300 gallon lighting question

[rng_pw]

I am setting up a 300 gallon reef tank. I am building my own canopy, but I am not sure how high off of the surface the lights have to be? I have 3-250 watt 15k metal halides and 2-6ft actinic vho's. The tank is 36''wide and 6'long and 24'' deep. Any suggestions?

 

[feelingfishy]

I have 3 400 watts and 260 watts of antics on my 300

 

[rng_pw]

good for you. Do you have a suggestion for the question

 

[devil dog]

Originally Posted by rng_pw
good for you. Do you have a suggestion for the question
thats not nice...
But IMO your lights should be around 8" to 12" off the water

 

[rng_pw]

Thanks for the advice devil dog, I think that I will just build at around 10 inches off of the surface.

 

[acrylic51]

IMHO I would mount them 12" the heat they put off, and the more distance as possible between top of tank the better....