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I have been designing a shallow reef tank setup and came across a conundrum...
The tank will be 12" high with the water level at just ~ 11". I was planning on using a the ATI dimmable sunpower 8x24watt fixture to light up the tank.
The problem is I don't want major light spilling into the room where the tank will be situated. My solution was to put the light in a floating canopy and hand the floating canopy relatively close to the water. I was thinking that the fixture would be ~4-6 inches off the water line.
My logic was that as long as I can manage temperature exchange from the fixture to the tank and prevent major salt build up on the canopy, I should be good. I would use the dimming feature of the fixture to prevent coral bleaching.
Thoughts?
The tank will be 12" high with the water level at just ~ 11". I was planning on using a the ATI dimmable sunpower 8x24watt fixture to light up the tank.
The problem is I don't want major light spilling into the room where the tank will be situated. My solution was to put the light in a floating canopy and hand the floating canopy relatively close to the water. I was thinking that the fixture would be ~4-6 inches off the water line.
My logic was that as long as I can manage temperature exchange from the fixture to the tank and prevent major salt build up on the canopy, I should be good. I would use the dimming feature of the fixture to prevent coral bleaching.
Thoughts?