How many watts of light over your aquarium?

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How many watts of light over your aquarium?

  1. 0-100

    12.5%
  2. 100-200

    11.1%
  3. 200-300

    23.6%
  4. 300-500

    18.1%
  5. 600-700

    5.6%
  6. 700-800

    13.9%
  7. 900-1000

    5.6%
  8. >1000

    9.7%
  9. Natural Sun light

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. mattgeezer

    mattgeezer Montipora Capricornis

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    4x24w t5ho =96w does the trick for me!!!(35g)
     
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  3. phillipjfrye

    phillipjfrye Astrea Snail

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    560w over my 75g. 2x150 mhl and 2x130 cf.
     
  4. BaxterS80

    BaxterS80 Pajama Cardinal

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    Location:
    Baltimore, MD
    432W over a 72 T5s
    Configuration is
    Blue Plus/Actinic Plus
    True Actinic
    Blue Plus/Actinic Plus
    UVL AquaSun/GE 6500K

    ATI Pro Color
    ATI Aquablue
    True Actinic
    Blue Plus/Actinic Plus
     
  5. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    I have 692 watts over a 90 gal. (2) 250 w MH and (2) 96 w blue actinics. I guess thats 7.69 wpg
     
  6. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Location:
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    125 gallon: 2(250 watt halides)
    1(400watt halide)
    75 gallon: 4(96watt power compact bulbs) Not much of a concern right now as I just have a Yellow Stingray in the tank!

    30 hex: 1(175watt halide)
    2(28watt power compacts)
     
  7. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    48w over 12gal nano cube :-/:-/
     
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  9. Dustin75

    Dustin75 Fire Shrimp

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    Barberton, Ohio
    I am almost to embarrassed to say.

    29g - 65w cf
    2 x 75g - 260w cf each

    Would love to upgrade but not sure if its worth the extra $$$. :-/
     
  10. sssnake

    sssnake Montipora Digitata

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    Location:
    Montreal, Canada
    120 gallon:

    2x250w MH (10000k)
    2x54w 460nm T5HO actinic (10000k)
    2x54w 420nm T5HO actinic (10000k)
    9 led blue (moon)
    9 led white (moon)
     
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  11. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    Not with what you are keeping now only fish and a Xinia's maybe that will help keep them under control :)
     
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  12. Reefdiver72

    Reefdiver72 Feather Duster

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    I have 920 over my 120 i have 420 over my frag I have 800+ over my 75 and 5 t5s over my mantis tank and 2 48 inch t5s over the sump and a powercompact 65 over aquafuge. At the shop I have 4 96 watts over all 24 40 longs and 500+2 t5s over 75 and 2 lit up with sunlight livrock 75 and tesslata eels 75.