Light Suspension Height

[mr_alberta]

You will get more spread with your light the higher you mount them, but you reduce the intensity of the light the higher up you mount them. Mine are about 6-8" away but my lumenarc reflectors still put a tonne of heat back into the tank.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by mr_alberta

but my lumenarc reflectors still put a tonne of heat back into the tank.

Crud, I was hoping you wouldn't say that Good thing I have my chiller.

[TheReefGeek]

I have mine that high up so that I can work on my tank. My light is suspended, but stupidly I didn't put it on a pully system, so height adjustment is not easy.

If it was 6" above the water, I would have to move the lighting every time I wanted to put a frag in, or target feed, etc. And hoisting a 6 foot long lighting hood is anything but fun.

Once I get my pully system running, then I will run the bulbs 6-8 inches to get more intensity, but avoid some splashing that might burst a bulb.