Re: [APD] Re: The Art of Lighting a BowfrontTank or - the Arc ofLighting

["David Terrell" <Dave at terrellclan_com>]

This might seem nuts but I've been thinking a lot lately about these tanks
and I have an outrageous solution.  Reading the post I was thinking to
myself, all lights are width-wise in a tank, usually the entire width or
maybe 2x half the width.  I wonder if anyone has done a depth-wise light
scheme, where the light fixtures are front to back on top of the tank?  I
know working on the tank would be a pain, but maybe something could be
worked on in the meantime, I have a floor lamp next to mine that provides
light when I'm working on the tank.  I don't know the specifics of smaller
bulbs, but one that would fit my 18" deep tank (48x18x24" All-Glass 90G),
use maybe one of those every 5" or so, there'd be about 5 of them.  Or even
perhaps closer together!  In a bowfront this would allow you to stagger them
beacuse at the ends of the tank they'd be full depth, front to back, but in
the middle you could put one closer to the front, one closer to the rear and
just stagger.  It'd be a _lot_ more wiring, but I just wondered, wiring
aside what's the downside to this?  If you were really savvy you could turn
off a few at a time to simulate a pretty nice, gradual sunrise/sunset ;-)

-Dave T.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>
To: "aquatic plants digest" <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [APD] Re: The Art of Lighting a BowfrontTank or - the Arc
ofLighting


> Why not try a 36 watt in front and replace two of the 55s
> with 36s. I belive they are slightly overdriven on the
> Fulham ballasts from AHS so it won't be a startling change
> but it will even out the lighting.  You might want to
> separate the bulbs in back a bit more than otherwise, end
> to end, if you can.
> I don't know if yo have individual ballasts for the  55s or
> 2 bulbs to a ballast. If 2 to a ballast, then they are
> Workhorse 5s and and if ididividual they are Workhorse 3.
> In either caseto go form 55 to 36w, you you need to drop
> back one of the read wires to each bulbs.
>
>
> Scott H.
>
>
> --- Matt Staroscik <matt at wrongcrowd_com> wrote:
> >
> > Similar experiences here. I have a 90g bowfront, which I
> > think is a 72g
> > tall. The lfs sold me 2 110W PC striplights, which don't
> > fit quite right...
> > but that is another story. (I had the tank stuff in
> > mothballs for 6 months
> > before I set it up so I did not notice right after the
> > purchase.)
> >
> > Anyway, my tank is pretty new so I don't have many plant
> > observations yet.
> > But it does seem like my light is more evenly dispersed
> > than yours is. This
> > may be due to the extra elevation, so I would try your
> > idea of raising the
> > lights first. Ultimately another 55W light in the very
> > front will be the
> > best solution though, I bet.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Matt
> >
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