lighting question - affixing to canopy

Simon68 · 07/08/2008, 11:10 AM

Based on my last thread about taking off the glass tops, since I have a canopy, I can take of the tops and simply affix my lights to the canopy.
What would be the best lights out there for a reef tank. I don't know what kind of coral I want yet, so what lights would be good for most corals in terms of attaching to the canopy.
Links to examples would be great!!
Thank you!!!

marshellman · 07/08/2008, 11:13 AM

t5s man the grow everything fast .they have done very well for me.

Simon68 · 07/08/2008, 11:19 AM

Again, I am looking for links to exact products if possible that I can affix to the canopy.

Simon68 · 07/08/2008, 11:20 AM

Again, I am looking for links to exact products if possible that I can affix to the canopy.
thank you!

Simon68 · 07/08/2008, 04:27 PM

Anyone with fixtures attached to the canopy that are happy with them?

qfrisco · 07/09/2008, 01:53 PM

Go to reefgeek.com (or your favorite reefing supply site, but I recommend reefgeek for lights) and look for "retrofit kits". Retrofit kits are lights that don't come in their own fixture, and are meant to be installed inside a canopy. This is the kind of setup I have, and I have done both T5 fluorescents as well as metal halides.

If you're asking for lighting for the 75g in your sig, you can start with a 4x54w T5 retrofit kit, or even overdrive the bulbs with an Icecap ballast. If you want to go with metal halides, you could start with 2x150w metal halides. With retrofit kits, you can pretty much do whatever you want.

mosssw · 07/09/2008, 02:26 PM

We have these and we are happy...They have a suspension kit available.

http://www.current-usa.com/nova_extreme_pro

07/08/2008, 11:10 AM	#1
Simon68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 230	lighting question - affixing to canopy Based on my last thread about taking off the glass tops, since I have a canopy, I can take of the tops and simply affix my lights to the canopy. What would be the best lights out there for a reef tank. I don't know what kind of coral I want yet, so what lights would be good for most corals in terms of attaching to the canopy. Links to examples would be great!! Thank you!!!

07/08/2008, 11:13 AM	#2
marshellman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: va beach va Posts: 35	t5s man the grow everything fast .they have done very well for me. __________________ there is only one speed wide open on one wheel Current Tank Info: 55gal 29gal 14gal 180 gal

07/08/2008, 11:19 AM	#3
Simon68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 230	Again, I am looking for links to exact products if possible that I can affix to the canopy.

07/08/2008, 11:20 AM	#4
Simon68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 230	Again, I am looking for links to exact products if possible that I can affix to the canopy. thank you!

07/08/2008, 04:27 PM	#5
Simon68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 230	Anyone with fixtures attached to the canopy that are happy with them?

07/09/2008, 01:53 PM	#6
qfrisco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Area Posts: 1,389	Go to reefgeek.com (or your favorite reefing supply site, but I recommend reefgeek for lights) and look for "retrofit kits". Retrofit kits are lights that don't come in their own fixture, and are meant to be installed inside a canopy. This is the kind of setup I have, and I have done both T5 fluorescents as well as metal halides. If you're asking for lighting for the 75g in your sig, you can start with a 4x54w T5 retrofit kit, or even overdrive the bulbs with an Icecap ballast. If you want to go with metal halides, you could start with 2x150w metal halides. With retrofit kits, you can pretty much do whatever you want.

07/09/2008, 02:26 PM	#7
mosssw Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 144	We have these and we are happy...They have a suspension kit available. http://www.current-usa.com/nova_extreme_pro