poisonmywell
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I figured i'd save this board from any more of my dumb posts by doing a little research. But I did, and it only raised more questions. Im looking at what Im going to have to upgrade my lighting to. I was looking at the power compacts first. What would I need to suffeciently light my 50 gallon? (its 48in. by 12in.)the options include sizes from 15" to 72", and 2 or 4 bulbs of wattage ranging from 28 to 96. I was also looking at the prism metal halide power compact combination pendants. they're only like $10 more than the power compact hood. But would one pendant be able to light the entire aquarium? It says the light band can be adjusted. The pendant comes with 2 28 watt blue owercompact bulbs, and a metal halide bulb of choice between 150-400 watts. What would be good for me?