Thoughts on T5 lighting

[mx36]

I am currently in the planning stages of setting up a mixed reef. Mainly softies and lps with maybe a few sps's. The tank will be a 250Gal marineland deep dimension 60x36x27. The lighting I was thinking about using will be 60" 12x80W SLR T5 Very High-Output. That will leave me with 6" of the aquarium without light directly over it. Do you think that would be enough light for that setup?

Thanks

 

[cmaxwell39]

You should be fine. Each T5 bulb in a good reflector will cover 3" of tank, so 12 bulbs on a 36" deep tank should be perfect.