I am looking at this light for my 92 corner planted tank. From the top of the substrated to the top of the water is 20"; I am wondering if this light will work for me. My thought was to buy one 20" fixture and one 36" fixture. Any advice is appreciated! I am looking at this light for my 92 corner planted tank. From the top of the substrated to the top of the water is 20"; I am wondering if this light will work for me. My thought was to buy... » Read More I am looking at this light for my 92 corner planted tank. From the top of the substrated to the top of the water is 20"; I am wondering if this light will work for me. My thought was to buy one 20" fixture and one 36" fixture. Any advice is appreciated! « Show Less
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I would rcommend their Ray 2 for a tank that deep if your are going to raise plants. I use one on a 37 gallon high with 24" depth. it is a planted tank, medium light, NO CO2 but do use Exel carbon suppliment. Works well with very little algae. I also use use a FugeRay on a 10 gallon planted that is 12" deep. Don't use chemicals on that one and use an 8 hour daylight length.Two FugeRays would probably work but a single Ray 2 would be my choice. Either way, the lights are reliable and provide me with the best planted tanks I have ever had.
1402709
It's a really good light as long as your aquarium is not more than say 8 inch bigger longer than the light, does a good job, blue only is not very bright, I just use white @ blue together, I have a 72 inch on my 180 works good, go for it.
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legs extend approx 1" on each side. if you have a glass top, you can probably get away with a 24" fugeray, and the legs will just sit on top of either the plastic frame of the aquarium, or the glass top. with 120 degree spread of the led's, the light SHOULD disperse well enough to cover your entire aquarium. if you do not have a glass top, then you will definitely have to get a 30" fugeray, bcuz the legs of the 24" will not extend to the edges of your sweet 28" custom aquarium, and you wouldn't want the light falling into the water & frying your fishies�
1418439
My aquarium is 36" wide... and the light provides plenty of light, on hot days the lights warm the water - depending on the fish or the environment you have you may then opt to run the blue light's (moon light) setting only. Otherwise you should have plenty of simulated reef light.
1437612
I have a 100 gallon cylindrical tank 18" x 72 " works fine very good lights, even illumination, intensity adjustable, can do white, or blue light or combination, and moon light
1878684
Hi there. My light,- the actual light bar itself, measures 22inches. It also has two metal prong/bars that extend from either side that fit over the top of the aquarium, that measure , in total, 36 inches. The extensions keep the light raised slightly off the top of the aquarium,probably for heat circulation. I didn't like the way the light hit my eyes, so I didn't use them. LEDs are pretty warm, and the top of my acrylic tank is now warped a it . Not a big deal for me. So, I think the 24to36 would be a good size, unless you want the light bar in direct contact with your aquarium top. The light is very bright, does that cool wave thing, and has supported my live plants well. The automatic on, off, of the white and blue lights is a perk I did not think I needed. But, it's great as a convenience, and easy to program. Hope this helps, if a bit wordy
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I have the 36" myself on a 40 gallon reef. They are aupported by the side of the glass, so idk how they would fit on a corner tank. I would suggest something that would hang and possible more than one for a tank your size. A 36" would probably not be enough for 96 gallons. It works great in my 40, so if say you would need 2 if you went this way.
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Hello, I have a 55gallon tank so I purchased the "36-48'' light. It lights my tank well but if I didn't have a canopy to cover the light, I would have ordered the 48" light as a light that completely covers the tank looks better if you don't have a canopy. Hope this helps. Rhandi
1302524
I would say yes... I have it on my 75 gallon tank and it is brite in every corner. love the light :)
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.
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The unit is exactly 24" in length with extenders on both sides that will extend the total out 26". I have a 48" wide 60 gal tank with a bar at the top in the center so I use 2 of the 24" units. I tried a 48" unit first but the center bar wouldn't allow the unit to sit securely. The units come with a single led bulb, but will house 3. You will want at least 2 bulbs per unit. In spite of the expense, I now have 3 bulbs per unit. Beware of knocking them into the tank! I managed to ruin one of the units by doing so! Best of luck!
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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.
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I bought two hoods for a standard 55 gallon aquarium. It should also work on a 20/29 high tank as well. At work so don't have specs. Nice hood but bulbs they give you are not as bright as I thought .
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I have one fixture on a 75 gallon tank and it is more than enough, but my tank isn't as deep as a 90 gallon would be - the water depth is probably something to consider too. I have LPS, SPS and soft corals and they are all doing well (too well in some cases). If you are only going to have fish and/or soft corals then I am sure you have plenty of light. If you have a lot of SPS all over the tank you MIGHT consider a second, but only if you have species that need a large amount of light. If I had to chose, I would buy one, then see what it looks like.
1925100
Yea i have a 55 gallon thats 36" as well. Its actually fits really well. I have it about 30" above my tank so its covering it from end to end. Powerful light for sure.
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I have these lighting up 2 dead corners in my 265 gal reef. based on where mine are placed I think you would need no more than 2. try one first holding over tank before installation to see how it works. you can always return the second if not needed. good luck.
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It all depends on how bright you want it. I have a 26 gallon tank and got 2 bulbs, but it makes the tank really bright. If your tank gets quite a bit of light from a nearby window or something, I think 1 bulb would be enough. Why not try it first with one bulb and if it's not bright enough, buy the 2nd one?