light placement

[winzig]

good day fellow reefers I have something g I need help with
I have a 100g tank 72"x18"x18" and I have four kessil tuna blue lights and I need help with the spacing of the lights.
I can not find much about this topic.
any ideas would be much appreciated
cheers

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family! :D

 

[Marinus]

That's a nice wide aquarium. Are you planning on putting them on the glass, or hanging them, or another option?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R! Are they the wide angle lights or narrow angle lights

 

[winzig]

That's a nice wide aquarium. Are you planning on putting them on the glass, or hanging them, or another option?

hanging

 

[winzig]

Welcome to R2R! Are they the wide angle lights or narrow angle lights

wide

 

[Crabs McJones]

I'm an evenly spaced kind of guy, i say hang one every 18 inches about 10" off waters surface

 

[Marinus]

I would probably do 72" / 5 (spaces) So that would be 14.4" apart if you wanted them spaced evenly

 

[winzig]

I would probably do 72" / 5 (spaces) So that would be 14.4" apart if you wanted them spaced evenly

I only have 4 lights

 

[Marinus]

I was thinking though...

[Glass] <- 14.4" -> [Light] <- 14.4" -> [Light]<- 14.4" -> [Light]<- 14.4" -> [Light] <- 14.4" -> [Glass]

 

[winzig]

I was thinking though...

[Glass] <- 14.4" -> [Light] <- 14.4" -> [Light]<- 14.4" -> [Light]<- 14.4" -> [Light] <- 14.4" -> [Glass]

nice I get it thanks

 

[Marinus]

No problem, I hope your lights turn out great :)

 

[Marinus]

nice I get it thanks

I was just thinking though, if they are all exactly spaced you might have more par where 2 light outputs overlap and less on the edges. If you space them out another inch or so farther apart you might have a little more even coverage towards the edges.

 

[Marinus]

nice I get it thanks

Crabs McJones idea works out well for even spread!

[Glass] <- 9" -> [Light] <- 18" -> [Light] <- 18" -> [Light] <- 18" -> [Light] <- 9" -> [Glass]

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[vetteguy53081]

16" apart at 10" above tank top

 

[Michael71]

Welcome to R2R. which model kessels do you have?

 

[Michael71]

The 500's can illuminate up to 36" wide per kessel's specs

 

[Daz_1978]

Crabs McJones idea works out well for even spread!

[Glass] <- 9" -> [Light] <- 18" -> [Light] <- 18" -> [Light] <- 18" -> [Light] <- 9" -> [Glass]

This is the way... Unless you intentionally want to make some lower light areas on the ends for lower light corals.

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad you are here!