Suggestions for Strip/Bar Lighting at front and back of tank

[JonoH]

Morning All

Looking for suggestions to get a bit more PAR at the front and back of my tank - layout below (From my 3d Software).

Currently running 5 AI Hydra 52HD's and corals are growing really well, but considering adding in something like the AI Blade to the front and back like below -

Is anyone else doing this? Any other suggestions (of Lights that are avaliable in Australia).

Bit more info
Tank is 6 Foot, 30 inches wide and 24 inches high.

Mixed Reef, but mostly Acro's now, some LPS down low on the sand.

Thanks in advance!

 

[JonoH]

Considering going with the OR4 Icon LED Bar's

Anyone have experiance with these - would i be best with Reef Day colours or UV/Violet?
Maybe one at front in Day and one at back in Violet?

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[bobnicaragua]

I have Orphek OR4 blue plus bars in the front and OR3 blue plus in the back of my SPS tank. They do a good job of punching down to the bottom.

I would use the Orpheks for blue and the hydras for daylight.

 

[JonoH]

I have Orphek OR4 blue plus bars in the front and OR3 blue plus in the back of my SPS tank. They do a good job of punching down to the bottom.

I would use the Orpheks for blue and the hydras for daylight.

Which blue are you using?
Blue Plus
Blue Sky
UV/Violet

Hard to know what to get!

Edit...just saw you said Blue Plus!
Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[PharmrJohn]

I have Orphek OR4 blue plus bars in the front and OR3 blue plus in the back of my SPS tank. They do a good job of punching down to the bottom.

I would use the Orpheks for blue and the hydras for daylight.

Nice. Pretty much have the 400 to 470nm covered!

 

[JonoH]

Its crazy how much better priced they are than the AI Blade's - pretty much half the cost!

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

I love my blades in combination of my Gen4 Radions Grows not glows... I run that combo on both my DT and Frag...

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Its crazy how much better priced they are than the AI Blade's - pretty much half the cost!

Blades have that natural diffusion factor. I got all my Blades on a good deal. Open box/ etc. The integration with the mobius app is nice also. ou have AI's now so adding them would be seamless.
Now I will say this, If I needed supplemental lighting on a frag tank, bars would be fine.

 

[JonoH]

Blades have that natural diffusion factor. I got all my Blades on a good deal. Open box/ etc. The integration with the mobius app is nice also. ou have AI's now so adding them would be seamless.
Now I will say this, If I needed supplemental lighting on a frag tank, bars would be fine.

The seamless integration is one of the reasons i want to get the Blades.

But its hard when the others are less than half the cost.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I use orphek OR3 bars on the front and back of my tank, with a MH pendant between the bars. I've had this set up for 3 years now, I'm very happy with it.

 

[JonoH]

I use orphek OR3 bars on the front and back of my tank, with a MH pendant between the bars. I've had this set up for 3 years now, I'm very happy with it.

What colours are you using?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

What colours are you using?

I don't have a controlled for the OR3's, they just turn on and off

 

[JonoH]

I don't have a controlled for the OR3's, they just turn on and off

Yes but what colour bar's did you use? I thought the 3's still come in the different ranges?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Yes but what colour bar's did you use? I thought the 3's still come in the different ranges?

oh sorry, I got the blue plus. They are mainly for evening viewing to make the corals pop, they are off during the day while the MH is on.