Can ai prime 16hd grow acro or sps in general?

[vetteguy53081]

My tank is currently 4 months old and I am considering to add some corals soon. Originally I plan to keep it as fowlr so didn't think too much about the light and get the ai prime 16hd. It's a 4ft tank and I have 2 right now. Do I have to upgrade my lights if I want to keep acro?

Two - three Hydra 26 or 32hd will be your best bet especially for the little price difference

 

[X-37B]

Get some 32's to add, or more 16's. The only issue is the lens melt over time. Get a few extra lens for $5.

16hds are the led that got me off halides as I now run 100% leds..
I Set up a 18" nano cube with 2 16hds.

I took this tank from start to 10 months and the color and growth were very good, imo.

 

[NigelRichardson]

I have a 4ft tank lit by 3 x AI Primes, and right now I'm having more success with SPS than LPS ! The biggest problem I had with the Primes is they're very "Laser like" - getting even spread is extremely hard unless they're mounted really high (which I can't do), hence why I need 3 of them. Do SPS corals grow fast under Primes? No, but dont let anyone tell you that you need $$$ lights to succeed...