Acrylic top/shield?
- Thread starter rob020880
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con---big one: overheating. You're not saying size, or your latitude, but with mh lights, a submerged pump, etc, you're going to spike a temp high enough to kill your corals. Plus overheating in an acrylic tank can start it to bow.
I have a 54g with a sump, mh [1] and run at 80 degrees with no lids at all.
I'm a little bewildered by your statement that you "have 2 250w...mh and actinics so splashing isn't a real big deal"---since if splash hits the mh bulbs, they may shatter and harm your tank.
A little clearer picture would help.
I have a 54g with a sump, mh [1] and run at 80 degrees with no lids at all.
I'm a little bewildered by your statement that you "have 2 250w...mh and actinics so splashing isn't a real big deal"---since if splash hits the mh bulbs, they may shatter and harm your tank.
A little clearer picture would help.
Sorry, I guess my statment may have been a little vague. The Mh are double ended so they are behind a glass shield already, and they are 12" above the water along with the actinics. So there really isn't much worry about the splashing.
I am also running a large chiller so I feel the temp should remain in check. What might be benefits to running without the sheild? Do you think that I will have a great deal more evaporation?
I am also running a large chiller so I feel the temp should remain in check. What might be benefits to running without the sheild? Do you think that I will have a great deal more evaporation?
