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wooz29 · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:08 am Post subject: Lighting

On a 72" tank would it be fine to just have 60" of light fixtures?

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mpp · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:31 am Post subject:

If you're not planting the tank with live plants, you should be fine.
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ABangtson · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:33 am Post subject:

I have a 48" fixture on my 6' tank and I love the way the corners of the tank get shadowed. Smile

mbovinet · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 5:35 am Post subject:

That should be plenty. I have a few friends with 8 foot tanks with only 4 foot lights.

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clunkster · Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject:

yes as the people above have said you will be alright with that, but if you want you could put two tubes in and stagger them

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MelonHead · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:23 am Post subject: Re: Lighting

wooz29 wrote:

On a 72" tank would it be fine to just have 60" of light fixtures?

That would depend on what you're doing in the tank. If you have live plants - then you need to consider watts per gallon - not length. Are you going to plant anything?

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wooz29 · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject:

Probably something tough like Vallisineria (cichlid tank)

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