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| Does anyone know if on a 55 gal tank you should use 2 24 " hid/t-5 fixtures or would 1 48" fixture work better. Wonder if with 48" fixture the middle brace would create a problem.
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shannonsmom (11/20/2010)
Does anyone know if on a 55 gal tank you should use 2 24 " hid/t-5 fixtures or would 1 48" fixture work better. Wonder if with 48" fixture the middle brace would create a problem.
the middle brace would not create a problem. I'd say just go for whichever one is cheaper is they have the same total wattage.
also, please be sure to post in the right section next time; this topic should probably be in the everything but livestock section 
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| Thanks for the info. Sorry thought i was.
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| Hello Shannonsmom. I have 55 gallon tanks with both types of lights. Frankly, I prefer the longer 48 inch light. I use the same strength bulbs, but the longer light will provide a little more light. I have quite a few plants in the tanks and they do well in both. I'd recommend lights in the 6,500 K (Kelvin) range. If you use those in your tanks, your plants and fish should do very well no matter what type of strip light you have. BBradbury
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The single nominal 48" T5HO (it's actually around 46") is better than using two of the nomial 24: lamps. They're also less expensive, and you can usually find the longer T5's at any good lighting store. There's no real need to buy the "special" T5 lamps from fish places.
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