ORPHEK OSIX - OR3 bar mounting order

cloud9aquariums · May 13, 2023

Hey fellow reef junkies! I've decided to chase the dragon when it comes to eliminating shadowing on my sps for growth... and selfish viewing purposes. I currently run (3) Hydra 32HD's with diffusers over my 48x24x16 (depth) and have great growth and coloration coming in. However, the shadowing still leaves something to be desired especially when you contrast front viewing vs top down. While this isn't an issue currently, I wanted to get ahead of it so everything grows in nice and compact. I was about to pull the trigger on a pair of Orphek Or3 bars to supplement when the Osix dropped.... GAME CHANGER. Soooo now I have 6 (120) Or3's on the way hahaha 2 Blue Plus, 2 Reef Day Plus, 2 UV/Violet. Im mounting them with the Universal Bar, hanging kit, and may also use their angling brackets on the end bars to tilt them back in towards the tank slightly if it doesnt look janky.

The question is: WHAT ORDER DO I WANT TO PUT THEM IN?!

Is this completely semantics and will make zero difference... most likely but still... Vote and then tell me your most in depth, overthought, geeked out reasoning... annnnnnd go!

Reefing Madness · May 25, 2023

BAMatter · Jun 21, 2023

I’d run:

Blue Plus
Violet Reef Day
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
Violet Reef Day
Blue Plus

legalizedreefer · Oct 7, 2023

Are you happy with them? I’m looking in to getting 2 bars to supplement my 3x Hydra 32’s with diffusers as well

BAMatter · Oct 7, 2023

legalizedreefer said:
Are you happy with them? I’m looking in to getting 2 bars to supplement my 3x Hydra 32’s with diffusers as well

I’m running 2 of the Blue Plus OR3’s to supplement my Hydra 64’s without diffusers. They definitely add quite a bit of nice color for sure, you’ll be happy with them. I do wish I went with the 48” instead of the 36” though… I also have a OR3 bar only setup on a newly built system. Had to turn them down a lot and still hitting 120 PAR on the sand. Really enjoy the OR3’s.