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Giesemann Spectra questions
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been reading a bit on MH... i dont think they will work with my tank being in the living room. We do have central air but the wife barely uses it unless its uncomfortably hot. Ive seen the living room get to 82 before she turns the air on. So i will probably need to buy a chiller and i really dont have the room for one.
Do you mean 1 inch from the water surface?
Some canopy is too short for metal halide. You need 4 to 5 inch away fro water surface or water splash will crack the UV shield/glass/SE bulb that without glass shield. If the fixture has build in fans, you need 2 to 3 inch clearance on top of the fan.
Some canopy is too short for metal halide. You need 4 to 5 inch away fro water surface or water splash will crack the UV shield/glass/SE bulb that without glass shield. If the fixture has build in fans, you need 2 to 3 inch clearance on top of the fan.
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i meant width wise. the canopy is 73 inches wide and the fixture is 72 inches. so id have about a half inch on both side before it hits the canopy. height isnt a problem i have a 15 or 18 inch high canopy i forget what it is but i know my radions are 12inches off the water
I don't think they're exactly 72". I can measure it when I get home.
Never a fan of rats rest retrofit system under the canopy. The Spectra has 3 wires for the 3 halides, and 1 for the T5. I think I have a picture of it in my build thread.
Never a fan of rats rest retrofit system under the canopy. The Spectra has 3 wires for the 3 halides, and 1 for the T5. I think I have a picture of it in my build thread.
With the light hung at the bottom of the page. You can get an idea how it looks on a 72" length tank
http://bostonreefers.org/forums/index.php?threads/nicks-miracle-build.154750/page-5
Btw, don't worry if you got the fixture and decided that you don't like it, I will take it off your hand.
http://bostonreefers.org/forums/index.php?threads/nicks-miracle-build.154750/page-5
Btw, don't worry if you got the fixture and decided that you don't like it, I will take it off your hand.
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been reading through your build... for someone that never picked up a hammer you sure did a great job on the basement. im up to the actinics pictures... the tank looks amazing under the MH. i like that it doesnt have the washed out blue look like when you take pictures under leds. It is definitely making me want this light even more and just cranking up the central air and having my wife whine at me
Halifax is quite a haul but if you're up for it, swing by to check on the light and make sure it's really what you want. Lighting can be quite an expensive experiment. If you can handle the heat, it's very unlikely that you will not like the Spectra.
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Thanks for the offer, that is definitely a haul and I have quite the man cold so ill stay away
. i think im going to order it. i need to figure out how to install the fans in the canopy. I just wont tell my wife how much it costs
its easier that way
[QUOTE/]I just wont tell my wife how much it costs its easier that way[/QUOTE]
just do like i did show her a similar light with a cheaper price tag and order the one want
its easier that way[/QUOTE]just do like i did show her a similar light with a cheaper price tag and order the one want
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We did just buy new couches and they are pretty comfy
[QUOTE/]I just wont tell my wife how much it costs
just do like i did show her a similar light with a cheaper price tag and order the one want
[/QUOTE]Thats a good idea... wait until she finds out its going to bump the electric bill too
Make sure you get a silver one. So that you'll have a future buyer.
called Coralvue. They have them in several colors.
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