Getting New Compact Fluorescent or T5 Lighting Fixture

[xmikebrock]

i found one that is a 4 bulb with individual reflectors, do u think that would be good with the hard corals?

[Pufferpunk]

I have 6 bulbs over a 90g:


http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v345/ ... GSPARpics/

[xmikebrock]

OMG THATS AWESOME!!!
how old is that tank
sooooo colorful =)


i did the math lol, so thats like 1 bulb for every 15 gallons...

so i would (to be in proportion to your tank, 5 because 15 * 5 is 75) do u think i could get away with the 4????

[Pufferpunk]

I would cram in as many as will fit into the hood/canopy or over the tank. That FTS was over a year ago. The tank was about 2 years old, I think.

[xmikebrock]

I think I'm only going to be able to fit the four light fixture. ........ If I do the four bulb with individual reflectors do u think that should be good for the hard stuff????

[Pufferpunk]

I can't tell you that for sure.

[xmikebrock]

Is understand haha
but your good with the six in the 90
so if I find a six that will fit I should be good...

Is there anything else i would need

[Pufferpunk]

What are they going into? Dimensions? Mine is a wooden canopy. I bought the lights separately & installed them into the canopy.

[xmikebrock]

a tank, 72 g
the dimension of the top are 48 X 18

24 in deep

i have a wood canopy

[Pufferpunk]

Yeah, I think only 4 bulbs are going to fit in there.

[Nick]

When equipping my 72 bowfront tank, I found that you CAN get more lights on there, only, you must get a separate 24" fixture for the pair closest to the front. Depending on how the reflectors are designed, adjusting them so they project backward into the tank if possible or placing the fixture backwards so light projects further back into the tank is really important, otherwise most of the light just comes out the front of the tank and helps nothing grow other than algae on the glass.