[APD] Fluorescent lights close to the water surface

["red kelvin" <veryredkelvin at hotmail_com>]

Hi,

I have 5 36W T8 Fluorescents but I need 8 !!

Problem is that I can stick up to 6 such Fluorescents to the 20 inch width 
because of reflectors. There are about 6 inches between the lamps and the 
water surface.

My idea is to put 8 such Fluorescents 1 inch from the water line.
I will get 8X instead of 5X intensity.
Intensity won't attenuate because of the 6 inch air distance.

But....

I won't be able to use the reflectors any more - right? But the internal of 
my hood is covered by bright white formica - so light can escape and 
research shows that the best reflector return ~95% of the light while white 
paper returns 80% - right?

And yet another "But"....

Since lights are at the surface level - more light will penetrate the water 
in an angle that will allow it to escape through the aquarium glass - 
right?????? So where is the best location? If I put the lights higher than I 
will loose intensity but on the other hand light won't escape....

Thanks,

VRK.

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