Lighting suggestions

[roman1]

I have a 220 with dimensions of 72L x 30H x 24W. I currently have three gen 3 pros on it right now mounted on a rms slide mount. I want to upgrade to the gen 4 pros. For livestock I have a mixed reef sps lps and some softies. I received one gen 4 pro for Christmas and I have a xr15 gen 4 pro I am currently not using. Do you think I can get by with buying an additional xr15 gen 4 pro and place the two xr15 on the ends with the xr30 in the middle. I also plan on getting the diffusers as well. Thanks for the responses.

 

[jda]

That depends on what you are going to keep under them. If you kept the higher-light stuff under the 30 and the lower-light stuff under the 15s, then maybe. A 15 over a 2x2 area at 30" deep is not a lot of light.

This is a really tricky question because it is all about the inhabitants and placement.

The diffusers will cut the output - I would skip them if you just use the 15s even if they will blend the colors better.

 

[roman1]

According to ecotechs website the new gen 4 xr15 pros has the capabilities of a 24 or 30 inch depth or width coverage.

 

[roman1]

Nobody else with input?

 

[roman1]

I also saw someone who has two XR30w pros on the ends and a XR15W in the middle. The problem with my tank is there are support braces on a 220 which breaks up the open space into thirds .