Light on 29g tank

[ken840515]

Hello,

I have 29g tank
30L x 12.5W x 21H
I recently bought Ai Prime 16hd and 12inch flex arm mount for soft corals.
Is one Ai prime 16 enough for my tank size?
I know many people put some corals on the bottom.
But when I measure the par on my tank, I am getting under 50 par.
Some areas, I even getting single digit par.
Even with full intensity on blue and violet, I am getting pretty low par on my tank.
Is it better to get one more light?


Thank you

 

[Ziggy17]

I ran 2 AI Hydra 26 on a similar sized tank. With two I got a nice spread and only ran them at 60% peak

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

IMO a prime will work for some lower light corals, but honestly its not enough. It is only 55 watts. As a comparison, I have a 100 watt nicrew on my 32 gallon.

I would not get another prime though, better to get a new light at about 100 watts, nicrew vivarspectra smatfarm are all sold on amazon and have good reviews from users.