My 300 gallon Drop Off Reef Tank Build

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Originally Posted by evaneatspie555

that is soo kool i cant wait to see more progress and the final results of this build. as for lighting are you going to need more powerfull lighting for the drop off part and less intense lighting at the top or are you going to go with the same lighting and have corals who need more intense lighting at the top and corals who dont need such intense lighting of in the drop offif your going to do corals at all that is.

Eshine's CREE 3 watt LEDs. On my 24" deep tank I have them at 60% power. So for the 36" deep portion I'm thinking 100% will be fine. If they aren't strong enough I can always source some 5 watt LEDs.

Most of the SPS and light demanding coral will be on the shelf (18" deep) and stuff like mushrooms and leathers will be on the bottom.

Everything else somewhere in between.