Hydra TwentySix HD Purchase...

[AlexDm]

I just purchased a new "Hydra TwentySix HD" for my 29Gallon tank, will it be too much ? Or should i of went with the "Prime HD" ? ?

 

[jsker]

The light if fine, set your setting and do a three to four week acclimation cycle

 

[AlexDm]

The light if fine, set your setting and do a three to four week acclimation cycle

Okay awesome thanks because it has 2 circle things With led lights compared to the prime with 1 circle with led lights. Thought it wouldn't cover enough with 1 so I got the one with 2

 

[jsker]

My suggestion would be to have it at a minimum of 12 inches off the water. If the coverage is not enough raise the light. How are you going to hang the light?

 

[mcarroll]

With 80º lenses (which are essentially 90º lenses with a conservative rating) you can hang your light based on the height being equal to the radius of coverage.

2 x [mounting height] = [coverage diameter]

29 gallon standard glass tank?

Or 29 gallon cube?

If it's a cube, that should mean it's about 20" on each side.

That gives you an "ideal" mounting height of:

[coverage diameter] / 2 = [mounting height]

...or in your case...

20" / 2 = 10" mounting height

Make sense?

(It's not quite as simple with lenses other than 90º/80º.)

 

[AlexDm]

My suggestion would be to have it at a minimum of 12 inches off the water. If the coverage is not enough raise the light. How are you going to hang the light?

A clamp I think it's called

 

[AlexDm]

With 80º lenses (which are essentially 90º lenses with a conservative rating) you can hang your light based on the height being equal to the radius of coverage.

2 x [mounting height] = [coverage diameter]

29 gallon standard glass tank?

Or 29 gallon cube?

If it's a cube, that should mean it's about 20" on each side.

That gives you an "ideal" mounting height of:

[coverage diameter] / 2 = [mounting height]

...or in your case...

20" / 2 = 10" mounting height

Make sense?

(It's not quite as simple with lenses other than 90º/80º.)

It's not a bio cube It's glass cube about 2 feet each side , using a clamp

 

[AlexDm]

It's called a single arm mount on there website .

 

[mcarroll]

It's not a bio cube It's glass cube about 2 feet each side , using a clamp

The example made sense then?

 

[AlexDm]

The example made sense then?

Yes it did a lot thanks so about a foot from the water surface should be perfect ?

 

[jsker]

Look at a single arm tv mount[emoji6]