AI Hydra52 my quick review

[danangelo]

I added 1 Hydra52 in between my Vegas

as you can see most of the light is coming from the 52 the spread is just amazing Ai claims 36x36 I have the fixture 12 inch awl and when I have the vegas off it covers almost the whole tank which is 48 just with a little bit of shadows on sides the light spread a great distribution of light I dont see much shadowing at all it almost look as even with my 8 bulb fixture just a little bit more blue..my sps was growing well with the t5 led combo but when I added the hydra52 my growth rate stayed the same and maybe better on some..colors are great ..I believe the violet and uv made a big difference and having more led compared to vegas made a big difference. .so far I think I can grow sps with the hydra52 heres some pics..
phone pic sorry

 

[danangelo]

heres the spread of the 52 on a 48long with just 50% of all blues and d rest is 20% or lower

 

[frag!]

Are you having any heat issues with that plexiglass so close to the light? I will be upgrading my vegas as soon as it comes out. That looks nice.

 

[hung]

Do you think the spread would cover the whole 48" if the fixture was mounted horizontally in line with the tank?

 

[danangelo]

Are you having any heat issues with that plexiglass so close to the light? I will be upgrading my vegas as soon as it comes out. That looks nice.

no heat issues because the fan is on top cooling the fixture

Do you think the spread would cover the whole 48" if the fixture was mounted horizontally in line with the tank?

if you put it high enough it will cover the 48 but id u get 2 u will be a lot better