Hi all,
I'm finally starting to get my new project set up (90lx30hx90d, open-top), and ended up changing where I had it set up, so that it's now directly underneath the main ceiling light for the room.
Now this light rarely gets used as I have lamps and stuff, and I was wondering if it might be possible to use it to light the tank (obviously would need to lower it a bit). It's a shallow, low tech tank with lots of emergent plants. I have a cheap 70w MH security light that I was going to jerry-rig above the tank and somehow beautify, but though just using the ceiling light fittings might be easier, especially as its a rented house and I don't want to be messing about with ceiling fittings for the MH. I don't mind buying inexpensive new fittings for it but obviously nothing heavy as it's just hanging from a standard lighting wire and I've no idea how well secured that is.
Any cunning thoughts?!
I'm finally starting to get my new project set up (90lx30hx90d, open-top), and ended up changing where I had it set up, so that it's now directly underneath the main ceiling light for the room.
Now this light rarely gets used as I have lamps and stuff, and I was wondering if it might be possible to use it to light the tank (obviously would need to lower it a bit). It's a shallow, low tech tank with lots of emergent plants. I have a cheap 70w MH security light that I was going to jerry-rig above the tank and somehow beautify, but though just using the ceiling light fittings might be easier, especially as its a rented house and I don't want to be messing about with ceiling fittings for the MH. I don't mind buying inexpensive new fittings for it but obviously nothing heavy as it's just hanging from a standard lighting wire and I've no idea how well secured that is.
Any cunning thoughts?!
