Anyone mount leds 3-4' above their tank?

[smokinreefer]

this is the tank, and this was with DIY over 5yrs ago...
surely there should be something premade that can handle this task...

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month

[Trigger Man]

I ran the reef breeder Photon 48's and they were mounted 12" above the tank with no problems. I was told by the rep that I could go 1-2 feet above the tank and adjust the intensity. My tank looked good and grew everything nicely for the near 2 years I had it. In the beginning when I switched from t5's I had to lower the intensity to a max of 56% for a hour and gradually rose it to a max of near 74% for a hour a day in the end. The average intensity was at 54%. It will really depend on where you are putting your SPS in the tank and the tank depth.

[smokinreefer]

Cool! So even "normal" retail fixture can do the trick if enough wattage is used.

So I think the "cannon" style pendants would work. Just not much documented experiences by hobbyists to get an idea of practicality, concerning intensities, shadowing, blending etc.

But at least I can keep this as an option.