Quick question about the custom hood...
How are the lights typically mounted? I know they are mounted to the top of the hood, and that that piece is hinged to allow tank access, but how are the lights seperated from the water?
I would want to place an acrylic shield between the single socket MH bulb, but I don't want to place it so that it just rests on the wood- making it so that I would have to remove the acrylic piece to have tank access...
What is typically done? Are the bulbs just mounted high enough from the water to prevent splashes?
Also - most custom hoods have fans in them. Are these fans to blow by the lights or on the tank water?
Sorry if I'm confusing here...
How are the lights typically mounted? I know they are mounted to the top of the hood, and that that piece is hinged to allow tank access, but how are the lights seperated from the water?
I would want to place an acrylic shield between the single socket MH bulb, but I don't want to place it so that it just rests on the wood- making it so that I would have to remove the acrylic piece to have tank access...
What is typically done? Are the bulbs just mounted high enough from the water to prevent splashes?
Also - most custom hoods have fans in them. Are these fans to blow by the lights or on the tank water?
Sorry if I'm confusing here...
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