I want to add 2 T5 actinic bulbs as supplement to a radium 20k. The fixture. I have pretty much covers the dimensions of the tank so if I add 2 t5 bulbs, the T5 would pretty much be hanging outside the tank's dimensions.
What I thought was to possibly build a frame that would sit right underneath the fixture and I would hang the T5 from this frame.
My big question and concern is:
Would the heat from the MH be too much and enough to actually burn the wooden frame and have it catch fire? About 2 1/2 inches of the frame would be going "inside" the fixture.
This is roughly what I'm thinking:
What I thought was to possibly build a frame that would sit right underneath the fixture and I would hang the T5 from this frame.
My big question and concern is:
Would the heat from the MH be too much and enough to actually burn the wooden frame and have it catch fire? About 2 1/2 inches of the frame would be going "inside" the fixture.
This is roughly what I'm thinking: