Reef brite XHO with Kessil a360x

[Reefer Matt]

It looks great and it was nice to see how the reefbrite setup works with the kessils in practice. I was going to hang everything from the kessil arms since they're bolted into my stand. I still love my kessils though and who knows, I may still use them on the tank if I can find a practical way to do it. You can do literally anything with a careful walk through home depot. LOL

Thanks! I had the goosenecks, so the hanging fixture was the best choice for me. But I wasn’t satisfied with the cheap hardware kit that came with the fixture, so I opted for chains.

 

[ingchr1]

Just adding to the list of suggesting Quanta bars over the XHOs. I recently switched from XHOs to Meso Blue Pros. The Quatas have more intensity, better spectrum and some shimmer (which I was not expecting and pleasantly surprised by). Spread and dimmability are the only advantages the XHOs have over the Quantas. Now that I have the Quantas I no longer care about dimmability, so that advantage is no longer important to me. I have two bars and just stagger when they turn on/off. I also shortened my photo period a bit. Also, the owner (Luca) was more than helpful when I was deciding on which spectrum to go with in my setup.

Here's what happened to my XHOs after a mere three years:

Reef Brite XHO Short Life Span?

I have two 24" Actinic Blue Reef Brite XHOs. One has been in-service for ~3 1/2 years and the other for ~3 years. The older one I noticed browning and melting of ~1/3 of the LEDs. On the other light some of the LEDs are starting to brown, but none are melting yet. Might be in the market for new...

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