Ai prime enough for 50 gal cube 24x24x20?

[drkreid19]

Ai prime enough for 50 gal cube 24x24x20?

 

[LEOreefer]

I purchased a hydra 52 for my tank that's the same size as yours

 

[drkreid19]

I wish! My wife would kill me lol

 

[Velcro]

Would be fine for fish only and MAYBE some softies. I suggest a reefbreeder 16" photon v2 to start and a second one later on if you get into SPS

 

[Rakie]

2 AI Primes might be. 3 ideally.

Save up for a used light possibly. Lights are one of the most expensive items you get for your reef. You can get an SBReef Light for the price of an AI Prime HD, and it WOULD be enough for your tank.

 

[Barrett]

I have a ocean revive arctic t247b over my cube of the same size. It was $199 on amazon and is an amazing light.

 

[Best Fish-Jake]

I would look for a radion xr30w.. all generations would work fine for your tank.

 

[Fishninja]

I have a similar size tank, I can speak from experience that the ocean revive t247 is easily capable of providing enough light for your tank to handle all types of coral. If you don't have a huge amount of money to drop on a light I would definitely recommend an ocean revive or even a reef breeders.

 

[Mele__Reef]

I have the same size tank and did research on the same thing. The prime covers a 24" spread but not effectively. I ended up going with the Hydra 26. It's a bit expensive but heck of a light. Love the custom programming. Another option would be as @Barrett said,

I have a ocean revive arctic t247b over my cube of the same size. It was $199 on amazon and is an amazing light.

 

[drkreid19]

I have a ocean revive arctic t247b over my cube of the same size. It was $199 on amazon and is an amazing light.

Thank you, can you provide me with a lighting schedule?

 

[Barrett]

Thank you, can you provide me with a lighting schedule?

I am using the legs that came with the light to mount it. I run the blues (channel 1) at 30% from 9 am to 9:30pm and the whites (channel 2) at 20% from 10am to 8:30 pm.