HQI's

[blueboy]

jenn, of course you'd be more than welcome to check out my setup. i don't know how long it will take me to get it all set up, i'm considering going ahead and getting a couple of T-5's for my actinic as well, so i'll be changing my lighting completely. not sure if my current canopy will work or not, maybe w/ a few alterations(good thing i'm a woodworker)

[blueboy]

also thanks for all the offers to come by and check out ya'll's set-ups, but greg said he had a sampler set up at the wharehouse so i can compare the diff bulbs.

[blueboy]

ok, i picked up a couple of 250 DE's from greg today. how did you guys mount these in a hood ? or are ya'll using them over open topped tanks. there's just the two threaded holes in the top for the hanging hooks, can i just drill a hole all of the way through the reflector and put a screw throygh from the inside? i'm a little reluctant to get too experimental with my new ~$700 purchase!

[JeffCo]

Don't drill a new hole, just use the holes that are for the hanging hooks. Go to home depot with the hanging hook bolt and find a regular bolt that is the same size.

[360Reef]

Abe,
You can mount these a couple of different wyas in a hood. The way I have done it i n the past is to go to HD and get screws that are the same size as the eye screws supplied with the pendant and screw it up from the top (from the top of your hood into the top of the pendant. You can also use L brackets secure the pendant to your hood. You definitly do not want to drill holes inside your pendant. Call me if you have questions.

-Greg