LED fixture for 24" deep tank?

[Jordani]

I have a 24" tall tank and I want to grow sps top to bottom. What LED fixture would be able to produce enough PAR's at the bottom of my tank for sps to thrive?

 

[trueblackpercula]

I would get the radion G2 and if you have the extra cash the radion Pro is also an amazing led fixture. I have a radion G1 and my tank is 30 x 30 x 30 and it is incredible. All my sps are doing very well .

 

[JPMagyar]

True has plenty of experience but I really like ReefJunkie's Tank as I think it is the first LED lit tank that has deep blues. I would note that he is using hundreds of LEDs over his 400 gallon tank. In any case, my personal recommendation is the Evergrow line of LEDs.

 

[franklypre]

Reefbreeders value or photon with narrow optics would be best IMO, the evergrow is more $$$ than the value fixture from RB. I have the value fixture on my 58 show with no optics and have acro frags on the bottom of the tank that look pretty darn good right now. My purple cap has really colored up nicely since the switch to LEDs.

 

[i Tuna]

Radion Pro

or

2- Kessil 360's

or

an Evergrow fixture (if you're strapped on cash)

 

[Jordani]

Reefbreeders value or photon with narrow optics would be best IMO, the evergrow is more $$$ than the value fixture from RB. I have the value fixture on my 58 show with no optics and have acro frags on the bottom of the tank that look pretty darn good right now. My purple cap has really colored up nicely since the switch to LEDs.

Do you have any pics of your coral under the Reefbreeder Value LEDs?

 

[symbiodinium]

Originally Posted by franklypre
I have the value fixture on my 58 show with no optics and have acro frags on the bottom of the tank that look pretty darn good right now.

franklypre - How far off of the water do you have your fixture and at what intensity do you have the dimmers set to for the blue and white channels?

 

[epicurus84]

I like my pacific sun fictures, either the hyperion or the tritron.

 

[agiacosa]

If you end up with the Radions, one of the issues you'll face is the almost endless settings with it.

I too have a 24" deep tank and the LED is about 4 inches from the water surface. At the moment, I'm running one of the presets at 50% max. It's OK but I think it's not enough light on the bottom. I will be tweaking the max power up slightly over the next few weeks to see if I get a positive change. Thankfully, this is as easy as connecting my laptop to the fixture.

I assume you'll need to do something similar.