2 AI primes or 1 AI26hd

mbarton2010 · May 25, 2022

I have a 60g 24” cube and currently have an oceanrevive t247 that I want to upgrade. I currently have 1 ai prime HD just sitting around and am going to do a trade for either another Ai Prime or the Ai 26 Hd. Which would be better the 2 primes or single AI 26

DaJMasta · May 25, 2022

Personally, I'd go with two Prime HDs because you can space them a little farther apart and get a bit more even coverage. That said, that tank is pretty deep, I don't know if the light output is going to be great at the bottom of the tank with only two - depends on what you want to keep. Worth mentioning: two Prime HDs is less total light output than a single t247, and a single Hydra 26 is less than that. The Hydra 64HD is more comparable to the output of a t247 fixture.

HudsonReefer2.0 · May 25, 2022

I’d run 2 primes and bump up the channels for par and intensity.

mbarton2010 · May 25, 2022

DaJMasta said:
Personally, I'd go with two Prime HDs because you can space them a little farther apart and get a bit more even coverage. That said, that tank is pretty deep, I don't know if the light output is going to be great at the bottom of the tank with only two - depends on what you want to keep. Worth mentioning: two Prime HDs is less total light output than a single t247, and a single Hydra 26 is less than that. The Hydra 64HD is more comparable to the output of a t247 fixture.

I have a bunch of SPS at the top and zoas, acans, hammer and torches near the bottom