OK so I bought the rig and opted out of the canopy and it comes with the folding glass top. I've read about the pH issues and heat and am wondering if the following might help:
Tank is 48 x 24 x 24. I have the Coralife 48" fixture with 2x150 MH, CF's, and Lunars. Could I leave the plastic strip off of the back side (about 3" wide), use eggcrate as necessary, and mount the fixture over the glass?
The fixture has the legs that offset it from the tank top, so maybe heat would not be an issue? Also, if there's only eggcrate between the tank and the bulbs, am I asking for bulbs to get shattered? How much does the glass attenuate the light, for example if I wanted high light corals, will the glass eliminate that possibility?
Thanks in advance.
Tank is 48 x 24 x 24. I have the Coralife 48" fixture with 2x150 MH, CF's, and Lunars. Could I leave the plastic strip off of the back side (about 3" wide), use eggcrate as necessary, and mount the fixture over the glass?
The fixture has the legs that offset it from the tank top, so maybe heat would not be an issue? Also, if there's only eggcrate between the tank and the bulbs, am I asking for bulbs to get shattered? How much does the glass attenuate the light, for example if I wanted high light corals, will the glass eliminate that possibility?
Thanks in advance.