help me choose lighting

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Well because I'm going to be hanging 2 48" fixtures, I'm gonna go with a double bar, maybe 12" apart... I'm going to drill holes near where the lights mount to run the power cords through, keep them hidden. As far as capping the conduit off, I don't know that I will. The bottom ends will be open, but if my idea works, the lights power cords will come out the bottom.

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i was moving some stuff around in my tank and moved the signel t8 fixture to one end and noticed how bright it was just form corner to the centre so im thinking when i build the canopy i might just do two single t8 fixtures..... so they would sit like this here, but i guess i could always just use 2 dual fixtures as well ? but dont want it to be too bright tho either or high enough wattage to worry about algea problems...

like just a pair of single fixtures are 32watts eachs 64 watts total, or if i went dual bulb fixture thats 108watts same wattage as my t5h0 dual bulb of coarse im going to use 6500k daylight bulbs

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so i think i might have changed my mind lol .... was looking at this light from lowes and i really like the looks of it and reveiw say it really nice and light too.... and im thinking of using some conduit likely 1/2" and have it attached to back of stand and 90deg bend on top and hang the light about 4" off top of the tank or so, but i can always adjust/play with light height until i'm happy since it will be hanging

http://www.lowes.ca/utility-fluores...g1194100.html?linkloc=cataLogProductItemsName

get some 1/2" conduit bent in a shape like this http://www.bigalspets.ca/fish/lighting/light-fixture-hanger-2-pk.html
 
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