white egg crate for lid will this block lighting??

vinnyvalentine · 02/14/2010, 03:01 PM

well last night i woke up to my eel slithering across the carpet wow i was lucky he jumped out of the front and i woke up so i had some white egg crate here and made a lid it urned out great looks great but i am worried it will block some lighting getting threw the light is a t 5 4x54 watt on legs about 5 inches above tank when i put lid on i notice a very little bit of darkning do you guys think this is effecting my lighting enough to matter i like the idea of crates for gas exchange and i feel glass lids block alot of light at the hinge any help would be great thanks

luther1200 · 02/14/2010, 05:06 PM

It will decrease light a little, but nothing to get worried about, IMO.

02/14/2010, 03:01 PM	#1
vinnyvalentine Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 33	white egg crate for lid will this block lighting?? well last night i woke up to my eel slithering across the carpet wow i was lucky he jumped out of the front and i woke up so i had some white egg crate here and made a lid it urned out great looks great but i am worried it will block some lighting getting threw the light is a t 5 4x54 watt on legs about 5 inches above tank when i put lid on i notice a very little bit of darkning do you guys think this is effecting my lighting enough to matter i like the idea of crates for gas exchange and i feel glass lids block alot of light at the hinge any help would be great thanks __________________ 55 gallon preditor tank 10g nano reef Current Tank Info: 55 g preditor 10g nano reef

02/14/2010, 05:06 PM	#2
luther1200 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NJ, shore Posts: 4,376	It will decrease light a little, but nothing to get worried about, IMO. __________________ Matt, 65G reef tank Current Tank Info: 65g reef, mix of sps, lps, few softies. Hoping to upgrade within the year.