Need advice on lighting for new tank

tassod

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Going to be upgrading soon to a new 72"X32"X24"h acrylic tank.

My current tank is a 125g that is 72x18x20 and I am using eshine CREE LED's 2 fixtures that have 36x3W bulbs. Here is a link to these lights:

http://www.eshinesystems.com/aqua/4g-36x3w-bridgelux-led-aquarium-light.html

I have a couple of questions:

1. Do you think these lights will be sufficient for my new tank as far as coverage goes? I mostly have LPS corals, some SPS and my main inhabitants are carpet anemones, currently have 3 haddoni 1 one S.Gigantea that are growing hence why i need a bigger tank.

2. If I were to upgrade my lights to Radions, how many would I need for this size tank? I was thinking of going with the xr30w pro's.

Your input would be greatly appreciated.
 
you could add T5 retro bulb kit to your existing lights. This would allow more par, greater spread and a bit more customization to your colors.

It would definatly be cheaper than shopping multiple radions and might fill in a few spectrum areas as well.
 
you could add T5 retro bulb kit to your existing lights. This would allow more par, greater spread and a bit more customization to your colors.

It would definatly be cheaper than shopping multiple radions and might fill in a few spectrum areas as well.

Any recommendations for a t5 retro bulb kit?
 
if you shop around you will find lots of options. I tore apart an old T5 fixture from a friend and used the reflectors, ballast and endcaps to build my own light on a mounting rail. It aint prety but it grows coral!
 
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