bamann345 Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Well, I am gathering the different things I need to put a 70 watt MH on my Eclipse 6. I just have a couple different questions. Here is my plan: I have an electronic ballast and I am planning on running the USHIO 10000k bulb plus 2x13 watt actinics. I am going to have two 2" fans in the canopy, 1 pushing and 1 pulling air through the bulb area. This is where I need help. I dont want the bulb to be 10" above the tank....just dont like that look. I was thinking more around 6-7". Will I have a heat issue? The room the tank is in stays around 70 degress all the time. I am going to try and raise the canopy using the corallife raisers for their products. Does anyone have a closeup they can take of these so I can see if they would work? I know that I need a UV shield and all that good other stuff. These were the only things I was still wonderinf about. Check out http://www.nano-reef.com/bamann345/IMG_0936.jpg for some "plans" of what I am going to try and build. Thanks for the help! William Link to comment
serjuanca88 Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 I had a 55g tank with two 175w bulbs that were 7inches off the surface of the water. I never had a problem with it. I had an open back and two four inch fans on it, so it was plenty cool. Link to comment
bamann345 Posted August 30, 2003 Author Share Posted August 30, 2003 Also, how much heat does a 70 watt DE bulb put off? Is it half of a 175 watt MH? Link to comment
jojopus Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Though the heat put off by a 70 isnt as much as a 175 to be sure, they still put off a good amount of heat and this could be an issue on a tank as small as a 6 gallon. Since youll be installing fans you should be okay though..... Link to comment
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