lighting?

[ihavtats29]

ok im prepairing to start building my canopy for my 90 gal, my question is how far from the top of the tank should my metal halide's be? i was thinking 10 to 12 inchs

 

[MrRyanT]

I have mine at about 7 or 8 inches, but they get some saltwater spray on them, so a little higher would probably be better. I think it would also depend on the depth of your tank and the power of the lights.

 

[ihavtats29]

its a standare 90 gal about 24 to 26 inchs deep and 2 175 watt mh lamps

 

[just dave]

I like about 8"-9" from water surface to bulb as a minimum.

 

[Lucky.U]

Dont listen to Dave he has never had a tank before. He is a reef poser.

 

[ihavtats29]

sweet thanks dave

 

[ihavtats29]

ok the canopy is built and mh are installed they sit 7 to 8 inchs from the water surface the canopy still needs to be sanded and stained, my cuts were a little funky due to not having access to a table saw for perfact cuts but it will due its job, a friend of mine came by and put me in a 4 way outlet on its own 20 amp circut.
here are some pics

 

[ihavtats29]

 

[Rendos]

Canopy and new lights look great. A little finish work on the canopy and you will be done. Then your wifey can get the clam she wants.

 

[ihavtats29]

Richard, this is the wifey, lol hahaha~0_0 I want your Clam ...

 

[just dave]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12706004#post12706004 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ihavtats29
Richard, this is the wifey, lol hahaha~0_0 I want your Clam ...

Hey,hey,hey, ........this is a family board.

 

[schigara]

heh, she wants Richard's clam..hehehe....wait...what?

 

[ihavtats29]

Sheesh, This is the Wifey agian lol All this thinking Green lol hahaha!!!! What I ment to say was, I want the Clam that Richard recently purchased in his tank ... HMmm did I even say that right lol 0_0 hahahaha !!!!!

 

[Mako Shark II]

WOW!

Too many toughts rush to mind.......... None of them good.

LOL!

You go Richard!!

 

[ihavtats29]

waaaaaaaaaaaaa >;0( !!!!! This is the Wifey agian, that's not what I ment lol hahaha !!!! WAAA I dont want anyone mad at me for this lol hahaha !!1 I do hope Richard does have a sense of Humor