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07-12-2008, 02:56 PM
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plastic center brace and MH
I am putting a 50g reef system together. The tank has the plastic center brace. Th3 250w MH bulb sits right above it. The problem is, I had the light running for 5 minutes and this brace is hotter than I want to touch. Will the MH melt this brace? The lighting system is a coralife single 250w mh with blue actinic CF. Fixture is on the legs that come with it.
I wish I could just remove the plastic brace. Thanks for your help.
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Marty 50g reef, bubble king skimmer,20g sump,zeovit system, PM cal reactor 
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#2
07-12-2008, 04:42 PM
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To raise my light fixture on my 50 gal. I nailed 2 - 2 x 4's together (painted black), laid them across the ends of the tank, placed my light fixture legs on top of them. This raised the height of the light 3". I also keep a little 3" fan blowing between the top of the tank and the light.
The top centre brace does not get hot now.
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07-12-2008, 06:47 PM
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I don't think raising the light 3" really does reduce the intensity of the light. I'm finding that I am having trouble finding enough "medium" light places for corals as the tank is very bright.
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#6
07-12-2008, 09:26 PM
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