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Re: What do I measure?

Posted By: Brian Walters <bpw2388@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
Date: Thursday, 9 March 2000, at 12:56 a.m.

In Response To: What do I measure? (Vicky)

Oceanic Systems makes very good quality light fixtures. On my 225gal (72w x 24d x 30h), I have 2 36" fixtures that hold 1 36" bulb each. The fixtures come with built in reflectors. With only one row of lights across the tank, it is brighter than it used to be with the original 2 rows of cheaper fixtures. I am using 36" Power-Glo bulbs. This is a fish only tank so I don't worry about having enough light for plant growth. The bulbs really bring out the color of my clown loaches. They seem to high-light the outlines of gold and white between the black and orange quite nicely! I'm not sure if these fixtures can be