Rotknee
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Got the light hung a few days ago. The process was uneventful. The last time I hung the lights I had to use 4" screws to secure the lights to the stud. This time I used EZ Ancor Drywall Anchors to secure the lights to 3/4" drywall.
Here is how the lights were hung for my old 120G tank. "The BEFORE pic" Note these lights were hanging from a 39" rail.
The new tank is 14" longer and 4" wider so I had to move the position of the lights. Here are the new pics. I am using a 48" rail in these pics.
In the pics above the lights are 12" above the water ling and I am using all 70 degree optics. I may lower the lights to 10" depending on the PAR readings. Going to try and borrow a PAR meter tomorrow as I am real curious to see what the par readings are.
I am in the process of designing a light box for the lights. The box will be 4" tall and hung such that the bottom 1/2" of the lights will show. Basically it will look like this...but in the same finish as the bottom half of the stand.
Before
After
I am seriously thinking about supplementing my LED's with some Fiji Purple T5's. My preference would be to hand a pair of 48" T5's or add three 24" T5's as in the pic (courtesy of gassman59) below. Just not sure yet.
Here is how the lights were hung for my old 120G tank. "The BEFORE pic" Note these lights were hanging from a 39" rail.
The new tank is 14" longer and 4" wider so I had to move the position of the lights. Here are the new pics. I am using a 48" rail in these pics.
In the pics above the lights are 12" above the water ling and I am using all 70 degree optics. I may lower the lights to 10" depending on the PAR readings. Going to try and borrow a PAR meter tomorrow as I am real curious to see what the par readings are.
I am in the process of designing a light box for the lights. The box will be 4" tall and hung such that the bottom 1/2" of the lights will show. Basically it will look like this...but in the same finish as the bottom half of the stand.
Before
After
I am seriously thinking about supplementing my LED's with some Fiji Purple T5's. My preference would be to hand a pair of 48" T5's or add three 24" T5's as in the pic (courtesy of gassman59) below. Just not sure yet.
