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I am getting a 65 gallon aquarium this weekend. I plan on using 2 150 watt HQI pendants with good Ballasts/Reflectors. It comes out to like 4.6 wpg. I really need to use these lights. It is necessary for me to become used to using HQI pendants.
AM i going to be able to hang these above the fishtank to drastically reduce the light and not get any spilled light around the room? What would be an estimated amount of light lost to X amount of inches? Is there a way to calculate that out roughly?
If anyone is interested in what i will be using i'll post it here for commentary.
>Bit of peat under some FLourish Tabs Under some Onyx Sand
>The Lights of course
>Driftwood from my supplier
>RotaLA 'GREEN', Rotala Macranda 'green', Anubias Nana Petite/Narrow, Elatine Triandra or glosso, Moss, Wendlov Java Fern, Ammania Gracilis.
>65 gallon w/ stand no Canopy
>Filstar XP3
>Some titanium Heater
>Boyu Glass Diffuser
>5-10lb co2 tank
>Otos, SAE's (maybe), 25-30 Blue Tetras.
AM i going to be able to hang these above the fishtank to drastically reduce the light and not get any spilled light around the room? What would be an estimated amount of light lost to X amount of inches? Is there a way to calculate that out roughly?
If anyone is interested in what i will be using i'll post it here for commentary.
>Bit of peat under some FLourish Tabs Under some Onyx Sand
>The Lights of course
>Driftwood from my supplier
>RotaLA 'GREEN', Rotala Macranda 'green', Anubias Nana Petite/Narrow, Elatine Triandra or glosso, Moss, Wendlov Java Fern, Ammania Gracilis.
>65 gallon w/ stand no Canopy
>Filstar XP3
>Some titanium Heater
>Boyu Glass Diffuser
>5-10lb co2 tank
>Otos, SAE's (maybe), 25-30 Blue Tetras.