Reef Breeder Photon V2 over a 90

[Charley75]

So I’m debating picking up a used one of these fixtures. I can find tons of info about mounting height over 24” front to back, but not 18”. I have a standard 90 gal mixed reef….mainly LPS, zoas, , a few SPS, Ricordea, etc. I also use a canopy so my height would be limited. What would the optimal height be?

 

[Peace River]

Bump. Any #reefbreeders users out there that can help with this questions?

@Reef Breeders #lighting #lightinggurus

 

[rickmc3]

Check BRS videos, they've done a lot of testing with these lights. I have some mounted 8" above one of my tanks. I used a par meter to dial them in and ended up lowering them for best coverage.

 

[WVNed]

10 inches on a 75 that is 18 inches wide

 

[ReefGrammie]

I have the 50" ReefBreeders Photon V2 mounted inside my canopy. It is about 10 inches off the waterline. I have used the fixture for a little over 2 years now and also have a 90 gallon mixed reef with mostly acropora on top, montipora in the middle, and zoas, ricordeas, blastos, etc. towards the lower third. I went with the 50" after measuring the brackets my son had mounted inside the canopy and needed the extra 2 inches of fixture length.

My biggest word of caution would be if you mount the fixture inside your canopy, don't be tempted to use anything even close to maximum intensity. I know this from experience! I ramp up to a maximum intensity of about 50% on the blues and white, which happens at 3:00 p.m., and then start ramping down.