Ligthing delema??? Opinions Please

[The Grizz]

Dont want to go pendent for the simple reason that the light will flood my living room and make it to bright. Plus the way I have planed my build there is going to be an oak canopy above tank. But thanks for the input.

[JDigital]

If you have a canopy, how will pendents flood the room with light?

Go With the tek thats the light i am going with....MMAX has that 8bulb tek he showed it to me and man are they sweet. lots of light.

[fkshiu]

Originally Posted by JDigital

If you have a canopy, how will pendents flood the room with light?

I agree. Even if you did NOT have a canopy, a well designed pendant like a Lumenmax or Lumenarc won't flood the room with anymore light than any other type of lighting set up.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by JDigital

If you have a canopy, how will pendents flood the room with light?

I guess I should of been more clear. The pendents would be to tall as I need to keep the canopy a max of 14" tall above the tank.

[Dez]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

I guess I should of been more clear. The pendents would be to tall as I need to keep the canopy a max of 14" tall above the tank.

Hey Greg,

Just to let you know, I'm running 3 pendants inside my canopy and my canopy is only 11 1/4" tall (This is including overlapping the front glass down about 1 1/2" so that you don't see the water line. So pendants are very do-able while keeping the canopy "short"

[whatcaneyedo]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

I guess I should of been more clear. The pendents would be to tall as I need to keep the canopy a max of 14" tall above the tank.

The bottom of my lumenmax 3's are 7" above the surface of the water in my tank. The highest point on the pendants (the hanging rings) are 13" from the surface of the water. If I measure from the top rim of the tank the rings are 11-1/2". I dont know about lumenarc and lumenbright but lumenmax would certainly fit in your canopy.

[The Grizz]

WELL COOL!! even more options.

Dez & whatcaneyedo how long & deep is your tank? What wattage are your pendents? Any pic of your tank Dez.

I would LOVE to have MH on the tank because i like the shimmer and then I can supliment with a couple smaller T5 HO fixtures.

[whatcaneyedo]

4' long and 2' deep. Its a standard 120gal. 250W DE pendants.

[JDigital]

This was my canopy (unfinished at time of pic) on my 75G tank (48Lx18Wx20T).. Lumenmax3's about 6" above the water... Canopy is 12" tall... So it can definitely be done. 14" would give you a few more inches to raise them above the water..