How high are your lights?

[laxing22]

How high are your lights above your tank? I have been looking to build a canopy and thought about suspending them in the hood, high enough to do tank maint. Any thoughts?

 

[laxing22]

Oh yes, I am running 6-T5's. Right now they are on a 4x4 block that sits on each end of the tank.
Thoughts on how high T-5 can be? 75gal tank

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I run halides

I run halides

7" - 8" clearance when running.

I can raise them if necessary

 

[Willistein]

About 8" and I run halides. I still have to build a canopy to match the stand so i'm looking for good plans too. I'm actually considering a homemade pendant of sorts.

 

[museumguy]

We run 1000w halides that are usually at least 18 inches off the water surface, and then an additional 1-5 feet away from the corals below.

On our smaller tank we have T5s that are probably about 6 inches from the water.

 

[kcooley]

with my 150W MH and 2x T5 fixture i have suspended in my canopy i have about 7" between the glass and the water. i wanted it higher so it is easier to do maintenance. also the reason i made my hood open from the front with no frame so it would not get in the way during maintenance.

 

[SkiFletch]

8-10 sounds right. Just enough so I can fit my elbows in there and burn them when something startles me and I pull my arms back quickly :lol:

 

[magdelan]

How high are your lights above your tank?

This question is dependant on the type of lights you are running.

 

[laxing22]

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Very nice :dance: - any drawings of plans there or more picks?

 

[laxing22]

This question is dependant on the type of lights you are running.

After I posted, I should have said for T5 people. I am starting to miss MH anyhow - I may just start from scratch and go MH and LED