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04/11/2012, 08:51 PM
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Shorter ATI sunpower fixture
I read somewhere that you can go shorter with the ATI sunpower fixtures. For example, a 24" fixture would work for a 36" tank. Can anyone confirm this?
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04/11/2012, 08:52 PM
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On second thought, nevermind. It would cost more to go with a shorter fixture that produces the same amount of light as a 36" fixture.
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04/11/2012, 09:03 PM
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Why would it cost more to go shorter? And yes you can get away with using a shorter fixture.
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04/11/2012, 09:30 PM
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A 36" 4 bulb 156w fixture would be good lighting for a softie/LPS tank. A 24" inch 4 bulb 96w fixture would not be enough light for a softie/LPS tank, right? So I would have to go with a 24" 6 bulb fixture to get roughly the same amount of light as the 36" fixture. Even then the 6 bulb 24" fixture would be 12 watts less and $30 more than the 36"
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04/11/2012, 10:25 PM
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I run a 48" fixture on a 60" tank
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04/12/2012, 06:45 PM
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I run a 6 bulb ati 60" on a 72" tank plenty light.
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