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Originally Posted by MitchM
6 inches of space between the fixtures and no canopy should provide sufficient air space for cooling. There is very little hot air coming out of the end of the fixture.
I think that the plastic reflectors were a design error and the ballasts are not heavy duty enough.
The overheating issue does not explain failures in both fixtures.
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Yeah I agree that 6" should be enough space , were both fixtures pointing the same direction, or were they blowing into each other? I guess with 6" space in between you must have had a little overhang on both ends of the tank ?