we have a 6 ft long tank,,,if we bought the 24- 36" lights, would it cover the whole thing?
1710940
6 feet is 72 inches, so if there's a brace in the middle splitting the top into 2, 36" segments you might be okay with 2 of these.
1710941
I would say definitely not. I have the 36-48" single bright on a 3 ft tank, 30 gal. I feel the light is just adequate and I'm glad I didn't get the 24-36". The light doesn't spread out a lot either so I would think you would want to light full length of your tank with 2 x 36-48s. Even with that, growing plants will not be an option. Hope this helps. Larry
1710942
no, you would need no shorter than 72" lighting system and if your tank is shallow.
1446443
LED are great specifically for deep tanks like that. Shouldnt be a problem getting to the bottom of a 24" tank although I would have to say this fixture may be a little underpowered if your trying to grow any corals on the sandbed. If that isnt the case you should be golden though. LED light usually doesnt start to diminish at all in PAR until 18" of water depth due to its higher focused nature as compared to T5 or hallide which depends on the quality of reflector used to get the light into the tank. This better focus also is what usually will make people say that LED looks very dim in comparison.. which is merely and optical illusion caused by the lack of light escaping the tank thru reflection and refraction, instead being focused more directly down.. in the direction you want it to go.
2161074
That would depend on whether your tank has a center brace or not. The LED's on this fixture have a very long life.
430941
The 12" should fit. For example, my tank is 30" and the 30" light fits perfectly. But, if your tank is deeper then about 24" I would say you would need a more powerful light.
1925102
It depends on how high you mount the light. Mine is mounted 36" above the water on a 48" tank. The ends are a little darker, but not everything can take the direct output of this fixture, such as mushrooms and lps. Start with one would be my advice, and be very care with initial intensity. Break in your livestock slowly!!
1254434
My system came with 4 panels. My tank is 100 gallon with a 5 foot by 18 inches footprint, covers everything pretty good. Yours being 180 gallon, may have a larger area to cover and leave some areas in shadows. Now my lights are resting about 1 inch above the tank, so maybe if you suspend them a distance above your tank, the light may spread more. For my 100 gallon, perfect, for 180 gallon, I couldn't say for sure.
618997
I'm using 2 36-48" lights for a 72" tank. I have full coverage but have to use two remotes, with 2 control panels - there is not an extra spot to join 2 into one panel.
1925103
Depending on how high you mount the light above the aquarium and how intense you want the light to be can determine how much coverage you need. If you aren't growing corals that need a ton of light, 1 light would do probably mounted 10 to 12 inches above the aquarium I would guess.
1622107
Without seeing a picture of the setup I would have to say yes. For it to work properly you want it to cover as much of the bottom of the tank as possible
1153004
If you want get a good amount of coverage in your tank with the colored lights, you would want to get 2. 1 of them wouldn't be enough for a tank that long.
1751192
For a 24 inch long 20 gallon tank I would recommend the 18 to 24 inch light.
1562757
Well, the great thing about this light is, it can be adjusted. You can adjust the light spectrum to your liking as well as, the light intensity. For that size tank all you would have to do is have the light intensity not so high. Overall, I think it'll be just fine for that size tank. This is a great lightning system and so far I love how it looks on my tank, which is a 20 gallon tall tank. Hope this helped. :)
2083848
It should work. I have a 48-inch and a 24-inch light on my 125-gallon reef tank with several types of corals and an anemone.
978605
I will not recommended to buy this light It will work for fish only. The light will b enough for 48" only. up to 60 gallons
1159228
Depends on how wide your tank is. The light will only expand to reach over 60". However the light itself is only 48" wide. I do have the same light over my corals and they seem to love it. I definitely love and recomend the light
1437614
It should provide adequate coverage. PRoviding you come up with a good mounting solution for the light. You may need to arrange your coral and such in the center of the tank.
1960739
I have a glass top so that set up works and the light lays on top. The metal legs extend several inches though, so this would safely lay accross a 48 inch tank (maybe/probably even larger) without a glass top without risk of falling in as a result of being too narrow. I do not know if it would fit snug or not.