Swords...
I have a 30 gallon Hex that has always been difficult to light, and truth be told, I have always thought to effectively light it I might have to get a metal halide pendant and hand it a few feet above the tank... but that is not only expensive, but energy wise, cost prohibitive to me (my airconditioner more than the energy for the light!
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Any how... I had an idea that struck me, but I am just not sure about it's feasability.
I was thinking of using 3 24" tubes and mounting them vertically on the back 3 panes of glass, outside the tank. Then, encasing them in wood with a reflective surface inside, and THEN, mounting mirrors inside, that would reflect up into a mirror on the top of the tank... (So you wouldn't look in at the lights...
hmmm... reading this, it all sounds pretty ridiculous...
and the thought has just struck me to turn the tank on it's side.. and just mounth the lights on one pane...
oh heck.. I don't know... it'd be a shame to waste the nice stand!
I have a 30 gallon Hex that has always been difficult to light, and truth be told, I have always thought to effectively light it I might have to get a metal halide pendant and hand it a few feet above the tank... but that is not only expensive, but energy wise, cost prohibitive to me (my airconditioner more than the energy for the light!
Any how... I had an idea that struck me, but I am just not sure about it's feasability.
I was thinking of using 3 24" tubes and mounting them vertically on the back 3 panes of glass, outside the tank. Then, encasing them in wood with a reflective surface inside, and THEN, mounting mirrors inside, that would reflect up into a mirror on the top of the tank... (So you wouldn't look in at the lights...
hmmm... reading this, it all sounds pretty ridiculous...
and the thought has just struck me to turn the tank on it's side.. and just mounth the lights on one pane...
oh heck.. I don't know... it'd be a shame to waste the nice stand!