[Tazman]

Greetings:

I would greatly appreciate any DIY plans for making a hood or canopy that will accomadate both the MH and VHO efficiently as possible.

Just ordered a MH PFO retro fit from Premium Aquatics. Initially, I will only have 2 Metal Halides centered over my tank.

However, over the next few weeks I want to add either 2 or 4 VHO actinics to supplement. Ideally, I want these on each side of the MH lighting.

Scenario: my tank [60"long x 26" tall x 18"deep] is built into a wall, therefore I have approximately 15 1/2" depth of space to place lighting over. In addition, I'm not overly concerned with aethetics, but I do have limited space in my "fish room" because the fish room is under stairs and I have to work with angles above my tank. I may need to be able to raise and lower this unit for tank maintenance.

Everyone has been advising me to place the MH lighting higher in the canopy than the VHO's. If someone has plans on how to do this please point me in the right direction.

A million thanks.