JohnS
Aquarium Advice Regular
Well, we finally bit the bullet and bought MH lights. We got two 250W retro kits and installed them under our relatively shallow canopy. The bulbs are about 5 inches above the glass cover of the tank. Should I be concerned about the heat from the lights shattering the glass? I saw a pretty nice taller canopy at glasscages.com. If necessary, that may have to be the next investment. I just don't want to have to worry about draining the tank to pull out little chunks of tempered glass!
Also, is it typical for two of the same bulbs to have entirely different colors? They are both 250W 10k's. One of them has a white-to-light blue tint. The other has a yellow-to-orange tint (almost like some of those lights you see in a parking lot). I obvioulsy like the blue one, but the orange one . . . . not so much . . .
TIA.
Also, is it typical for two of the same bulbs to have entirely different colors? They are both 250W 10k's. One of them has a white-to-light blue tint. The other has a yellow-to-orange tint (almost like some of those lights you see in a parking lot). I obvioulsy like the blue one, but the orange one . . . . not so much . . .
TIA.