And yet another lighting/height question

[seedless reefer]

I am going to mount some retro parabolic reflectors with 250 MH and 2 VHO tubes.

If I build a frame and suspend it the frame and lights will be smack dab in the middle of the doors aloowing no room to work in the tank.

If I mount the lights directly to the top of the canopy they will be approx 8" off the water.

Thoughts?

 

[FutureInterest]

You could put in some rails to push the lights out the back of the canopy if that's a possiblity when you need to work in there. You could also suspend it in the canopy using chains and cinch them up when you need to work in there. I use a yo-yo on my pendants so I can pull them up and away from the tank when its time to work on it.

That being said... I would just mount the halides directly to the top of the canopy as 8" is within normal parameters for halide positioning I would think. Reflector type would be a factor for me in deciding how high to keep a light. I kept mine 18 inches off the water... but I was using those large lumenbrights.

 

[ryanh487]

how deep is the tank and what are you wanting to keep in it?