KarenM Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 So I bought the VHOs thinking they'd be a good temp setup until I can find another MH retro and 2 single-bulb T5 retros, but I didn't think it through and it's not enoug light. They're 36" long, so there's not enough room at the ends for the MH retros. So I was thinking about putting the VHOs at a diagonal, with 3 actinics and one daylight. Then putting the MH retros on each side of the diagonal, so one MH would be at the front left side of the tank, the other at the back right side. Is this a decent setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Never seen it. Want to see it! You should try it. If it doesn't look good NBD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Well, that's true. Neither of the chain stores have the bulbs I want, but I'm going to re-mount the VHOs and "encourage" the MH retro to fit here in a bit. I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 The diagonal a no-go. My canopy isn't big enough, and the VHO and MH bulbs would be almost touching. So, I put the MH retro toward the front of the canopy and the VHO setup toward the back. It looks decent, though I need more actinics and one more MH retro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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