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vandermark5 · 03-14-2005, 10:49 AM

I agree with you on the beauty of the plants running across the surface, but on a tank that has 24" of width with the lighting unit placed at the front, the plants at the back will be 18" away from the strongest light. I think it would create one large cave - not sure this is what I want.

Currently, I am thinking of using two 24" Coralife (1 x 65W) units for a total of 130 watts. The only downside to this is that I would have to possibly remove both units to do pruning/aquascaping which is sort of a pain. I know they make units with double bulbs but they have fans and I don't want the extra noise.

03-14-2005, 10:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
vandermark5 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 0 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 3600	I agree with you on the beauty of the plants running across the surface, but on a tank that has 24" of width with the lighting unit placed at the front, the plants at the back will be 18" away from the strongest light. I think it would create one large cave - not sure this is what I want. Currently, I am thinking of using two 24" Coralife (1 x 65W) units for a total of 130 watts. The only downside to this is that I would have to possibly remove both units to do pruning/aquascaping which is sort of a pain. I know they make units with double bulbs but they have fans and I don't want the extra noise.