how many " above the water ?

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  1. Fuzzyfishog

    Fuzzyfishog Bristle Worm

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    I'm working on the hood for my 90G now and I'm wondering how many " most people put there T-5s above the water ? Thanks for the help .
     
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  2. hydrojeff

    hydrojeff Montipora Capricornis

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    do you mean above the water with no top, not sure what you mean
     
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  3. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    Mine are above the water with no top and no legs. This is not a good idea and it is temporary until I get some new lighting very soon.
     
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    ANDRU24 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I think he is asking how far above the water the lights should be...
     
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  5. Fuzzyfishog

    Fuzzyfishog Bristle Worm

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    Yea my question is how many inches above the water line should the lights bulbs be . I made the hood with plenty of room so I could position the ligts where they needed to be . I was going to put a couple of MH's in with the T-5's but that will have to wait I'm going to use 4 T-5's and 2 VHO for now .
     
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    hydrojeff Montipora Capricornis

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    oh, i think mine are about 3" off the water....
     
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  7. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    I think he means this so that " = inches

    As in "how many inches above the water"


    Mine are about three inches or so - I'm using the legs.
     
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  8. Fuzzyfishog

    Fuzzyfishog Bristle Worm

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    Sounds like 3 inches must be about the magic number . Thanks !
     
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    I use the legs that came with mine that put the light 3 inchs above the top of the tank . I also found that the legs wont let me open the glass on top to feed . I have to move the light to do anything in the tank .
     
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  10. hydrojeff

    hydrojeff Montipora Capricornis

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    why dont you take the top off your tank?
     
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