Chinese LEDs - Height for mounting

[mwbeach]

I have a Chinese LED I will be getting this week. I have a 29 gallon tank. How high should I mount the light?

 

[jc_k]

I have mine mounted about 10 inches above the water, and it's around a 30 gallon tank. I run the Blues at 79% and the whites, red, greens, at 70%

 

[dvu006]

let me know how they work out. thanks

 

[popsbjd]

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Pops

 

[tbub1221]

I have them over 2 different tanks one in a canopy about 9" above the water there only at 35% as its mainly lower light coral in the tank
My 29g cube is 14" above the water at roughly 70% per channel I gro acro's in the top 1/3 no problem.
Just start them at around 35,% and go up 5% a week until things are growing and reacting as you want , be especially careful with coral coming fro under t5 or mh tend to take a little more time for me to get happy.
These lights are a whole lot stronger than most people realize so don't cook your coral

 

[genesis]

Glad to see your upgrading! I have mine 12 in above the waterline at the top of my canopy
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[porpoiseaquatics]

I ran mine about 10" off the water when I was running them. They did extremely well at that height. It was a 93 cube and I hung two units over it. I didn't get any dark spots at that height.

 

[nickh06]

10 - 12 inches off the waterline for me, better spread

 

[mwbeach]

Thank you all for your input!