Lighting help

[me & my baby]

How many hydra 26hd would you run on a 72x19wX20t heavy SPS .

 

[Finhead]

Personally I would (I do) run a hydrid for SPS dominant. I would run 4 26's with 4 80w T5's or 8 36" T5's. I run 2 Hydra 26's and 4 36" T5's over a 42 X 22.5 X 12H shallow reef.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

You could do it with four. Six would be best.

 

[me & my baby]

What about 3 hydra26 and some AI primes to fill in . I am thinking about creating 3 separate island in my rock work and maybe a few rocks in between the islands for maybe some lps

 

[Hilltop Aquariums]

I run 3 hydra 26’s and 2 60” t5 coral plus bulbs on my 72” 220 gallon which is sps and a few pls.

Cell phone pics...

 

[me & my baby]

How high do you have your lights

 

[Hilltop Aquariums]

12” from the water

 

[me & my baby]

That looks good

 

[Hilltop Aquariums]

Thanks. That setup work’s very well for me. I used to run it with just the 3 Ai lights but when things started getting bigger there was some shading. The T5’s made a huge difference.

 

[me & my baby]

What settings are you running on them . I have 3 26s now on my cube I am just tired of my cube tank and I am switching to this tank . I have only had my lights for about 3 weeks

 

[Hilltop Aquariums]

The T5’s are on at noon and off at 8:00pm

 

[me & my baby]

Got a full tank shot

 

[jda]

Which type of SPS are you after? For MBP&S, less will work. For acropora, then use as many as you can. I would use T5s on either, but I would also use enough T5s so that the EcoTech were supplementing them.

 

[GoVols]

How many hydra 26hd would you run on a 72x19wX20t heavy SPS .

For heavy SPS.

I'm with @saltyfilmfolks

Bite the bullet and go with six 26hd's, to capture the correct led spread.

Heck, I'd hang two Kessil Ap700's for perfection

 

[Hilltop Aquariums]

Got a full tank shot

 

[me & my baby]

Tank looks great for only having three fixtures

 

[Hilltop Aquariums]

Thanks, and the are not even the HD’s. I think a lot of people underestimate LEDs, but the T5’s do help a lot. I noticed a big difference after adding them although the 3 LEDs did grow sps.

 

[me & my baby]

I have 3 hydra 26hd now and 4 36” t5 . I am just switching to a different tank . I have a 140 cube now just really not happy with it and want a change.

 

[Hilltop Aquariums]

What size tank are you going with?

 

[me & my baby]

It’s 72 x 19 x 20