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Unread 03/23/2012, 07:45 AM   #1
SULFERHEAD93
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lighting on 29 gallon

Hey everybody im planning my first saltwater reef build for a 29 gallon
30L x 12D x 18H. i was looking at the tek t5 24" x 4 bulb fixture. is this an overkill?


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Unread 03/23/2012, 04:32 PM   #2
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No such thing as too much light! I say go for it, or jump on the LED bandwagon


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Unread 03/24/2012, 04:05 PM   #3
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That's the tank I have, and that's the light I use.


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Unread 03/26/2012, 08:47 AM   #4
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That's the tank I have, and that's the light I use.
What bulbs/ order do you use?


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Unread 03/26/2012, 10:44 AM   #5
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Blue plus, purple plus, new generation, blue plus.

I run the fixture without a splash shield and I've got a small fan Cooling the bulbs as well which adds about ten percent more PAR (unless your fixture is already fan cooled of course!)


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