48. its just easier to manage. And you can stuff it in a canopy with the t5's
Non-fancy LED Lights?
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Dont look at the Photons.
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DracoKat
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Guys I need an advicw too.
I have a 29g biocube I have the stock lighting but I would love to have maxima clams. What lights would you reccomend?
Im watching the Kessil tuna blue
The Ecotech radion xr15
And now that Im readinf your comments the Current USA orbit 18 inches and The Sbox pro 16""
wich one do you think I should pick considering the price for a Biocube.
I have a 29g biocube I have the stock lighting but I would love to have maxima clams. What lights would you reccomend?
Im watching the Kessil tuna blue
The Ecotech radion xr15
And now that Im readinf your comments the Current USA orbit 18 inches and The Sbox pro 16""
wich one do you think I should pick considering the price for a Biocube.
Mandrew
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I got a 16 for my 20x 18 cube. I went with 3 12in AI sol for the 48. My fear was good coverage. on my cube the stock sb lenses didnt spread the light as evenly as I wanted and didn't hit all the sides without having it up pretty high.
The best possible coverage for a tank is a t5 array or MH with large reflectors, right?. So (as im in lighting professionally) how is a 32in fixture going to cover 48in. it would have to be up really high. (think flash light) move the flash light away from the subject the beam is wider and covers more area. a lamp with lenses focuses the beam even more. so farther away.
By pulling lenses it makes the beam wider so it can be closer BUT, its still a 32in fixture on a 48 area . Buy using 2 16 in fixtures you have a wider gap between them to cover more area.
I like the approach of the Photon V2 in this respect or the big Maxspects. . And I do wish SB would do something similar. and yea 3 16in fixtures would be perfect But...... $$$
If you look at a good radion array this is the same approach.
heres one that validated my approach after I had done it.
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/dr-joshi’s-500-gallon-sps-dominated-mixed-reef.2/
hes using all wide lenses and has multiple arrays to cover and overlap the light. this reduces hotspots AND shadowing by hitting corals from every angle. (keep in mind this one is HUGE)
And hes a legend in reefing.
the way I added it up the 32 was as much as 2 16 any way. On the 48in tank a got a SWEET DEAL on the 3 ai sol's. so thats what sealed it for me. ($3000 in used lights for less than one new sb? hmmmm...Ok!) and I still pulled half the lenses so I could use my canopy. I hate seeing the light in my face. (i do that at work
People love thier tanks and their lights. Do google image searches and youll see what I mean about coverage. IE The Single Kessil look.
I have a single Mars aqua on a 20g long (30" long") and I actually don't mind the spread on that. But it is mounted a bit high. But the lights have plenty of power to mount high and still put out good par.
good to know. About 16in? w the 40 or 90 degree lenses that should be about right.
yea those have some power. I looked into SB's cuz yea they are a BB too but I like that I could call the guy. and the color favored the 420 to 450(royal blue violet) rather than the 435 460. just me.
both put out a LOT of light.
I did mention Im picky.
youd probably like my Maxspect too. pretty cheap now. Got mine for $200 good light sexy design.
Yea. I've had some surprising results with mine. It is mor e pin purple some don't like it. I pulled the red lens it helped.
I'll tell ya. A 30 in on top of a 10 in canopy on your tank would be sweet no lens. Prob about 30% give you 300 par or so on the top of the tank. AT 30%!!!!
Always check the used gear. I've seen em go here for good prices. It's part of the upgrade game. That guy needs to sell his cuz his wife is mad. Like yours will be when you tell her your buying his light and then you have to sell me yours
Tooch
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I just got 2 16" SB Reefbright over my 75g, used the stock brackets to sit over my rimless, and not happy with the coverage. I will have to figure out a way to raise them up higher, maybe hang them from brackets mounted on the wall. I have a drop ceiling, so can't hang from there. Any advice appreciated.
I pulled the lenses. Well some of them. On a 48 spread the lights out with a bigger gap in the middle than on the sides. The lenses are 40 60 and 90 degree By pulling the lenses it's 160 degree that's wide. At 14 in my light at 80% is about 40,000 lux at the top of the tank. So prob around 500+ par that's no lens. Or deleted ones removed actually. Note the ones I kept. I wanted those to penetratit a little stronger plus act as a stunner.
I did the same on my 55 but the led were ai sol.
Mandrew
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[/QUOTE]I'll tell ya. A 30 in on top of a 10 in canopy on your tank would be sweet no lens. Prob about 30% give you 300 par or so on the top of the tank. AT 30%!!![/QUOTE]
What do you mean?
What do you mean?
I'll tell ya. A 30 in on top of a 10 in canopy on your tank would be sweet no lens. Prob about 30% give you 300 par or so on the top of the tank. AT 30%!!![/QUOTE]
What do you mean?[/QUOTE]
You have a 30 in wide tank. If you built a canopy for it it comes out at 32in Put a hole in the top and lay a 30 in SB into it.
Make it ten inches tall so the light is ten inches above the tank.
With half the lenses At only 30% intensity it would provide about 300 or more par at the top of the water line.
At full in that small canopy it's probably 900 to 1000 par.
If you left the lenses in it would be more
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What do you mean?[/QUOTE]
You have a 30 in wide tank. If you built a canopy for it it comes out at 32in Put a hole in the top and lay a 30 in SB into it.
Make it ten inches tall so the light is ten inches above the tank.
With half the lenses At only 30% intensity it would provide about 300 or more par at the top of the water line.
At full in that small canopy it's probably 900 to 1000 par.
If you left the lenses in it would be more
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Doh. Got tanks confused. 
the 75 is a 48. I'd do the same but with two 16in units. Wider space in the middle of the canopy. Same par though. But yours is deeper so aim for 400 500 par. Or 40,000 lux.
For lower light animals and LPS aim for 25,000 to 35000 lux.
I'll post a pic of my canopy tomorrow. Even if your hanging them the same concept applies.
the 75 is a 48. I'd do the same but with two 16in units. Wider space in the middle of the canopy. Same par though. But yours is deeper so aim for 400 500 par. Or 40,000 lux.
For lower light animals and LPS aim for 25,000 to 35000 lux.
I'll post a pic of my canopy tomorrow. Even if your hanging them the same concept applies.
