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Old 03-04-2012, 10:58 PM
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I've been searching for the easy answer to this question as well. For myself I think the dollar difference between the two is my deciding factor. Both fixtures seem to work well from what I've seen on pics of peoples tanks..
what are you leaning towards?
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Old 03-05-2012, 01:46 AM
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what are you leaning towards?
so far I think I'm leaning towards AI!! I'm not looking into spread as much as i"m looking for depth, At 30" tall I can add more fixtures for spread but that wouldn't help hit the bottom of the tank..
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Old 03-05-2012, 01:49 AM
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so how many radion would it take to do 96Lx30Hx40D vs how many AI's?????

I guess anothe question is should a person go with all blue's or mix them up 50/50 with the white fixtures??
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Old 03-05-2012, 01:59 AM
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the fixtures which are called the super blues are actually a mixture of the white royal blue and the standard blues.
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the fixtures which are called the super blues are actually a mixture of the white royal blue and the standard blues.
And the whites are just all white?
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Old 03-05-2012, 02:05 AM
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from what i understand yes.
here is a link to the site i mentioned earlier. i think it clearly shows the AI system to be the best going.
http://www.h2oplusomething.com/index...ment&Itemid=64
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Old 03-05-2012, 02:04 AM
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Eight of either is where I would start. After that it would be personal preference to have more.
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