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    Talking light placement... how high do you go?

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    Hi all, just want to find out what kinda light placement height practice is best? 5 inch 6 inch?

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    how high is your tank?

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    tank is 1.5' and my light is now at 9 inches from the water surface.

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    what is the vottage of the light and the tank measurements?

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    am running a 4'x1.5'x1.5' 2x150w 10k

    so far everything fine except for one plant which i have no idea what kinda plant.

    so thought i play around with the lighting... see what are people running to get some data.

    what are u running magic?

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    My tank is 19 inch deep and my light is 6 inches above the water surface, thats only because mny new light set is quite high standing, my last lighting sat about 1 inch above water surface (it was waterproof).

    Getting some T5 lights this weekend hopefully, not sure on wattage yet.
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    If you're looking to position your MH, this link might help. http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=37472



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