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09/17/2007, 12:27 PM
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175 Watts of MH lighting too much for 29 Gal Tank?
I am currently researching lighting systems for my new 29gal tank. The setup Im looking at now is 175 Watts of MH light supplimented with maybe 20-40 watts of Actinic. Is this too much light for this tank? If I used it I would be around 7 watts of light per gallon. Another reason for this setup would be that its a cheap DIY project. All the parts can be found at lowes, or home depot (except the actinic bulbs) for around sixty total dollars.
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09/17/2007, 12:46 PM
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7 wpg is not too much light. You can go to 10 or more as long as you acclimate.
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09/17/2007, 01:02 PM
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I would think you will be fine. Mabe even run 14k or 20 k bulbs. That way you could cut down on the intensity and mabe get away without running any actinincs.
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09/17/2007, 01:28 PM
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The watts per gallon rule is for the most part meaningless, so I wouldn't be too concerned about that.
Over my 29 I have a 250 Watt phoenix bulb with no issues -- have a clip on fan over my sump to help with temp control.
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09/17/2007, 02:57 PM
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actually its a hair over 6w per gallon there ......dont feel to bad im planning to run 760w over my 55 gallon which is almost 13w per gallon. so i wouldnt worry to much. but yeah definately run some sort of heat control
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09/17/2007, 03:03 PM
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I have a viper 14k 175w MH over my 24g. It's perfect.
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09/17/2007, 07:25 PM
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Burton - Do you have heat issues?
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