Unsafe or smart?

[Crackerspack]

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Having trouble desiding how to put in t5 actinics. I rigged up my odyssea 4 bulb t5 fixture to angle down on the tank, and also angled the halide to eliminate shadow of the fixture. Do you guys think the t5 fixture will get too hot under the 400 watt halide?

 

[SAZAMA]

your gonna blow a fuse bro, are going to cover that hood josh? you know I'm I used to do finish work right?

 

[Crackerspack]

I plan on finishing it... ran out of money, so i'm waiting til payday so I can buy the siding and fans. The back will be open though and im not worried about my fuses right now, im more worried about the t5 getting too hot from the halide.

 

[Crackerspack]

oh BTW i am only planning on running the 2 bulbs as actinics not all 4

 

[amonchak]

I would think it would get really hot. I would keep a close eye on that fixture. Just my .02

 

[Crackerspack]

I would think it would get really hot. I would keep a close eye on that fixture. Just my .02

2 cents is what im looking for, Thanks!

 

[Royal Gramma keeper]

If you want to cool it down a bit, get a small target fan. I got two for my tank, they're like 10 bucks I think, and it cool the temp a few degrees.

 

[asn-naso]

I would sell that fixture, and buy a DIY kit for 2 - T5's. Or, take the fixture apart, and mount one bulb on each side, and keep the MH in the middle.

But I've also never had MH lighting. Had everything else, and am now a believer in LED's.

 

[J&A Timberlake]

take the fixture apart, and mount one bulb on each side, and keep the MH in the middle.

+1

 

[Wicked Color]

I would think it would get really hot. I would keep a close eye on that fixture. Just my .02

+1 yes its going to get very hot, and melt any plastic, including wire insulation. I dont think any size fan is going to help much.

I would sell that fixture, and buy a DIY kit for 2 - T5's. Or, take the fixture apart, and mount one bulb on each side, and keep the MH in the middle.

But I've also never had MH lighting. Had everything else, and am now a believer in LED's.

What size of tank is this? I would also look into the DIY, or eliminating the MH all together.

 

[Crackerspack]

Tank is a 65 gallon lights are good right now not getting too hot but we will see what happens when I get the sides and front on corals look fantastic right now... Another noob question though, will corals grow under just a 20k halide or do they need actinics?

 

[Wicked Color]

the halide is way more than enough.