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01-14-2011, 11:45 PM
65 gallons in my display, meaning around 65 square inches of roughened plastic canvas,
I'll go with 14" wide and 5" deep. As I have 14" wide I will need (14" * 35 gph) around 490 gph flow over the screen.
I plan to be setting it up inside a spare 10 gallon aquarium and I will paint the bottom, top, and sides of the aquarium white to serve as a reflector.
For lighting I will mount one T5HO ColorMax bulb (24 watt) on each side of the screen, this is one of the pink colored 'grow' bulbs so I think it should be suitable?
48 watts for 65 gallons puts me nicely between the 0.5 and 1.0 wpg range.
The guide says 4 inches away from the screen for most lights, but also "T5HO bulbs can be within 1 inch (2.5 cm) of the screen, but 2 inches is OK.",
So is it 4" or 2" ? Do T5HO generate less heat than CFL bulbs?
I see that most people who have problems are always plagued with a design flaw and SantaMonica is always able to point out. I want to make sure I have assimilated everything correctly before starting. Do these specifications seem OK?
Also, should I be factoring sump gallons into my total gallons or just the gallons that will have a bioload?
Thanks!!!
I'll go with 14" wide and 5" deep. As I have 14" wide I will need (14" * 35 gph) around 490 gph flow over the screen.
I plan to be setting it up inside a spare 10 gallon aquarium and I will paint the bottom, top, and sides of the aquarium white to serve as a reflector.
For lighting I will mount one T5HO ColorMax bulb (24 watt) on each side of the screen, this is one of the pink colored 'grow' bulbs so I think it should be suitable?
48 watts for 65 gallons puts me nicely between the 0.5 and 1.0 wpg range.
The guide says 4 inches away from the screen for most lights, but also "T5HO bulbs can be within 1 inch (2.5 cm) of the screen, but 2 inches is OK.",
So is it 4" or 2" ? Do T5HO generate less heat than CFL bulbs?
I see that most people who have problems are always plagued with a design flaw and SantaMonica is always able to point out. I want to make sure I have assimilated everything correctly before starting. Do these specifications seem OK?
Also, should I be factoring sump gallons into my total gallons or just the gallons that will have a bioload?
Thanks!!!