My 6 ft tall vivarium beginning contruction

[Lcfireman]

Here is my 6 foot tall viv going, i still have no idea what i will use for lights for viv since its so tall , the whole box is 6' x 3' x 3' any suggestions on lights

[Grimm]

I was gonna suggest putting light down the side of the tank...Until I noticed its all made from wood....I really dont think there will be much light at all that reaches the bottom since it is a very slim tank. Most of the plants will stop the light well short of it reaching the bottom. Hopefully someone an help you out with this.

[Lcfireman]

well i was thinking about makeing a long track of led lights to mount down the sides closest to where the door would be but i dont know if leds have the right spectrum or power to grow plants

[wespastor]

Decide What you want to grow first then work out the lighting plan based upon their lighting demands. At least that's the way I would aproach it.

[Lcfireman]

yeah thats the thing i know i am going to put atleast two or three power compacts at the top so if i have high light demand plants i would probably put those towards the top on the wall its mostly going to be bromileads and ferns, vines

[HewesHort]

are the sides solid wood or are they glass? i f they're wood you may consider cutting a space to mount a t5 fixture. one mounted vertically in the front corners of the tank would give you bright, even light throughout the tank.

[viva la viv]

250 watt metal halide should do the trick with a little ventalation my viv is 6 ft to the water the 10 inch of water and light gets there good. just a little pricey though