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Old 07/01/2007, 06:48 AM
theplatypus theplatypus is offline
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Lighting a 32x32x24 tank w/ t5's

How many t5 bulbs would you put over a tank this size? I'm limited to 24 watt retrofits. It would probably be a lps/clam tank.
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Old 07/01/2007, 01:41 PM
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8x-10x staggered so 4-5 towards the left side of the tank and 4-5 towards the right side of the tank. I seen many posts that for every 3" of tank width, you have one retro-fit, so 32" is 10x max.
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Old 07/01/2007, 04:05 PM
Yangtze Reef Yangtze Reef is offline
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You can cram in 12 with IceCap reflectors wich is 2.5" wide. But I think 10 would be a better choice.

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