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BuckeyeTodd
07/07/2010, 11:11 AM
So the setup I'm planning is 8-36"T5 on a 3 foot by 3 foot 150 gal Marineland DD Mixed Reef. These T5 are being done by two ice cap ballasts, so its going to be hard for me to get the sunrise/sunset effect(have to run at least 4 bulbs at a time). I was thinking of getting two of these strips and running them for 10 hours, one set of four t5 for 8 hours and the other set for 6 hours. Never used led's before, any advice is two enough or too much? Any other thoughts on this schedule

BuckeyeTodd
07/07/2010, 05:33 PM
Any opinions? Just wondering how much light one of these put out...will two give a 150 enough light to simulate the dawn dusk effect?

Johnny C
07/07/2010, 09:35 PM
Two would work, but 4 would be best. The higher up you mount them, the more they will spread across the tank. Be sure to get the 460nm model. JMO!