power compact lighting

[shizean]

lol point taken

[Joe Reefer]

You might get like a redish brown.

[shizean]

would it work if i used a 48" 6 bulb t5 tek light for that tank?

[Joe Reefer]

http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/showt...hlight=t5+fuel

You decide. I am a MH guy so I would say no.

[fkshiu]

You'd have a lot of darkness on either side with a 4' fixture over a 6' tank.

With appropriate bulb selection and cooling fans added, SPS would be do-able with a tek 6x54W, but I'd recommend against getting it for your tank since it will look odd.

Don't cheap out - save up the $ to do things properly the first time or you'll end up spending more in the long run.

[Myka]

Or do like me...get a smaller tank that you can afford to pimp out.

[digital-audiophile]

T5 would be just fine for SPS and perhaps even superior to halides.. despite what the MH fanboys say

You would really need a longer unit, or a combination of a 24 and a 48 to cover the length of the tank, and a 8 bulb fixture would work better considering the width of the tank.