Lighting on a 20 Long

darb · #1 10-27-2010, 11:35 PM

what about dual 65 watt PCs? I can probably pick one of those up used. How much heat do they throw though, I have never owned a PC?

I don't want to invest too much in this setup as it is only a temporary set up and I will probably go with either a 24 or 36 inch final setup.

arnald · #2 10-27-2010, 11:40 PM

buy my set up whcih comes with metal halide. its gonna cost you half the price then you starting from scratch

arnald · #3 10-27-2010, 11:48 PM

i also have an extra 150watt metal halide pendent with ballast also that i can throw in the price. check under 20g long and you will see my ad

darb · #4 10-28-2010, 12:06 AM

thanks, my 20 long is only a temporary setup that I am throwing together with stuff I mostly already have sitting around. for my final setup I am liking the look of the marineland cube tanks and will probably go with that.

Wayne · #5 10-28-2010, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by darb

what about dual 65 watt PCs? I can probably pick one of those up used. How much heat do they throw though, I have never owned a PC?

I don't want to invest too much in this setup as it is only a temporary set up and I will probably go with either a 24 or 36 inch final setup.

PC's will work ok for this depth, especially for a temp solution. On my 30" 52gallon tank I ended up going with a 24" metal halide/pc/led combo that I just mounted to my canopy. Fits nice and doesn't overhang the tank which I think looks best.