30 inch deep tank lighting

[billy joe ferguson]

Ihave a 150 gallon tank at is 6 feet by 30 inches deep. I have a hard time keeping sp coral crowing in this tank and i belive it is do to lighting. Suggestions on Lights to use. I am currently using a comb o on Radions g4xr15 and some Black box type lighting. I have a budget of about 1500 to improve my lighting,

Your thoughts?

 

[CC13]

Ihave a 150 gallon tank at is 6 feet by 30 inches deep. I have a hard time keeping sp coral crowing in this tank and i belive it is do to lighting. Suggestions on Lights to use. I am currently using a comb o on Radions g4xr15 and some Black box type lighting. I have a budget of about 1500 to improve my lighting,

Your thoughts?

I have a tank that is 36" deep and the only way to pump enough PAR into the lower areas of my tank is with 400W halides. I have 3 of them on my system along with 3 Hydra 52 HD's.

If you only want to stick with LED, then I think Orphek LED units from my understanding are designed to perpetrate deeper tanks but you would have to confirm.

 

[RobZilla04]

Check flow before diving into huge lighting purchases. Even SPS can grow in lower PAR than most people realize.

Another option since you've got the budget is a PAR meter to measure. That way you get some actual numbers instead of guessing and wasting big bucks.

 

[CC13]

Another option since you've got the budget is a PAR meter to measure. That way you get some actual numbers instead of guessing and wasting big bucks.

I agree with this. Test the PAR at the different levels before you dive into new units.

 

[User1]

210 gallon tank here. 54" W x 30" T x 30" D. I went DIY route using blue acro multi channels with his reflectors. It really is the only way to punch through the depth and reach the bottom. I also have a pair of multi channels from Rapid LED without reflectors and these give the whole tank the base light whereas the others punch through. With the aquascape I have it then just comes down to placing corals in areas that meet their lighting requirement. I'll add defusers to even out if necessary.

I didn't really find anything off the shelf that would meet my needs. The new Kessil A360X's will probably be able to punch through but we are talking close to 500 smackaroo's for a single unit. I'm going to pass and say with the DIY route for now. In any case what I was suggesting is find a light that has a lens or reflector to help punch through the depth. Then have another with a wider spread to give overall look if that helps any.

Edit: Also agree with some form of measurement. That is the one piece I'm missing at the moment. Was considering a Seneye unit but would prefer to borrow to put them money elsewhere...