Do you think just two would be enough? Looking at
freak78
post under yours that tank lighting is stunning. Looks like he's got four of the ray lights though? I wouldn't have enough in the budget for four lights. But two are doableLighting for 84x30x30
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freak78
post under yours that tank lighting is stunning. Looks like he's got four of the ray lights though? I wouldn't have enough in the budget for four lights. But two are doableThat tank is beautiful. Awesome lighting. I'm wondering if I can get the same effect with just two fixtures
Looks nice. Do you have a side shot to see how far the light spreads front to back?
My Tank is built halfway into a nook, but here's one & another of the middle ,you can see the light easly reaches both sides of the 24" wide tank.
Have you considered shop lights? I came across Simkar Reflect-A-Bay lights and had to have them for over my tank, in my equipment and utility rooms and in the garage. They are used in warehouses, etc., and are very bright. They come in 4 and 6 bulb configurations T5 and T8. They now have a Reflect-A-Bay LED light which was not available when I got my lights.
Mine are amounted two feet above the tank. Because they are so close to the top of the tank, I got the plastic cover to protect from splashes. We wired the lights on two switches so we can have two, three or all five lights on. In this picture, I had removed the plastic protector that was on the cover off only the first light.
My tank is 4' high and 4' wide. When I saw this light in a plumbing/electrical supply store, I had to have it. It stood out from all the other shop lights that were on display and were also on. Don't know how the price compares with other lights. I paid about $160 each for them, not including the bulbs. I never considered any other light. My backgrounds are not finished yet, so the tank is not set up and running. I went with 4100 K bulbs. Plenty of light for me.
Mine are amounted two feet above the tank. Because they are so close to the top of the tank, I got the plastic cover to protect from splashes. We wired the lights on two switches so we can have two, three or all five lights on. In this picture, I had removed the plastic protector that was on the cover off only the first light.
My tank is 4' high and 4' wide. When I saw this light in a plumbing/electrical supply store, I had to have it. It stood out from all the other shop lights that were on display and were also on. Don't know how the price compares with other lights. I paid about $160 each for them, not including the bulbs. I never considered any other light. My backgrounds are not finished yet, so the tank is not set up and running. I went with 4100 K bulbs. Plenty of light for me.
The reason I went with 4 is I tried the high tech approach at one time and couldn't get it to really Work for me. So I went back low tech and never removed the other 2 fixtures. Liked the look with them on it.
Yes but shipping across the border isn't always the easiest and adds up the cost. The positive is it's priced in CDN$
