Tagging along on this one. Same problem here. I don't want to cover the tank with glass as I am bordering heat issue territory as it is and I find meshes cut my light too much. I've been debating making some sort of mesh "wall" from my tank to the fixture that somehow doesn't look terrible. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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