FINALLY GETTING NEW LIGHTS!

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mr.bubble

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I might go to my lfs today or tommorow. i am thinking of getting VHO's. my tank dementions are:
langh=3 feet
hight= 2 feet
width= 1 1/2 feet.
im going to spend $120 on these lights. will this be enough for the lights? what do you recomend? Any other info would be great on these lights. :D :) ;) :p
 
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mr.bubble

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I dont think so. i have been doing research on this and pc's arnt the best, VHO's are really good, and MH are really really really good, but pricey! what wt should i get?
 
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mr.bubble

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I dont think so. i have been doing research on this and pc's arnt the best, VHO's are really good, and MH are really really really good, but pricey! what wt should i get? :D
 
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mr.bubble

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Sammy, im mesuring the ouside walls. those up top were not correct. these are correct:
langh= 4 feet
hight= 2.4 feet
width= 1.6 feet.
what wt VHO's should i get?
 
the infamous sea cucumber

the infamous sea cucumber

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Those are not common volumns for fish tanks either. At least not in my experience. Mr. Bubbles, like Sammy said, hight is the most important factor when considering lighting type/strengh. So just get the measurements for that right first....then worry about the rest.
 
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mr.bubble

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I have a 80 gallon. i measuring with a tape mesure. thats the most exact thing i could tell you.mmmmmmmm, should i mesure the canopy? here is the canopy:
langh= 4.2 feet.
width= 1.6 feet.
im 100% sure that when i bought it, it was 80 gallons. you think they made a mistake with the numbers? all i know is that the dementions are right.
 
the infamous sea cucumber

the infamous sea cucumber

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Maybe, if you get the luckiest deal of your life on ----, you might be able to get some sort of passible lighting system. Also, cant remember where i read it....but i saw a guy with plans for a DIY Metal halide system. Something about iwasaki bulbs (sp?) and a metal halid balast from Manards that amazingly works with them...for about $150. And thats just for one MH....sounds risky though. Time for another PT job i think Mr. Bubbles.
 
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mr.bubble

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sammy, did i hear you corectlly, 500 DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought you just needed the lights?! I checked the hight again, i got:
hight= 1.11 feet
 
the infamous sea cucumber

the infamous sea cucumber

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Now we are back down to ~53 gallons. Mr. Bubbles, IMHO the key to getting good advice around here is being meticulous and honest with the data you provide. The answers you receive will be much more valuable to you.
 
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mr.bubble

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I am doing the best i can. i going into great deatail now. here, is the most exact thing i can get.:
langh= 4 feet.
width= 1.3 feet
hight= 1.11 feet.
those are the best i can do. i cant get more exact than that. i dont know whats wrong. if thats not an 80 gallon, the only thing i could think of is that someone wrote down the wrong numbers. I really dont want to get a PT job!
 
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mr.bubble

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mabey it would be easyer to write these in inches.
langh= 48 inches
width= 15 inches
hight= 23 inches.
 
the infamous sea cucumber

the infamous sea cucumber

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Originally posted by Mr.Bubble:
<strong>I am doing the best i can. i going into great deatail now. here, is the most exact thing i can get.:
langh= 4 feet.
width= 1.3 feet
hight= 1.11 feet.
those are the best i can do. i cant get more exact than that. i dont know whats wrong. if thats not an 80 gallon, the only thing i could think of is that someone wrote down the wrong numbers. I really dont want to get a PT job!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Ok Mr Bubbles...here is the formula....
it's either LxWxH(in inches)/231=Gallons of tank
or LxWxH(in feet)=Cubic Ft x 7.481=Gallons of T
According to your current measurements you have
4x1.3x1.11=5.772 x 7.481= 43.1 gallons
Im going to go out on a limb as say you have something more like 4x1.5x2
 
the infamous sea cucumber

the infamous sea cucumber

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Originally posted by Mr.Bubble:
<strong>mabey it would be easyer to write these in inches.
langh= 48 inches
width= 15 inches
hight= 23 inches.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Ok, now i am positive about your measurements.
They are most likely
Length 48
Width 16
Height 24
Thats what you should go by
And that equals your illusive 80 gallons
 
discusking

discusking

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Mr. Bubble you have an eighty five gallon tank. I came to this conclusion by finding the volume of your tank and there are 5.5 gallons per every cubic foot of water you have so that will give you about eighty five gallons of water, don't forget to subtract the amount of water displaced by corals, lr, even fish! This means that your should not be stoncking your tank by the amount of water your tank can hold, but the amount of water your tank can hold minus the water displaced by decorations and animals.
 
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mr.bubble

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Finally! i got the measurments right...or did i? so, what kind of lights would be the best for my tank?
 
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