72x30x24 SPS Dominant Lighting Solution

[Ugin]

I currently have a 60" ATI Sunpower with XHO reefbrites from a prior tank. They put out a lot of PAR, but I'm not sure what I feel about putting a 60" fixture over a 72" tank. Will this be an issue? Does anyone have suggestions for a T5/LED hybrid that fits the tank?

 

[Nigel35]

If your getting a ton of par out then that is totally fine. If you want a converging light spectrum with zero shadowing, then I would consider extending your lighting coverage.

 

[Ugin]

@jda Maybe you can offer some input here? I've seen your comments a lot while searching Google for answers lol

 

[MichaelP]

It’s pretty common to run 60” t5 on a 72” tank. So you won’t have any issues there. And should be fine width wise as well assuming it’s a 8 bulb

 

[Ugin]

It’s pretty common to run 60” t5 on a 72” tank. So you won’t have any issues there. And should be fine width wise as well assuming it’s a 8 bulb

It's the 8x80w unit flanked by 2 reefbrite led's on both sides. How high would my unit have to be for good coverage without sacrificing too much PAR?

 

[Utubereefer]

You could add some OR3 light bars from orphek to supplement your current lighting

 

[xabo]

Have the same tank and I'm running 6 XR30 G4 Pros w/4 OR3 Blue+

 

[Bpb]

You can always put a 24” Orphek or reef brite strip on each end to even out the parts missing laterally. I’ve considered doing that with my tank as my lights are 48” over a 60” tank, but I don’t because they’d just be blasting light on my gyres at the ends of the tank

 

[MichaelP]

It's the 8x80w unit flanked by 2 reefbrite led's on both sides. How high would my unit have to be for good coverage without sacrificing too much PAR?

If you were happy with the park before I would hang it the same height maybe 2-4” higher if you felt you wanted more coverage

 

[Billldg]

I have a 72x30x24 225 gal tank. I use a Aquatic Life 61" Hybrid with 4...and now...5 Radion XR15 G5 Blues. With the 4 XR15's I was getting 200 par on the bottom with the T5's on and my Radions at 50 percent running the AB+ spectrum. With 5 its seems to be a little more complicated, not sure why.

 

[nereefpat]

I currently have a 60" ATI Sunpower with XHO reefbrites from a prior tank. They put out a lot of PAR, but I'm not sure what I feel about putting a 60" fixture over a 72" tank. Will this be an issue?

Totally fine. A 60" T5 unit will cover a 6' tank no problem.

Does anyone have suggestions for a T5/LED hybrid that fits the tank?

The longest t5 bulbs are 60", so you would have to run two 3' fixtures if you wanted end-to-end T5. But there is no need.

 

[Ugin]

Based on the advice here, I'll string up my ATI Sunpower 8 bulb unit that has the 2 reebrite LED attachments. I'll get some PAR readings when the tank is setup and go from there.

 

[jda]

If your scape does not have a bunch of stuff on the ends, then the missing 6 inches is no big deal. If you want to do rocks on the side glass end-to-end, then you might get really discouraged with the stuff near the glass not getting enough light.