how high should the light fixture be?

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kaz

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I have a hanging fixture and like to know how high it needs to be from the glass covers of the tank?
 
I have mine at about five inches but I feel that some of the light is spread through out the room and not all in the tank.
 
its up to u really. the higher u go the more light loss there is going to be. as long as it is not causing a heat issue put it as close to the tank as possible. there is no set height though.
 
Mine is up about 5 inches as well. But I also have MH over mine... I get the same problem with the room light. but oh well.

One could use fans if they wanted.
 
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