martins8585
New Member
Hi - I'm a newbie so apologies in advance if this is a stupid question but after a Google I'm struggling to find an answer.
I've recently set up a Fluval Shaker 168 which I'm happy with and has been running for around 5 weeks. As I'm keen to ensure my plants thrive I decided to upgrade the lighting but due to the location of the tank and children in the house I wanted keep the lids in place. After some research I found this limited my options and went with the Plant 3.0 36W.
After installing the light I noticed it sits higher than the light that came in the tank and under the lower lid (there's two in place that slide under / over each other) although it's not touching, the gap between the lower lid and the top of the light is only around 1mm.
Having had the light running it doesn't seem to get especially warm but does anyone have any thoughts on whether this is likely to cause any issues?
Comments from anyone that's done a similar thing and fitted this light to their Shaker aquarium would be particularly welcome.
Thank you in advance.
Cheers
Martin
I've recently set up a Fluval Shaker 168 which I'm happy with and has been running for around 5 weeks. As I'm keen to ensure my plants thrive I decided to upgrade the lighting but due to the location of the tank and children in the house I wanted keep the lids in place. After some research I found this limited my options and went with the Plant 3.0 36W.
After installing the light I noticed it sits higher than the light that came in the tank and under the lower lid (there's two in place that slide under / over each other) although it's not touching, the gap between the lower lid and the top of the light is only around 1mm.
Having had the light running it doesn't seem to get especially warm but does anyone have any thoughts on whether this is likely to cause any issues?
Comments from anyone that's done a similar thing and fitted this light to their Shaker aquarium would be particularly welcome.
Thank you in advance.
Cheers
Martin