Thread: Rico's 240 Gallon Money Pit(Twin 90's)
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Old 10-07-2007, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ChuckG View Post
I don't believe 250 watt MH's will be enough penetration for the lower area. I think you'll have to use 400 watters as a minimum.
Really? If I go with the 300g(around 210 after rock and sand) then using 4 400 watt MH's would be 7.6 watts per gal. going with only 3 lights would be 5.7 watts per gal. Would I be better off with 4 or 3? Can you have too much light?
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