Need help with lighting 120g tank

[Selyk]

I was wondering if i could get some help with lighting my 120g tank. Tank is 60"x18"x26" looking to keep soft and lps coral for now. What light should i go with? could i get away with 2 ai prime 16hd? or should i go bigger with 2- hydra32? or another light ?

 

[reefwiser]

By the dimensions you are using that’s 120 gallon tall. Taking that into account you would want a high powered light so that you can get usable par at the bottom of the aquarium. So the 32’s would work better in that case.

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

What’s your budget and what are you trying to keep in there? Neither of those options are going to keep 60” well lit.

 

[Selyk]

I was hoping to stay under 1500 for the lights in total looking to keep lps and soft coral sps later on down the road

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

That's a really healthy budget for that tank. You could do 3 of the Hydra 32 and then add a 4th down the road of you need it. You could also add the aquatic life hybrid fixture.

I'm personally partial to Kessil so i would get 4 used a360 for $225 or so each, and then add a 470nm LED bar from aliexpress.

 

[Selyk]

ok thanks for the help