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Old 06-16-2010, 11:53 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: indoor lighting?

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Originally Posted by timmko View Post
Fixtures at Home Depot for a 2 lamp unit are around $35bucks so I was just wondering how many I would need. For a reef tank they go by watts/gallon but this is a bit different. The lamps there are without reflectors so I would also have to add them to the fixtures and then put them on a timer. Anyone have any suggestions?
I've had many reef tanks so know how important reflectors are, but for the bananas i'd just put the plants as close to the bulbs as possible and not worry about reflectors. I'd do maybe 3 shop lights hung at different heights and maybe do 12-16 hours/day
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