How many radions

[McCune]

I am currently planning out my biuld for my new rank. I picked up a 60x30x27 star fire tank. Trying to decide how many radions I would need to run over this tank for a mostly SPS tank. My other option is to run less radions and build a t5 hybrid in a floating canopy.
Let me know what you think or have tried.

Thanks

 

[bearpeidog]

I have a 6 foot tank with 4 G4s 8" over the water. I'm still not happy with the coverage. I do have an coast to coast overflow that causes shadowing. I personally would go with 4 over your tank. I'd rather dial it back then have too little.

Funny you mentioned T5 hybrid as I'm toying with that idea as well and was pricing out parts just yesterday. I still loved halides but dont miss the heat or bulb replacement.

 

[McCune]

With the radions I am planning on running wide angle lenses on all to hopefully diffuse and spread the light

 

[ca1ore]

I don't believe there are lens variations for the Gen4 Radions. How many braces on your tank. Ideally I'd run three on a 60" tank, perhaps oriented perpendicular to tank length.

 

[ycnibrc]

It's depend how do you like your aquacape. My self I don't like my rock close to my tank so I have 6" space all around the tank therefore my tank is 96" but I only need to cover 84" with light.

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[McCune]

I should have specified which radion I was referring to. I would be planning on getting G3 pros and upgrading some of my older radions to help save on cast. I understand the G4 pro is amazing but I can not justify that kind of money when I need to get so many other pieces of equipment.

 

[Bpb]

If it were me I would use no less than 5 on a tank that size. The 30" front to back would really do best if you placed one radion dead center straight down, two on the front half about 12-18" from he ends slightly angled in and back, and two on the back half mirroring the front ones. Oriented almost like if you took the 5 side on a die and made it a rectangle


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[McCune]

Ya I was thinking about turning one the long way front to back right in the center because of the overflow then doing tow parallel with the tank on either side. The tank is urobraced all around so it will have to pull all units in a little.

 

[McCune]

I'm really going back and forth if I should try to track down 5 or 6