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Old 10/03/2005, 05:50 AM
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Originally posted by Voxboy
Hey Grim you seem to be the guy with the T5 knowledge so let me ask you.
I am setting up a 90 gallon. I want to house soft and LPS and a few fish. I have just installed a T5 retrofit with reflectors. It consists of..from front to back

2Aquablue
2Blueplus
2GE
2Blueplus

My question is this. I want to add mushrooms as well. How high from the tank should I place my lights. It is presently about 12" from the surface and the bulbs are running off workhorse ballasts.
Thanks
Brent
What brand of reflectors are you using? If you are using Tek reflectors that is a TON of light and I wouldn't even think about shrooms. You could drop down to six lamps and drop the lamps down to six inches above the water and have a net gain in light at the bottom of the tank.
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