Quick lighting answer needed tonight!

Khackman · Jul 22, 2016

I'm cross posting this trying to get a quick answer....

I received my Starfire lighting system from Reef Radiance. Problem is I have two friends coming tomorrow to help me take out previous lighting system from my canopy, and retrofit the Starfire boxes in. My question is how much clearance do I need from the top of thr canopy down to the boxes? The canopy is 21 inches high over the tank, and is completely open in the back. The tank is 6 feet long, and I'm installing three Starfire units.

I emailed earlier today, but haven't heard back. The company is in California, so I can't reach them while my help is available in the morning due to the time difference.....

Reefing Madness · Jul 22, 2016

Just enough for airflow through the fans.

Khackman · Jul 22, 2016

Thanks, does that mean two inches or so?

tom39 · Jul 23, 2016

IME, 2" is enough room to not overly restrict the performance of the flow of air but 3-4" would be my recommendation. Or since you are moving the canopy, now would be a good time to break out the hole saw and drill a vent hole where the fans are positioned to eliminate all possibilities of restricting air flow.