Sunlight Supply Reef Optix 3

[NanoGurl]

Sunlight Supply Reef Optix 3

Anyone have this fixture? I am thinking about two of these 250w over my 75 with two 54w T5 supplementation.

Another problem I have is the canopy is low and the Optix would only be about 1" to 2" above the water line. I know heat could/would be a problem.

Any thoughts?

thanks.

 

[Konadog]

You can always cut holes in your canopy and place them on top, shining thru the holes. Helps lessen the heat buildup too.

 

[t5Nitro]

Mine are 4-5" from the water line and that is low. It heats the tank up 2 degrees over the 6 hours. I would just think at 1-2" would be a ton of evaporation. Hang them from the ceiling and cut holes in the canopy for them maybe?

 

[NanoGurl]

Thanks guys. Yea, I thought about cutting the top of the canopy and placing them on top as well.. I just didn't know how odd it would look with the canopy having two fixtures poking out the top.

I also thought the evaporation would be a nightmare.

Thanks for the help. *sigh*

 

[t5Nitro]

My canopy is too short also and I want to get it further from the top of the canopy and further from the water. What I am going to do is take the peices off the inside of the canopy that hold it to the tank and cut some larger pieces to raise the canopy up.

 

[NanoGurl]

I thought about that too t5Nitro, but the canopy that AGA makes if you raise it more then 1/4" shows the black trim of the tank.. and would look awful for my application.

 

[t5Nitro]

I have a mission series AGA, raise it up and put a wood panel on the front gap that it makes to cover it if you want.

 

[NanoGurl]

Yea, we thought of that too but at that point we would just build on and we're lazy trying not to have to do that

 

[oct2274]

that is alot of light for a 75. you could easily keep sps with just 2 150's. The T5's will make nice supplements. Just looking out for your electricity bill

 

[NanoGurl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9697306#post9697306 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by oct2274
that is alot of light for a 75. you could easily keep sps with just 2 150's. The T5's will make nice supplements. Just looking out for your electricity bill

lol thanks The 150's it is!

 

[NanoGurl]

So are these good fixtures?

 

[t5Nitro]

I wouldn't go with 150w. There is another person on here that bought a 150w fixture, not reef optix but he has a real nice tank. He said the only thing he would change from what I recall was to go with 250w so it must give a better appearence. They would work, just may want to find out what they look like over a tank first maybe. I have 3x250w reef optix over my 125 that is 22" deep. I went to radio shack and got 2 fans I think that they are used for computers or cooling off other electronic equipment. One at each end of the tank and it is real cool in there.

I just don't think you can put a halide at 1-2" off the water. For one, you may get a ton of evaporation, two: heat, and three: bleach corals.