LED lighting question

[MelloW33]

Jeremy,

I'm setting up a 26 bow-front tank that I want to light with LEDs. I was up in the store on Friday during the public hours but couldn't get much info out of the people working. The dimensions of the tank are 24"L x 15"W x 20"H. I will be keeping a mixed reef with many SPS as well as LPS and softies. Do you have a LED recommendation?

 

[Eurobeaner]

Hey, i was there friday also. picked up my t-5's and some rock. might have saw me. haha.

id say a AI would be a good fixture, heard nothing but great par numbers and i know they come in a variety of sizes

 

[mojo~]

might want to look at the small ecoxotic fixture. should do a pretty good job. The AI is great but way over kill for the bow front.

 

[MelloW33]

I was thinking about building a canopy and retrofitting it with about 4 of the Ecoxotic modules. Think that would be enough light for SPS at the top?

 

[Jeremy B.]

With 4 or 5 fo the Eco Panorama modules I think you would be just fine with sps, and even a little lower in the tank than what you might expect. Does this tank have a center brace on it?

 

[MelloW33]

No, it doesn't have a center brace.

 

[Jeremy B.]

If the tank doesn't have the center brace then you might check out the Ecoxotic cannon if you really want to blast it, or the Ecoxotic retro for a more subtle light, and not so sps focused.