Buying lights

Gold3nboi · Sep 27, 2020

I have a 300 gallon system and am currently changing things up so i can start corals in it. I want to get my lighting all set up, currently only have a led black box im the middle dosing light the whole tank up. My tank is 88 inches Long and 61 inches wide. My question is will a hybrid t5 61inch by 18 inch be enough to cover or do i need to cover every inch of the tank?

joseserrano · Sep 27, 2020

It will not. With a tank you size, getting out of the mindset of “will x be enough” will be very vital. Cutting corners will lead to frustration and livestock loss

Gold3nboi · Sep 28, 2020

joseserrano said:
It will not. With a tank you size, getting out of the mindset of “will x be enough” will be very vital. Cutting corners will lead to frustration and livestock loss

So it would be best to cover everyinch .

joseserrano · Sep 28, 2020

Gold3nboi said:
So it would be best to cover everyinch .

Depending on what kind of corals you like to keep. You can use note black boxes. You just beee enough

intricate_reefer · Sep 28, 2020

With a black box you will get about a 24”x 24” coverage area. Six I think would be the bare minimum depending on what kind of corals you want to keep. The ocean revive T47 have a little better coverage than a standard black box and work really well.

Gold3nboi · Sep 28, 2020

So with a hybrid t5s would it have to cover every inch right.

Skynyrd Fish · Sep 28, 2020

No. You can have a few inches on The sides, and front and back. Think about 48” fixtures run sideways. You got some planning to do. I’m a big fan of t5 and hybrid.

JCTReefer · Sep 28, 2020

That is a Large footprint to cover! How deep/tall is this tank?

Gold3nboi · Sep 28, 2020

I had

Skynyrd Fish said:
No. You can have a few inches on The sides, and front and back. Think about 48” fixtures run sideways. You got some planning to do. I’m a big fan of t5 and hybrid.

I hadnt thought about that thanks