Ahh Man... Now what?

ctkecth

ctkecth

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Excited at the prospects of Metal Halides I purchased an Orbit system. My week was spent checking the status of my order and like a kid at Christmas, ran to the door to greet my UPS man with my new lights. Wow, that's a big box, probably lots of protective stuff. Upon opening my heart sank- there was just no way this light was fitting on my aquarium- But I tried just so I could have my fears cofirmed. Now what. I have a friend who could help me hang it, but I fear that it may lose effectiveness. I am thinking I should just send it on back- tearfully.
I have a standard 55 Gallon-
What do you think?
 
hot883

hot883

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Originally Posted by ctkecth
Excited at the prospects of Metal Halides I purchased an Orbit system. My week was spent checking the status of my order and like a kid at Christmas, ran to the door to greet my UPS man with my new lights. Wow, that's a big box, probably lots of protective stuff. Upon opening my heart sank- there was just no way this light was fitting on my aquarium- But I tried just so I could have my fears cofirmed. Now what. I have a friend who could help me hang it, but I fear that it may lose effectiveness. I am thinking I should just send it on back- tearfully.
I have a standard 55 Gallon-
What do you think?
What size is it?
 
ctkecth

ctkecth

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The light is 48 inches long, 15 inches wide 4 and some high.
On a different note- saw pics and history of your tank. Pretty nice set-up.
 
dogstar

dogstar

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I thought a standard 55g is 48 inches so if the light is also 48 then why want it work ??? :notsure:
 
ctkecth

ctkecth

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The light fits length-wise, but it is the width that gets me by about four inches, that i would have discovered had I done just a bit more research and a bit less impulse buying.
 
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