Will one lumenarc mini have enough spread fo a 48'" tank?

[turbonut]

My plan is to run one lumenarc mini over my 110 tall 48x30x18, so being that the tank is 30" tall im going 400w 13000k bulb i know it will penetrate but will that reflecter give enough spread, so any help from fellow lumenarc mini owners would be apprecated thanks

[Wrench]

No. The amount of area covered by light which is intense enough to support coral growth is only roughly 2'x2'.

[areze]

I am running 2 lumenarc III 250w over a 240g. 8' of tank, but its only 24" deep. anyway, its lit up... its not optimal by any stretch though. it is a bit darker on the edges and center. I also have the lights over a foot from the water surface to help spread. long term, 400w light way up off the water trying to light a 30" deep tank, I would expect limitations on what you could support.

[turbonut]

seems like i 'll be running both reflectors then. i'll just run two 250w 13000k bulbs that should do the trick

[EnderG60]

400w mounted really high would cover 36" but it would only be enough for low-med light SPS and such.

your better off doing 2x250w's