New Deep 48" 150 gallon and looking for ideas

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So I currently have 2 tanks running now, a 65g mixed reef and my 220g SPS dominate tank. Both run the same lighting MH/T5/XHOs.

I have recently purchased a new tank to add to my living room and am looking to do something different. It is a 48x24x30 It will be its own system, not connected to the others any way. I was going to try LEDs on it, but I just cant bring myself to go that route as I am still drawn to the look of what I have. Any thoughts? Since it is going in the living room I want a pretty clean look too. I want to make sure that I get enough PAR to the bottom of the tank as well.

 

[aquaman30k]

I’d definitely look into LEDs. This is a G4 Pro T5’s combo over the exact same dimensions. Growing sticks like a beast.

 

[jda]

Just use smaller reflectors and they can get down to 30 inches. Some penetrate better and some spread better. 250w on 14 or 16 inch reflectors should be just fine.

 

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I actually thought about doing Radions, I just dont know that I will be happy unless I keep the T5s in the mix too.

I am not wanting to go MH with this tank as I dont want a chiller in my living room and this tank wont be plumbed to my other systems

 

[leepink23]

I actually thought about doing Radions, I just dont know that I will be happy unless I keep the T5s in the mix too.

I am not wanting to go MH with this tank as I dont want a chiller in my living room and this tank wont be plumbed to my other systems

This is 2 radion gen 3 pro with aquatic life t5 hybrid, I would recommend it if you don’t want halide/t5 on a 48x24x30