Ralph
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
So I'm thinking that since I'm not going to be using a hood, I should be able to have a bit more flexibility with lighting. I talked to someone at my LFS and he suggested that I could use MH pendulums or go with 5' flourescents. He said that 5' lamps are not necessarily more expensive, but not everyone carries them. Does this sound like sound advice?
I'd like to keep stonies. I think that means that I need lots of blues, which I could get with actinic tubes, or metal halide.
Someone else pointed me to Specialty Lighting at Specialty-Lights: Professional Lighting, Facilities Lighting, Specialty Light, Unique Lighting Systems. I'm looking at the T5 fixtures, but I don't see anything in 5'. Maybe a 4' with a pendulum on each end? Or would that lighting distribution look strange in the tank from the front? I see my choice of tank having a bit impact on the lighting.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Ralph
I'd like to keep stonies. I think that means that I need lots of blues, which I could get with actinic tubes, or metal halide.
Someone else pointed me to Specialty Lighting at Specialty-Lights: Professional Lighting, Facilities Lighting, Specialty Light, Unique Lighting Systems. I'm looking at the T5 fixtures, but I don't see anything in 5'. Maybe a 4' with a pendulum on each end? Or would that lighting distribution look strange in the tank from the front? I see my choice of tank having a bit impact on the lighting.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Ralph