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Originally Posted by peekay
Hi Ron:
Lots of great info. Just purchased a 100 gallon 48"(l) x 20"(w) x 24"(h). I'm leaning towards saving some money and getting the 32" version based on your recommendation. Should I be concerned with the 24" depth of the tank if I'm keeping my lights 12" - 16" above the tank? I want to get sufficient PAR to maybe keep a hammer or frogspawn near the bottom of the tank. Thanks for your help! 
PK |
You should have plenty of PAR for a 24" (H) tank, as I have my Photon V2+ 26" from the water, and my Fuge is 27" (H). At a max setting of 90% for the Blue and Violet channels, 20% for the White channel, and 1% to 5% for the Red and Green channels, my PAR is 135 or so in the center, and 100 or so on the ends, and the lite part of my Fuge is 48". I could drop my Photon down to 18" from the water an have better Par readings on the bottom then I do now, but I like the lights higher up as I am able to work on the Fuge without interference from the light rack.