aquaticlife dual lamp t5 ho

cubsfan7667 · 01/31/2010, 06:37 PM

ok so i was just doing a water change and my friend offered to go clean my glass top in the bathtub i told him to be careful but he ended up cracking. So i was wondering to put my acuaticlife dual lamp t5 ho light fixture on top of the tank without glass blocking the water there is a piece of plastic guarding the actual bulb but is it ok i have little drops of water hitting the light because of the power head any suggestions??? and if u kno if its ok with this light plz let me kno thnxs!

Fish_wiz2 · 01/31/2010, 07:19 PM

So is the acrylic shield still on the fixture? I feel it should be fine as long as the fixture is elevated from the waters surface a bit. Hope that helps, Wiz

El Diablo · 01/31/2010, 07:21 PM

Pull the glass top off there no good they reduce airflow over the tank.

Chiefsurfer · 01/31/2010, 07:26 PM

ok, so from this I get the idea that you have a glass lid on top of the tank that sits flush. Then you have the lights like 3" above that, with a plastic guard that slides in and out of the light fixture.

The glass part got broke, and now there is water hitting and collecting on the plastic part of the light fixture.

If that is the case, it is FINE. You might have to add some saltwater for top-offs, because salt will collect. I run my aquaticlife fixture on an open-top tank, and my plastic collects a decent amount of water and salt, so i do about 50/50 top-off to maintina 1.026 or so.

01/31/2010, 06:37 PM	#1
cubsfan7667 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 52	aquaticlife dual lamp t5 ho ok so i was just doing a water change and my friend offered to go clean my glass top in the bathtub i told him to be careful but he ended up cracking. So i was wondering to put my acuaticlife dual lamp t5 ho light fixture on top of the tank without glass blocking the water there is a piece of plastic guarding the actual bulb but is it ok i have little drops of water hitting the light because of the power head any suggestions??? and if u kno if its ok with this light plz let me kno thnxs!

01/31/2010, 07:19 PM	#2
Fish_wiz2 Mangroves are kool. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,246	So is the acrylic shield still on the fixture? I feel it should be fine as long as the fixture is elevated from the waters surface a bit. Hope that helps, Wiz __________________ -The Wiz Current Tank Info: Elos Mini Seahorse Tank, 2500 gallon Koi pond

01/31/2010, 07:21 PM	#3
El Diablo Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sunset Hills Posts: 2,892	Pull the glass top off there no good they reduce airflow over the tank. __________________ :) :) Hello Thanks Todd ___________________________________________

01/31/2010, 07:26 PM	#4
Chiefsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seaside Park, NJ Posts: 2,138	ok, so from this I get the idea that you have a glass lid on top of the tank that sits flush. Then you have the lights like 3" above that, with a plastic guard that slides in and out of the light fixture. The glass part got broke, and now there is water hitting and collecting on the plastic part of the light fixture. If that is the case, it is FINE. You might have to add some saltwater for top-offs, because salt will collect. I run my aquaticlife fixture on an open-top tank, and my plastic collects a decent amount of water and salt, so i do about 50/50 top-off to maintina 1.026 or so. __________________ Chief Current Tank: 20 Gallon tall, 4-bulb t5 HO, Eshopps psk75H, ac-70 fuge. So far, green clown goby, striped goby, more gorillas than I wish I had, 5 SPS frags, 3 LPS Frags, 1 Softee, Turkey Wing Clam. Plan for the future: 120 gallon 4ft glass tank. Current Tank Info: 20 gallon tall Reef Tank