32gallon biocube. Lighting solution.

[MrDeathKills]

Alright wife has decided to look into all avenues of lighting. She may allow me to take the hood off if the light we get is worth it. So I will list the lights we are looking at and you guys/gals can tall me how you feel about it. 32gallon biocube.

Ai prime 16HD
Hydra 26HD
Hydra 32HD
RedSea 50
RedSea 90

The purpose of a new light would be to keep a mixed reef tank. We would like to grow anything and everything in our little tank. Would like to also be able to try and grow a clam. We want to have bright neon colors as well. Would like to make the corals have the brightest colors possible while also still growing. Slow growing is fine as along as everything looks beautiful, like in the picture I have included. (Picture included from Worldwidecorals.com)

 

[reefcoralclam]

Alright wife has decided to look into all avenues of lighting. She may allow me to take the hood off if the light we get is worth it. So I will list the lights we are looking at and you guys/gals can tall me how you feel about it. 32gallon biocube.

Ai prime 16HD
Hydra 26HD
Hydra 32HD
RedSea 50
RedSea 90

The purpose of a new light would be to keep a mixed reef tank. We would like to grow anything and everything in our little tank. Would like to also be able to try and grow a clam. We want to have bright neon colors as well. Would like to make the corals have the brightest colors possible while also still growing. Slow growing is fine as along as everything looks beautiful, like in the picture I have included. (Picture included from Worldwidecorals.com)

I have a 32 gallon biocube as well I have stock lighting and I’am growing sps two different types of bird nests monti cap two monti encrusting and this other sps don’t know the name and other lps and softies
but ism looking for a light upgrade too I started 6months ago. How did you get the hobby?

Hasstin

 

[DeniableArc]

Alright wife has decided to look into all avenues of lighting. She may allow me to take the hood off if the light we get is worth it. So I will list the lights we are looking at and you guys/gals can tall me how you feel about it. 32gallon biocube.

Ai prime 16HD
Hydra 26HD
Hydra 32HD
RedSea 50
RedSea 90

The purpose of a new light would be to keep a mixed reef tank. We would like to grow anything and everything in our little tank. Would like to also be able to try and grow a clam. We want to have bright neon colors as well. Would like to make the corals have the brightest colors possible while also still growing. Slow growing is fine as along as everything looks beautiful, like in the picture I have included. (Picture included from Worldwidecorals.com)

Hi I have 4 prime 16 over a 3ft tank running at 50%. I haven’t had a Red Sea led but I hear they are good also

 

[MrDeathKills]

Hi I have 4 prime 16 over a 3ft tank running at 50%. I haven’t had a Red Sea led but I hear they are good also

Why did you end up using 4 primes instead of 2 32? For that size of tank.

 

[DeniableArc]

Why did you end up using 4 primes instead of 2 32? For that size of tank.

4 primes over 2 32’s I feel reduces hot spots and shadowing and when you run prime 16 at 80-100% the fan is very loud

 

[MrDeathKills]

4 primes over 2 32’s I feel reduces hot spots and shadowing and when you run prime 16 at 80-100% the fan is very loud

That makes sense. There would end up being a lot of shadows. Thanks for your information

 

[lancesmith1]

i would keep the canopy and DIY something in there. Run do a 26HD, 2 primes or RB V2 16 inch for example.

 

[MrDeathKills]

i would keep the canopy and DIY something in there. Run do a 26HD, 2 primes or RB V2 16 inch for example.

The only issue with doing that is from some other peopleI have talked to have said that when you do that you need to take the lenses off of them. Which isn’t horrible or anything i just don’t know how beneficial it is. None of them have real. Numbers just able to show that it works on the tank.

Also what is that last light?

 

[lancesmith1]

Reefbreeders 16 inch. not my 1st choice because the fan is on the bottom.

 

[lancesmith1]

check your PM