What lighting setup are you using on your 6ft SPS dominant tanks?

monkeyCmonkeyDo · Apr 7, 2021

@Rjramos will diy one for you. Lol!

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gideon2086 · Apr 7, 2021

monkeyCmonkeyDo said:
@Rjramos will diy one for you. Lol!

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DIY what?

monkeyCmonkeyDo · Apr 7, 2021

A light. Lol
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LDog74 · Apr 7, 2021

gideon2086 said:
Beautiful setup. Any chance you've checked the PAR?

Thank you I did. I rented a par meter from BRS a few weeks ago. Before I added the 2 Unos par across the top of my scape was 250-350. My lights sit 10” off the water & the top of my scape is dead center of my tank at 13” below the water line or 13” off the bottom. I did this to allow for plenty of growth.
I tested par with my Jumpguard lid on and all pumps on with my normal daily flow. Dual COR 20’s returns at 60%. 3 Redsea Reefwave 45’s & 2 MP 40’s. I have a lot of water movement. I mention the water movement because it really effect the par readings.
I added the additional 2 Unos based on my initial readings. I really don’t need them yet but once my corals grow large & I get some shading I want to make sure I have plenty of coverage.
Not sure if I will rent a meter again because I know I have plenty of coverage. Probably 350-500 across the top of the scape now.

bobnicaragua · Apr 7, 2021

The Trifecta-

I would do reef brite xhos on the front and back, angled inward at 45 degrees. Then a couple t5s in front and a couple t5s in back.

Reef Brite Halides in the middle. (Cause they run cooler)

Maybe some Kessils or red sea leds between the halides for ramp up and down and some nice shimmer when halides aren't running.

gideon2086 · Apr 7, 2021

bobnicaragua said:
The Trifecta-

I would do reef brite xhos on the front and back, angled inward at 45 degrees. Then a couple t5s in front and a couple t5s in back.

Reef Brite Halides in the middle. (Cause they run cooler)

Maybe some Kessils or red sea leds between the halides for ramp up and down and some nice shimmer when halides aren't running.

I can't even begin to imagine how I would hang this without a canopy to conceal the monstrosity.

Coug92 · Apr 7, 2021

I love the look of my t5 dimmable with a couple 360x’s, coral plus mixed with blue plus ati bulbs.

gideon2086 · Apr 7, 2021

Coug92 said:
I love the look of my t5 dimmable with a couple 360x’s, coral plus mixed with blue plus ati bulbs.

Which T5 dimmable are you using on a 6ft?

TheDragonsReef · Apr 7, 2021

My sps reef is 6ft long 2ft wide and 30in tall i run 6 hydra 64s

Im setting up another soon that 6ft long 30 wide and 2ft tall and im doing 3 reefbrite xhos and a combo of hydras.

lakai · Apr 8, 2021

2x g5 xr30 blue, 2x g4 xr30pro' , 4x g4 xr15 pro , 2x orphek bars, 60" aquaticlife T5.

gideon2086 · Apr 8, 2021

lakai said:
2x g5 xr30 blue, 2x g4 xr30pro' , 4x g4 xr15 pro , 2x orphek bars, 60" aquaticlife T5.

holy hell.

dragon99 · Apr 8, 2021

lakai said:
2x g5 xr30 blue, 2x g4 xr30pro' , 4x g4 xr15 pro , 2x orphek bars, 60" aquaticlife T5.

lakai · Apr 8, 2021

gideon2086 said:
holy hell.

sounds like a lot more than it really is lol

Rmckoy · Apr 8, 2021

I’m currently running 8 48” t5’s over my 72”x27”x27”
230

acros across the top . And everything is doing well .

since taking these pictures I have added 25 more acro frags , most of which are in that rock to the left

gideon2086 · Apr 8, 2021

Rmckoy said:
I’m currently running 8 48” t5’s over my 72”x27”x27”
230

acros across the top . And everything is doing well .

since taking these pictures I have added 25 more acro frags , most of which are in that rock to the left

Looking good! How's the par on either side of the fixture?

Rmckoy · Apr 8, 2021

gideon2086 said:
Looking good! How's the par on either side of the fixture?

I have never tested par .
But all the acro frags at the top are directly below the light .

AJsReef · Apr 8, 2021

I have been running 3x XR30s for several years. Had Gen 4 and upgraded to Gen5. Recently got some larger SPS and noticed very obvious shading. Opted to get a 4th XR30 and mount them perpendicular to the tank vs parallel. Quick tests moving the lights and the shadows were really cut down. Sadly waiting on a new lid to permanently install the 4th light.