Lights over A 93 Cube

[Marksreef]

I’m looking to try some of the newer LED lights over my 30x30 cube. I’ve been running MH’s. On it for 4 years.
Was thinking of Hydra 52 but concerned about coverage.
Is anybody running anything with good coverage over 30 x 30?

 

[RobZilla04]

Although most LED fixtures are rated 24x24, mounting a little high will achieve spread to cover your 30x30 w/ no problem. You can always go LED/T5 combo for added coverage and PAR when mounting high.

On a side note I found it very interesting that folks recommend mounting heights of 8" to 12" yet the frag suppliers and top LFS run their lights as high as 2'.

 

[HairyGary]

What kind of animals? Check my build thread. Budget?

I have same tank and am running a XR30 G4 pro with T5's. Top of my rocks are about 400-450par and far corners on sand are about 100 par. The G4 is about 60% intensity.

If you have mainly softies, I would think one XR 30 would be good. A hydra52 may work as well for softies in that tank.

 

[Marksreef]

I have a mix of everything soft to SPS to Anemones.
I’ll look at your build when I get to my PC.