First post in the community [And brand new reefer] - Please be kind!
I have what I think is a unique challenge / question I have never seen posted....
I have a new 122cm (Odd width I know) x 50 depth x 50 height tank coming this week..... which is being slotted into a space under a wall mounted cabinet
I have a maximum of around 18-20 cm / 7-8 inches "Head height" from water surface to the underside of cabinet - Meaning that's the maximum height I can get lights away from the water
Does anyone have any suggestions for super-wide-beam lights that can be mounted close to water surface? (Every BRS Light review I see says lights need to be 10-12 inches off the water - which I just cant do)
I've looked at a couple of options - 3 x AI Primes / 2 x Hydra 32s / 2 x XR15s, but don't know if I'm thinking about this all wrong, or if I've just planned poorly and am putting a tank somewhere thats just not going to work... I can find lots of information about what to do when you have lots of head height to play with, but nothing when you have the opposite situation...
[Planning on starting simple with Softies / LPS, but at the same time I don't want to "outgrow" lights if / when I go to a mixed tank]
Any ideas more than appreciated!
I have what I think is a unique challenge / question I have never seen posted....
I have a new 122cm (Odd width I know) x 50 depth x 50 height tank coming this week..... which is being slotted into a space under a wall mounted cabinet
I have a maximum of around 18-20 cm / 7-8 inches "Head height" from water surface to the underside of cabinet - Meaning that's the maximum height I can get lights away from the water
Does anyone have any suggestions for super-wide-beam lights that can be mounted close to water surface? (Every BRS Light review I see says lights need to be 10-12 inches off the water - which I just cant do)
I've looked at a couple of options - 3 x AI Primes / 2 x Hydra 32s / 2 x XR15s, but don't know if I'm thinking about this all wrong, or if I've just planned poorly and am putting a tank somewhere thats just not going to work... I can find lots of information about what to do when you have lots of head height to play with, but nothing when you have the opposite situation...
[Planning on starting simple with Softies / LPS, but at the same time I don't want to "outgrow" lights if / when I go to a mixed tank]
Any ideas more than appreciated!