Light Recommendations - NUVO 200 INT Peninsula

[Montiman]

I use a floating canopy and find it minimal and modern. Not like a traditional canopy. Currently it has a halide kessil combo.

 

[DaddyFish]

You running T5's on the sides of those? How is SPS grow out? We run a Photo V2+ 50 on the 160g with T5s and it's got some really beefy PAR output.

I am not 100% sure of how the coloration is turning out, though. The PAR was actually so high near the top of the tank that a few of the SPS in our 160g were bleaching. We started only running the Photon V2+ for 4 hours per day.

I'm in the build stage, not running this tank yet. I have Viparspectra on my running tanks.
I do not plan on using T5s, just the Photon V2+ 2x32. My new tank is 30" tall and will be FOWLR /Softies/LPS, no SPS.

 

[craftbrews]

Went with 4x 24" Reefbreeders Photon v2+ in the following configuration:

Trying to figure out how to do an 8020 brace for it now that doesn't dip. Thread for that is posted here if you want to follow along:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/help-8020-light-mount-for-peninsula-w-4x-reefbreeders-24.794616/

 

[tautog83]

That's going to be a lottttt of light .

 

[craftbrews]

Gotta cook them corals good! I can post the channel %s tonight after work with a photo of wife's tank, she's gotten pretty good growth on SPS and LPS in there.

We run the BRS 160 KZ additives with Kalk and Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt.

 

[DarfrogDojo]

Wow - 4 Photons seem like a.lot of. Light. Any update on the tank. Found your thread searching light options. Curious to know how you made out? My 200 ext will be here in May.

 

[craftbrews]

Worked great, tank was healthy for 2 years until we moved and I got divorced then it crashed. Don't recommend moving or divorcing! :)

 

[craftbrews]

If you want to buy those 4 photons let me know haha!