Too much Light?

aquaticmaestro · 30-05-2008, 04:10 PM

hey bros,
i have a spare 2ft PL light at 55 watts
thinking of using this light for my 1.5ft set up
is it too much light???

30-05-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaticmaestro

hey bros,
i have a spare 2ft PL light at 55 watts
thinking of using this light for my 1.5ft set up
is it too much light???

what fauna or flora you keeping ?

aquaticmaestro · 30-05-2008, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bbpippen

what fauna or flora you keeping ?

Fauna: CRS
Flora: flame moss, taiwan moss, spikey moss & US fissiden

30-05-2008, 04:40 PM

btw, 2x1x1 ft tank would be roughly 56.6litres which is about 15 gallons.
so 2ft tank would have 3.67wpg which is very high already.

1.5ft tank im sure its more than 3.67wpg.

30-05-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaticmaestro

Fauna: CRS
Flora: flame moss, taiwan moss, spikey moss & US fissiden

the fissidens will do well wif good lights but for 1.5 ft and wif so high wpg, i think algae will come soon.

aquaticmaestro · 30-05-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bbpippen

btw, 2x1x1 ft tank would be roughly 56.6litres which is about 15 gallons.
so 2ft tank would have 3.67wpg which is very high already.

1.5ft tank im sure its more than 3.67wpg.

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Originally Posted by bbpippen

the fissidens will do well wif good lights but for 1.5 ft and wif so high wpg, i think algae will come soon.

ok...thanks bro
will either upgrade to 2ft tank or change to smaller light

30-05-2008, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaticmaestro

ok...thanks bro
will either upgrade to 2ft tank or change to smaller light

yeah definitely..

if you keeping crs then the heat will make it harder for you to bring down the temp of the tank.
i only use the 15w for my 2ft crs tank, more than sufficient.

aquaticmaestro · 30-05-2008, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bbpippen

yeah definitely..

if you keeping crs then the heat will make it harder for you to bring down the temp of the tank.
i only use the 15w for my 2ft crs tank, more than sufficient.

how about i get a 2ft tank with 1.5ft depth?
would it still be too much?

30-05-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaticmaestro

how about i get a 2ft tank with 1.5ft depth?
would it still be too much?

it would be ok, wif around 2.5wpg..

aquaticmaestro · 30-05-2008, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bbpippen

it would be ok, wif around 2.5wpg..

thanks again bro!!

30-05-2008, 04:10 PM	#1
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30-05-2008, 04:40 PM	#4
bbpippen Guest Posts: n/a	btw, 2x1x1 ft tank would be roughly 56.6litres which is about 15 gallons. so 2ft tank would have 3.67wpg which is very high already. 1.5ft tank im sure its more than 3.67wpg.

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