Reef Queso Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 My question for EVERYONE with open top reefs:How and the H..E.. Double Hockey Sticks do you guys tolerate the light casting from lighting elevated above the aquarium. I had an led fixture hanging about 8" from the water surface and the lighting from the leds I could see from sitting on the couch gave me a headache!!!Any thoughts? Link to comment
Horerczy Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Canopy facade maybe? Link to comment
KnH Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I would add skirting around the edge of the light fixture Link to comment
Water Dog Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Build a floating canopy to contain the light spill. Link to comment
Clown79 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Ya, its annoying. Bothers my eyes. Great advice above Link to comment
ajmckay Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I prefer to remove all optics and put the light closer to the water. Or sometimes I'll angle the front of the light down a little so that it shines more toward the back of the tank. Adding some sort of facade would be a good idea too though. Link to comment
Reef Queso Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Or sometimes I'll angle the front of the light down a little so that it shines more toward the back of the tank. Angle the front of the light down a little is an awesome idea Link to comment
Nightstar Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Well, my light is ~1/8" above the rim of my open top reef aquarium which puts it ~1.5" above the water line. I have very little spill or reflection. I think the reason many people experience reflection/glare issues is due to low spread/high density clusters elevated too far above the water surface. Sure you save money but you sacrifice electrical efficiency and light the room instead of the tank. Link to comment
Reef Queso Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Well, my light is ~1/8" above the rim of my open top reef aquarium which puts it ~1.5" above the water line. I have very little spill or reflection. I think the reason many people experience reflection/glare issues is due to low spread/high density clusters elevated too far above the water surface. Sure you save money but you sacrifice electrical efficiency and light the room instead of the tank. What type of light are you using? Link to comment
Nightstar Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 DIY high diode count three row linear array. 68 diodes over 36" Link to comment
Clown79 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Well certain light fixtures can't be placed 1/8 above the tank thats why building a lense/canopy is the only way to block the light from spreading into our rms. Link to comment
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