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JurisHP
10/07/2008, 03:05 PM
I have a 72" Nova Extreme Pro lighting fixture with 12 bulbs (6 white/6 blue actinics) and yesterday when I was looking through the owner's manual, one of the warnings was to not place the fixture under a canopy--that it is designed "to be used over completely covered aquariums only." Well, I guess I missed that important instruction when I was assembling my tank, but now it is too late. Is this a really bad set-up? Can it hurt my livestock? Should I consider replacing it with something that is meant to be placed under a canopy?

scuzy
10/08/2008, 12:03 AM
i think you need to add extra cooling in your canopy. Maybe drill a couple of 4" holes and mounts some fans in there to help cool it.