Googlymoogly
04/28/2018, 12:01 PM
So i recently bought a 210 gallon tank stand and canopy. I really want to use the canopy I like the look of canopy's. But its only like 8 inches tall.... What am I supposed to do about lighting for it? I was thinking in the long run to get one of those T5 LED combo light fixtures... I'd need to get the 60Inch fixture and probably 3 radions eventually when I have enough money for it all. I was thinking of starting with the fixture and 1 LED so the whole tank is lit up atleast and keep my corals on the side with LED... until i buy more of them
But if i found a way to mount it inside the canopy at the very top of it... It would still only be 8 inches from the water.
Is this doable? Most lights people seem to keep 12 or 18 inches away from the water.
Or am I going to have to figure out something to do with this canopy such as make some kind of 6 inch extension or something? My concern with that is getting the stain to match the canopy so it all matches and its so obvious that it is an extension.
But if i found a way to mount it inside the canopy at the very top of it... It would still only be 8 inches from the water.
Is this doable? Most lights people seem to keep 12 or 18 inches away from the water.
Or am I going to have to figure out something to do with this canopy such as make some kind of 6 inch extension or something? My concern with that is getting the stain to match the canopy so it all matches and its so obvious that it is an extension.