Lighting a 5 foot tank

[fernalfer]

So I just picked up a SCA 150 gallon reef tank 60×24×24. My aquascape will not come exactly to the glass on each side, so could I get away with an 4 foot Aquatic T5 LED Hybrid light with 2 kessil A360x In The middle. Or do I really need the 5 foot LED hybrid and 3 kessils? And yes I will be doing SPS.

 

[Big Smelly fish]

You can run a 4 ft fixture and depending on how high you have it the spread will cover the tank. That’s how I did my five ft tank.

 

[spsick]

4 foot fixture is perfect for 5 foot tank but you’ll want more than 2 Kessils in the middle of the hybrid.

 

[fernalfer]

4 foot fixture is perfect for 5 foot tank but you’ll want more than 2 Kessils in the middle of the hybrid.

So you think I would need 3 kessils?

 

[fernalfer]

You can run a 4 ft fixture and depending on how high you have it the spread will cover the tank. That’s how I did my five ft tank.

What exactly do you have for lighting? And are you doing g SPS?

 

[Big Smelly fish]

What exactly do you have for lighting? And are you doing g SPS?

I was using a reefbreeders proton , 48 inch fixture and it worked really well. Now I am running a 48 inch Mh, with 4 T5 and 2 250 Mh. I only switch because bi like MH over LEDs

 

[spsick]

So you think I would need 3 kessils?

100% you will with those dimensions