Lighting Advice Needed

[PaulPerger]

I think I may have settled on using a 75 Gallon tank for my display tank as my wife has given me the go ahead to put the tank in our Living Room and that room can accommodate a much larger tank than my office. But I started buying stuff thinking I was going to set up a 40 Gallon Bowfront tank.

Serious question here... I picked up a light that would have worked perfectly for my 40 Gallon Bowfront tank, but will really only effectively light half of a 75 Gallon. I am thinking I will go ahead and set everything up as if I had two of these lights and when the time comes to add livestock, I will simply add that livestock (corals) to the side with the light until I can afford to buy another light or a better light (which may actually happen before I am ready to add livestock). So, I am trying to think ahead and solve problems which don't yet exist, but don't want to do something that will cause more problems later on...

I see no reason why this wouldn't work, but many of you know things I don't. Is there a reason NOT to do this?

 

[Crabs McJones]

I think I may have settled on using a 75 Gallon tank for my display tank as my wife has given me the go ahead to put the tank in our Living Room and that room can accommodate a much larger tank than my office. But I started buying stuff thinking I was going to set up a 40 Gallon Bowfront tank.

Serious question here... I picked up a light that would have worked perfectly for my 40 Gallon Bowfront tank, but will really only effectively light half of a 75 Gallon. I am thinking I will go ahead and set everything up as if I had two of these lights and when the time comes to add livestock, I will simply add that livestock (corals) to the side with the light until I can afford to buy another light or a better light (which may actually happen before I am ready to add livestock). So, I am trying to think ahead and solve problems which don't yet exist, but don't want to do something that will cause more problems later on...

I see no reason why this wouldn't work, but many of you know things I don't. Is there a reason NOT to do this?

The one thing you left out....what is the light? lol

 

[PaulPerger]

The light I bought is an Evergrow IT2040.

 

[Crabs McJones]

The light I bought is an Evergrow IT2040.

Two of those would be fine for your 75. Do the one you have now, and get another one down the road.

 

[Whyteboy]

Two of those in this case may be the preferred method if it is a rimmed tank. That way you can separate them enough to get the light around the brace and not cause a shadow.

 

[PaulPerger]

Two of those would be fine for your 75. Do the one you have now, and get another one down the road.

Thanks. This is kind of what I thought. If I get an awesome bonus for Christmas, let's say $750, would you still suggest buying a second Evergrow, or would you suggest selling the Evergrow and buying something different?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Thanks. This is kind of what I thought. If I get an awesome bonus for Christmas, let's say $750, would you still suggest buying a second Evergrow, or would you suggest selling the Evergrow and buying something different?

All depends on your preference. The evergrow will grow pretty much anything you put under it.