I have a question..........I have two 400W HQI Halides on my 135G. The manual for teh lights said to mount them perpendicular to the tank. I'm getting decent coverage, but have a "dark" spot in the middle. Would it help to make the pendants paralell to the tank instead? Thanks.
Halide orientation
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cee
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There are perpendicular and parallel reflectors with each design optimized for the orientation indicated. I suspect your coverage would actually get worse with them mounted parallel. With your 6' tank, 3 bulbs would be better. However, Mel runs two over her 135, so perhaps she can provide some guidance.
Dave
Dave
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Hey sorry...I've been out of town.
Ken, I like the two bulbs over the 6' tank personally. I have my bulbs mounted perpendicularly and I really like the spread of light that I get.
The reason I like having the small darker spot is that it allows me to keep a range of corals without having to have high light-tolerating ones on top and lower light tolerating ones on the bottom. So it sorta puts me out of the traditional 'box' when it comes to coral placement. I think it provides more versatility.
Anyways, JMO!
Ken, I like the two bulbs over the 6' tank personally. I have my bulbs mounted perpendicularly and I really like the spread of light that I get.
The reason I like having the small darker spot is that it allows me to keep a range of corals without having to have high light-tolerating ones on top and lower light tolerating ones on the bottom. So it sorta puts me out of the traditional 'box' when it comes to coral placement. I think it provides more versatility.
Anyways, JMO!
