RedSea S1000 G2 lighting options

[PPBlimpy]

I just bought this tank and will be transferring / downsizing my 300G mixed reef into it.
Dimensions are 82.7"L x 25.6"H x 26.75"W with approx 3" eurobrace

The tank came with 4x AI 32HD and I feel like its not really enough. I had planned on selling them as I currently run Noopsyche k7s over my 300 and like them.
I have never used hydras. I ran G4 Radion pros before the noops and prefer the noops.

I have access to 2x 64HD that I may pick up and ad to the 4x 32s instead of selling.
I am sure this would be plenty of light for my current livestock and if I get into SPS anytime soon.

For the people that have owned them, what do you think would be a good layout. Thinking about building a floating canopy and probably 14" from water height

Thinking equal spacing from left to right, with the 32s stacked front to back(190w max total) , mounted and spaced 9" off centerline of tank, so 18" apart and then the 64s(135W max) front to back 25" from center of tank. This layout would leaving 16.5+" to the end of the tank on each side, limiting spillage onto the eurobrace.

I may be overthinking this a bit, but it how i work thru this stuff.

Front to back I would set them rearward 2" from centerline.

second diagram shows a visual of the light emitting with 80* lens

I plan on an aquascape heavily concentrated to the center of the tank, will go come up approx 18" from bottom or 3/4 the height of the tank and taper down both directions

Front to back I would set them rearward 2" from centerline. diagram below. Thoughts?

 

[Rocks reef]

You have a solid plan with the Hydras for sure. The spacing will provide ample coverage. But, since you like the Noops, why not just run them? You had them over your 300g, so you will have plenty of light on the downsize.

 

[PPBlimpy]

I like experimenting. my noops are a mix of 3 v2 pros and 2 v3, both use seperate hand held controllers. i want to upgrade to v3 pros, same as the v3 i have but app based.

i can always use my noops on other tanks. setting up a 60G cube harem tank for my wife and the 2 v3s can go on it and have a 45G frag tank that i can put the v2s on. so they wont go to waste.

figure i try the hydras, if i dont like them i sell them and get 6 v3 pro noops and it was a fun experiment

 

[PPBlimpy]

playing around a bit more with lighting options. I didn't clean this one up as much.
This is with my current Noopsyche lights. 90* lenses, 9" above the tank.
if i sell the AI i will probably do 5 new Noopsyche k7v3 pros in the same locations.
centered, 13" and 26" off centerline

 

[PPBlimpy]

Sold the AI 32hds so going with my Noops.

Keeping the 64hds for my wife's tank.

spent the weekend transferring tanks and will get onto building the floating canopy this week.

 

[PPBlimpy]

made a temporary mount for my noopsyche, spacing and height are the same as my diagram above.
next is finishing putting the doors back on the stand and build my floating canopy