Pendant or not?

[Mikef1]

Well I completed my three sided canopy for my 90 gal and it is very tall which will give me a lot of options. I ran a diferent canopy on this tank before with spider reflectors and was wondering if going with pendants this time would really keep the tank that much cooler. If not I think I will just secure a 2x4 across the top of my open canopy and mount the reflectors to it. This would leave the 400s about 16 inches off the water. Any ideas?

 

[fungia]

pendants are much cooler. when i went from pendant to canopy my temp went up over 3 degrees. but if you are using open canopy that is that tall, it might not make a big difference.

 

[Anonymous]

As long as you have some room for adjustment for height from water, it really wont matter.

Fwiw, I have a pendant, and I prefer that method. Easy to adjust on the chain, easy to remove to clean or swing out of the way.

 

[Anonymous]

my only problem pendants is the light pollution, my reef was(had a crash and we're trying to buy a house so rebuilding is on hold) in my living room, and pendants put off too much light pollution to compete with a tv.

Some really quiet fans have recently hit the market, and it shouldnt really be a difficult thing to keep a canopy cooled successfully.

 

[Anonymous]

my only problem pendants is the light pollution, my reef was(had a crash and we're trying to buy a house so rebuilding is on hold) in my living room, and pendants put off too much light pollution to compete with a tv.

Some really quiet fans have recently hit the market, and it shouldnt really be a difficult thing to keep a canopy cooled successfully.

Very true budha...ours is in the library, so it doesnt interfere with anything.

I also "tilted" the light back on the chain so the light is on a slight angle facing back so it never gets in your eyes.

I kinda like the warm, blue glow, but can see in some instances it would not be welcome.

 

[Anonymous]

I have my pendant in my canopy.