At some point, the issue becomes power consumption. ($$$) That's where efficiency comes into play.
1 - 20 of 44 Posts
Ironically, I just added another two-foot strip of shop lights to my brand new 29g setup to total 80 watts of shop lighting. 
They were free though, 'cause I found them in the barn.
They were free though, 'cause I found them in the barn. Here is an old picture of my 75 with two shoplights. I went back to Aqualights for awhile but now I am using shoplights again. 4 x 32 watts.
These are $25 shoplights, not the super cheap ones.
These are $25 shoplights, not the super cheap ones.
Attachments
My 75 gal with 2 shoplights. 2 40wt daylight bulbs in each.
![]()
Here is my 55 gallon Non Co2. It has one shoplight. This shoplight is wide with parabolic reflectors 2x 32 watt. To me this shoplight looks brighter than my 110watt aqualight.
Attachments
I don't run CO2 in that tank, probably could but I had to do a lot of trimming as it was to get to that point. This is what it looked like before.
![]()
Not much room for swimming.
Not much room for swimming.
Well here is my 75G lit with 3 48" T8 and 1 T6, all overdriven 2X (roughly 200W-220W or so, 2.6-2.9WPG) white painted canopy.
<click
Its a real jungle, sorry. Was trying to stuff as many plants in as I can in preparation for my big tank being setup, and also since my tank is a tad overstocked with fish they really do seem to help keep the water cleaner.
On my 240G I decided to go the T5HO route with the level 19 warlock reflectors though on a bigger scale the efficiency helps.
<clickIts a real jungle, sorry. Was trying to stuff as many plants in as I can in preparation for my big tank being setup, and also since my tank is a tad overstocked with fish they really do seem to help keep the water cleaner.
On my 240G I decided to go the T5HO route with the level 19 warlock reflectors though
on a bigger scale the efficiency helps.1 - 20 of 44 Posts
