ATI hybrid Leds

[aggie]

Hi,
Before I make my final decission on which Hybrid lights to buy Id like to get some opinions.
Tank dimensions are 5ft long x 4 foot wide x 2ft high. Tank will be SPS dominated.
Im either going to buy 2 x 4FT ATI 4x54W Hybrid Power module which would give me 8 T5 plus 6 75w leds or should I go for the
4FT ATI 8x54W Hybrid Power module which would give me 16 T5 bulbs with 6 75w leds. If I went with the second option I would run 8 - 12 Tubes for approx 7 hrs and all 16 tubes for 2 hours.
Would the second option be to much light as Ive never ran T5s before.
What do you guys think.
Thanks Peter

 

[tommyng79]

Your decision will have a lot to do with your aquascaping. Since it is such a wide tank, you have a lot of options on how your rockwork will be displayed. if it will spread 18"-24" worth of space I say go for the 4 bulb. if you are covering over that, then I'd say to go for the 8 bulb option for more coverage. My tank is almost identical to yours at 58"L x 48"W x 16" H. however, I love my halides, T5's and LEDS. Im going with 2-4 bulb ati units, 1 or 2 lumenmax pendants with radiums and/or/yes/no 1 LED fixture. Good luck and would love to hear updates