enough light for 90g?

robzilla · #1 07-23-2006, 04:30 PM

hi, i've got the chance to grab a 90g tank and stand as a freebie but if i do, i don't what to spend more $$ on more lights.
will my one 250w pendant be alright if hung in the middle? would this provide enough for the light demanding corals/clam if they were placed in the middle and the softies off to the sides?

DanG · #2 07-23-2006, 05:16 PM

how deep and how wide is the tank?

Gools · #3 07-23-2006, 05:17 PM

how long is the tank? If you put everything under the middle you will be fine, just limits what you can put on the outsides, but you will be fine

robzilla · #4 07-23-2006, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanG

how deep and how wide is the tank?

i'm waiting to have a look at it. arent most 90g 48long and 18 high?

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #5 07-23-2006, 11:12 PM

You will end up with a foot of tank at each end that is very dark. Each MH covers roughly a 2' by 2' area. Maybe throw on a fluorescent or something to brighten up those corner sections.

Johnny Reefer · #6 07-24-2006, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robzilla

i'm waiting to have a look at it. arent most 90g 48long and 18 high?

A 90 tall is 48L x 18W x 24H.
A 90 wide is 48L x 24W x 18H.
I'm sure there are others like bowfronts, hexs, whatevers, but those are the two standards.
Is it a Seastar? If so, it'll have a glass centre brace, which will affect a light placed directly over it.

HTH and cheers

,

StirCrazy · #7 07-24-2006, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

A 90 tall is 48L x 18W x 24H.
A 90 wide is 48L x 24W x 18H.
I'm sure there are others like bowfronts, hexs, whatevers, but those are the two standards.
Is it a Seastar? If so, it'll have a glass centre brace, which will affect a light placed directly over it.

HTH and cheers

,

and a 90 short is 36X24x25

Steve