Could I Get Away With 3 AI Sol?

[Bblinks]

I am not sure if AI made that chart to sell you more units, but when I contacted customer service at AI, they told me that I would need 12-15 units on my 300DD which I thought that was a bit ridiculous. I would say depends on what you are planning to keep 1 unit should be good for a 24x24 area coverage if they are situated 10-12inch awl. I was thinking about getting all 70 degrees lens so I can get a bigger spread since these things are par monster anyways.

Hey Marko, how areyou liking the AI compare to your aquamedic fixture in terms of front and back coverage?

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

I am not sure if AI made that chart to sell you more units, but when I contacted customer service at AI, they told me that I would need 12-15 units on my 300DD which I thought that was a bit ridiculous. I would say depends on what you are planning to keep 1 unit should be good for a 24x24 area coverage if they are situated 10-12inch awl. I was thinking about getting all 70 degrees lens so I can get a bigger spread since these things are par monster anyways.

Hey Marko, how areyou liking the AI compare to your aquamedic fixture in terms of front and back coverage?

i am basically buying enough AI units to cover my rock where the corals are going to be. fall off light will light the sand around it.

since my tank is a peninsula it has 6 inches of overflow box on one end. and my rock structure starts about 6 inches from the left end of the tank so basically 5 feed of rock to cover.

and front to back the rock structure is about 1 foot deep (rocks dont lean on the back glass)

so with 3 AI modules mounted perpendicular to the front glass i can cover all the rock and the middle section where my clams are.

the coverage is similar to my halides

[mark]

well with your 5" AWL I'll definitely be following along since with my canopy and the what AI says is needed to clearance above (3") if I went with Sols would have the same AWL.

No way could I convince the wife needed 5 modules, 3 maybe.

[BlueTang<3]

Marko did you buy a controller with the lights are running them on 100%

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

Marko did you buy a controller with the lights are running them on 100%

I got a controller. Currently at 50%O

[Madreefer]

I would suggest you turn them down to 30%

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

I would suggest you turn them down to 30%

why? they seem pretty dim at 50% even.

i've had three 250 watt metal halides running over the tank for the past 5 months

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

I would suggest you turn them down to 30%

unless your looking for more pretty white colours in your tank hehe