light question

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  1. jingles230

    jingles230 Astrea Snail

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    hey my LFS was thinking about maybe trading some zoos for this light fixture they have. its a small little thing but it has 2 39 watt bulbs in it and its 3 inches long, i was wondering if that would be good for sps corals?
     
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    Pc bulbs?
     
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  4. jingles230

    jingles230 Astrea Snail

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    sorry its a t5 fixture
     
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    jingles230 Astrea Snail

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    and it is 36 inches long lol i didnt get much sleep last night so
     
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    The key question is what are you planning on keeping under it and what size tank do you have?
     
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  7. jingles230

    jingles230 Astrea Snail

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    most likely a 10 gallon or 20 gallon with SPS corals in it or i might even make a really shallow one so that they get alot of light
     
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