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Old 10-02-2007, 02:48 PM   #47 (permalink)
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Re: T5's

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Originally Posted by Rcpilot View Post
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My tank is 24" wide x 24" tall x 12" deep--front too back. 30 gallons.

The math:
24x12x24 = 6912 cubic inches = 29.922 gallons

My water depth is actually 24". I do have 4.8w per gallon.
cool, but same thing. here check this.

say a 60x24x24(150gal) fits 8x80w T5's= 4.2w/gal, less w/gal than yours but so much more light reaches the bottom, its just not comparable based on watts/gallon.
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