Really Silly Question

[parker313]

OK, I'm sure this is a really silly question, but here goes I have my eyes on a 60" tank but all I can find are light bars in lengths up to 48". Do I buy 2 30" light strips and just put them on next to each other? This is a very odd shaped tank (60" x 12" x 18"tall) and I'm not quite sure what to do with it if I get it (setup wise, I've got tons of ideas stocking wise!).

Thanks!

 

[smmetz]

I probably would just go with a 48" bulb fixture. I know that 30" tfixtures often only have 24" bulbs in them, so a few inches on the ends without a light right overhead would probalby not be noticable. Maybe you can even get 2 48" fixtures and stagger them, so one starts all the way to the right, one all the way to the left?

 

[parker313]

That might work. I'll have to look at the picture again and see how it goes. I am assuming that there's a center bar to rest the light on. I can't imagine that I'll find a hood or canopy that's built for that size tank, so I may have to get creative

OK, it looks like there are 2 cross braces that I could rest a hood/light strip/whatever on. I'm thinking that with the relatively thin depth that it would make an awesome foyer tank.

 

[parker313]

Oh holy cow, I just did my math wrong! This is a 6ft aquarium, so 72" long! I saw the 6ft and for some inane reason just thought 60". I know better!

So, 72" x 12" x 18" tall. Would make a stunning angel or discus show tank

ETA - It's on ebay, here's the listing if anyone wants to see it: http/cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...p;rd=1&rd=1