinions are appreciated.
>
>TIA
>
>Bob Olesen
>West Palm Beach
In my still very limited experience with a new 120 gal tank, three banks of PC
lights front-to-back on a 18" wide tank could be too much. This 120 was set
up about 15 days ago, has three PCs front-to-back, is 24" wide, and the amount
of light at the substrate level is staggering (I still have to measure it
though). Hygro won't grow up, it just hugs to the substrate, at a place
where the depth is about 20". Rotala indica shows pink growth at a depth
of about 15", and ambulia shows pinkish growth at a depth of about 8".
Yesterday I shut down one bank of lights and will keep it off until the
tank matures a bit. Under the same conditions, the same three banks of lights
over a 18" footprint would be definitely too much.
The light banks are dual 55 Watt AH Supply kits.
- Ivo Busko
Baltimore, MD
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