Help with lighting!

[Buddyboy]

Oh yeah! It's mainly a softies tank, maybe with some LPS down the road. I have GSP's, leathers, etc. Maybe this would be too much light for them anyways???

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I had a 33g tank with a 96w PC & 2 T5s & heat wasn't too much of an issue. You can always position a fan if you need to, which I had to in the summer, but that was when the temp in the room was getting up there & not just from the lights.

Best thing to do is just set it up & test the temp. We don't know what is the ambient room temp or any other details, so you can answer this question best yourself by plugging it in & checking with a reliable thermometer.

Anthony

[fortheloveofcrabs]

I had a 33g 36" Hagen with that exact fixture over it. No heat problem at all from the lights. It was the pumps that got me.....

[kwirky]

i don't think it's too much light. Tanks that small, you can't go watts per gallon. With PC's, try to think of how many bulbs you have over it, and the depth of the tank. It's more subjective than objective.

[Buddyboy]

Thanks everyone for your help! Lots to think about.