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Unread 11/06/2018, 09:32 AM   #349
peekay
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32" Photon V2+

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Originally Posted by Ron Reefman View Post
Sorry for the slow reply, I'm sort of moving to a different website forum...

The 32" Photon will work well over the 48" tank with 2 considerations. One is that it will need to be a bit higher than is common, say 12 to 18" off the water in order to get end to end coverage. Or the other alternative is to have the fixture lower and use the dimmer light at the ends of the tank for zoas and lps. The alternative is to go for the 48" fixture or do 2 of the 16" fixtures and space them 4" off the ends and leave an 8" center gap (4" for each fixture to cover. This is all budgeting issues though, the amount of light will be fine.
Hi Ron:

Lots of great info. Just purchased a 100 gallon 48"(l) x 20"(w) x 24"(h). I'm leaning towards saving some money and getting the 32" version based on your recommendation. Should I be concerned with the 24" depth of the tank if I'm keeping my lights 12" - 16" above the tank? I want to get sufficient PAR to maybe keep a hammer or frogspawn near the bottom of the tank. Thanks for your help!

PK


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