AI Hydra 52 on a 30" wide tank

[Reefpro]

Anyone using a Hydra 52 on a 30" wide tank, I am getting ready to build a rimless tank 60x30x24 and have 4 new Hydra 52's. Will this be enough coverage on a 30 wide tank?

 

[toothman]

I've got 5 hydra 52 and 2 vegas on a 10' long 30" wide and 26" deep tank. I have plenty of coverage and no problem growing sps throughout.

 

[Reefpro]

I've got 5 hydra 52 and 2 vegas on a 10' long 30" wide and 26" deep tank. I have plenty of coverage and no problem growing sps throughout.

Do you have a pic of tank and light configuration? So 4 would be good on a 60 or 72 long tank?

 

[toothman]

Here are pics. Couldn't get the whole tank in 1 shot so also took in 3 sections. Tank configuration. I run the blues, violet and UV at 64%, the green and red at 11% and the whites at 15%. Sorry for the crappy photos.

 

[toothman]

Here is the light configuration

 

[Reefpro]

Thanks for the help. I am trying to decide if 4 will efficiently light a five or six foot tank by 30" wide

 

[toothman]

I would think it would be. You could always contact AI and get info from them

 

[sean9_man]

If you are referring to 30 inch wide then i think it's more than enough. I have a 32inch wide tank by 30 tall and 27 deep. It's well more than enough.

 

[sean9_man]

If you are referring to 30 inch wide then i think it's more than enough. I have a 32inch wide tank by 30 tall and 27 deep. It's well more than enough.

Apologies, i missed out on the 4 hydras you were referring to..

 

[Sense of nature]

Do you have a pic of tank and light configuration? So 4 would be good on a 60 or 72 long tank?

I'm running 3 on a 72x24x30 with a 60" 4 bulb T5 fixture
I think 1 more ai 52 is needed though & then maybe I can ditch the T5's