forgot to mention, i would make some acrylic tops and get rid of my full hoods that i have now and i would hang this fixture from my ceiling, would this be tooo much light or just enough? its a 55gal
What watt is you lights in your tank already? 32 watt are what come with that shop light. You may have to get new bulbs but the fixture would work. You will want it kind of close to your tank. So that way you dont loose all of the spectrum to the tank.
i mean the bulbs that are in that are like 8000k which will be fine seing how the sun is at most 6500k. i think im going to get it ill let you all know how everything works out. Money
Nothing wrong with the fixture per say, it is the tubes that matter. Those with this fixture are ordinary tubes and I suspect not adequate plant light. Knowing the K rating is one thing, but as I mentioned previously you also need to know the spectrum graph, and there is none at the linked site. These tubes are such as you would use in your home, basement over the workbench, garage, etc., just "light". From the K rating they are probably cool white. Putting tubes like the Life-Glo or similar wold be fine.
Another comment on hanging fluorescent lights above a tank: light is dissipated into the air, and the higher off the tank the more light is dissipated. This means light is bouncing around above the tank, which makes it harder to focus on the tank (like a bright light shining above a TV). Plus the wasted light is not getting into the water where it is needed. If you can set this fixture on the tank frame, fine. But it will need a glass cover between the tubes and the water surface.
But I agree with previous posts. Unless you have the light right on top of the tank and have a shield blocking the light from the viewers, it won't workout very well. With only 2 - 32 watt bulbs, the light may be on the low side.
i mean i plan to hang it pretty much right over the tank, it has shades on the side that direct the light and i was thinking of putting some alluminum foil in there to help reflect it some, the lids are no problem those are easily made with a few hinges and some acrylic. thanks for the imput though. Money
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