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well i just recently bought a 110W PC lightstrip, and a versa top. it has been a few hours... and i have notice that the plastic hinge is sorta twisted in the middle and i think its caused by heat... is this gonna cause any problems? should i cover the middle with something like say, alluminum?

Hi,
I used glass for a tank top. The light will destroy the
plastic hinge. I use 1/4 inch glass for my tank top.
I carefully measured the inner dimensions so that the
cut, polished, and beveled, glass lid would sit inside
the plastic trim of the tank and left a small gap along
the length of the back for hoses and heaters, etc.
Mine is all one piece but its only a 30G tank
I rest my light on the glass

Frank


-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

well i elevated the front of the light with 2 stacks of 8 pennies... the plastic hinge is still burning hot, but it isnt twisting or melting any more...

yay, reply from all-glass:

MY EMAIL:
I have just recently purcahsed a Versa-Top with a Power Compact Light
Strip. Part of the light strip was on the middle plastic hinge, after
a few hours I noticed that the hinge was a little twisted and very
warm. Is there a risk of the hinge melting? or can I leave the light
strip the way it its?

I currently have the lightstrip raised up a few centimeters using
pennies so there would be some ventalation.

Thank You



THEIR short response, which took 5 days &gt;.&gt;
You should not have a problem even if you did not have the pennies.


i did try 10 hours with the light directly over the strip with no pennies, no change happened. although, i havent been able to do more tests since there is now an algae breakout due to all the light not being taken up by plants (since for some god damn coincidence, NO STORES HAD PLANTS!!!)

Last edited by Azn_Devil at 21-Feb-2005 23:37

Last edited by Azn_Devil at 21-Feb-2005 23:37