lighting suggestions for 180g

big_rich · Sep 21, 2014

I just pick up my tank a few days ago now to stsrt setting it up its a 60x30x24. for lighting I have a photon 48 already which I really like but I dont think I will get enough coverage with the depth of this tank what do u guys reccomend, doubling up and getting another photon or going with like a 8bulb t5 setup I really like the leds over t5s forsure

Usingthejohn · Sep 21, 2014

Supplement with t5s.

big_rich · Sep 21, 2014

Its rimless so I want a clean look

Fly5150 · Sep 21, 2014

I haven't had great luck with t5s. My tank seems to like straight radions over radion/t5 combo. I'm thinking about getting rid of all my t5 setups.

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Usingthejohn · Sep 21, 2014

Here's how I did my radions and t5s. It's only a mh/2 bulb t5 fixture. if I had an 8 bulb t5 fixture I could've fit everything inside.

Just get an old fixture and gut the middle bulbs for the photons

Usingthejohn · Sep 21, 2014

Fly5150 said:

Really?

I don't know if it's the radions, t5s or both but even my browned acros now show green polyps.

Fly5150 · Sep 21, 2014

Usingthejohn said:

Everything I had in my tank exploded when I switched to radions from diy led. When I added t5, most of my acans receded and some died. Pretty frustrating.

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Usingthejohn · Sep 21, 2014

That's odd. I had the opposite. Everything opened up or had better PE when the t5s and radions were on during middle of my light cycle.

Zoarder · Sep 21, 2014

Fly5150 said:

Too much light.... you need a par meter. The leds are supplement t5s not the other way around

Fly5150 · Sep 21, 2014

Right, I run the t5 for 5 hours a day, and the led for about 10. I do need a par meter. The t5 comes on about 3 hours in to the led cycle.

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Usingthejohn · Sep 21, 2014

How high is the radion intensity?

bryanle87 · Sep 21, 2014

this is my current setup im loving it.

bryanle87 · Sep 21, 2014

3 reef breeder values and 4 24" ati blue plus over a 48"l 30w 20d

bryanle87 · Sep 21, 2014

also bought 120 optics for them from alibaba cause without these theres too much light spilling out of the tank

big_rich · Sep 21, 2014

Who van build me a fixture to incorperate t5s with my photon 48

Fly5150 · Sep 21, 2014

Usingthejohn said:

Ramps up to 50%

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Emac909 · Sep 21, 2014

Fly5150 said:

Just run them at a 100% and b done with it.

solitude127 · Sep 21, 2014

Fly5150 said:

Did you have any sps in tank? if so, how did those do?

Fly5150 · Sep 21, 2014

I have a few easy sps colonies that are doing great with radions. I've got the gen 3 pros.

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ERIC1975 · Sep 21, 2014

big_rich said:

I think I have what you're looking for. I just took down my frag tank last month and I have DIY wooden box that enclosed my 2x 24 Reef Breeders and 2x 48in T5. I should post a sale thread on the stuffs soon.

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