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Depends on what you plan on growing. If you plan on doing sps. I would suggest getting as much coverage as possible. All other corals that light will be just fine as long as you mount it high enough to get spread.
I have/had the photon 48" two of them over an 8 foot reef. You would definitely want to take the optics off the ends to give you more spread (makes it 120) and of course it depends on how high it is. This will grow sps just not outside that 48". However that can be where you put your lps and other more light sensitive corals. Good fixture and I found them to have good customer service. Had two issues and Logan sent parts immediately to fix each time.
If optics are removed. You want them as close as possible to water without it getting splash. And most sps would have to be mid depth or higher depending on species.
I would eyeball it (the height) to make sure the ends of the tank are getting some coverage. Also I wouldn't remove optics on anywhere but the end rows. I did this on mine to give the front and back more coverage. You do want the optics in the middle for your sps.
I seen reviews where user are going SPS and are indicating they do great. Would borrow the club's Par meter and see what penetration you are getting. One thing to remember the clarity of the water makes a huge difference. I have seen people who have added carbon to their system and the water became so clear you could hardly tell it was there. In the end they burned up some corals as their par levels were higher than what the corals were used to.
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