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Old 04-10-2013, 07:50 PM
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Sorta depends how big and high a persons rock and colonies are.
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My tank is 64x32x32, three units hung at 8", zero dark spots. being 4" wider and 5" shorter isn't going to result in dark spots.
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6 over that size tank is insane I don't care what your rock work looks like
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My tank is 64x32x32, three units hung at 8", zero dark spots. being 4" wider and 5" shorter isn't going to result in dark spots.
Yup, Steves tank looks fantastic with just the three units.

I would go for 3 or 4 units IMO. 6 would be ridilculous
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Sorta depends how big and high a persons rock and colonies are.
EXACTLY!

The Mitras has the coverage to easily do 36x32 but if you have lots of rock and hang overs, and big colonies, no amount of LED will stop this shading.
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EXACTLY!

The Mitras has the coverage to easily do 36x32 but if you have lots of rock and hang overs, and big colonies, no amount of LED will stop this shading.
4 strategically placed units might be the key then...
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so it seems the consensus is you should either go with 3, or 4 or 5 or 6 lights. I'm glad we all come together to figure this one out!
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Start with 3-4 this is all you really need, if you wish to go higher I am not going to stop you
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All I am saying is if you are running 8 radions now and you switch to 3 mitras it will seem dim. When I had it over my tank at 100% its has the same coverage as 2 ai sol units and that is it. If you have a lot of lps with some sps in the tank then ya three will probably suffice but if you are heavy into sps then just prepared for the extra cost in case you feel that coverage is less then optimal. I know I wasn't happy with the light coverage with only 6 ai units on the 300 and even with 9 it still didn't meet my expectations. Again different people different strokes, this is merely my opinion. You can always start with 3 and throw some radions back on if the coverage isn't great.
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