Ai hydra 26hd vs Kessil kessil a360 help

[UABsleeper]

Hey guys so I have been saving for a while for one of the Red Sea reefer 350 deluxe with hydra 26hd but came across a great sale for the regular reefer 350 (240$ off) so I had to pull the trigger.. now I need to decide what lights to get for it!?

Which lights would y'all advise for the reefer 350 deminsions 47 long 20" wide and 21" tall

I am wanting to have a mixed reef LPS and SPS not able to put out the money for radions so was thinking about either 2 kessil a360's or 2 ai hydra 26hd's

Thanks

 

[brett_schn]

Do u want ai controllability or do u want kessil shimmer

 

[UABsleeper]

Do u want ai controllability or do u want kessil shimmer

Um dont think I am to big on the shimmer but I have never seen one in person I believe I am leaning more towards controllability! I have had a biocube 29 for the last two years with compact fluorescent (no controlibility no real shimmer)

 

[UABsleeper]

current setup the tank will be replacing

 

[pdisner]

Hey guys so I have been saving for a while for one of the Red Sea reefer 350 deluxe with hydra 26hd but came across a great sale for the regular reefer 350 (240$ off) so I had to pull the trigger.. now I need to decide what lights to get for it!?

Which lights would y'all advise for the reefer 350 deminsions 47 long 20" wide and 21" tall

I am wanting to have a mixed reef LPS and SPS not able to put out the money for radions so was thinking about either 2 kessil a360's or 2 ai hydra 26hd's

Thanks

I have the AI HYDRA 26HD. I love the controlability. Plus, I also have 3 of the Regular Hydra 56-not HD. There's a huge difference. I don't know much about Kesssils but check out Bulk Reef Supply's You Tube Videos on the subject. There's several other that cover lighting. With the AIs sometimes I feel like I have too much choice and I don't know that necessarily means better for coral growth or heallth

 

[stackhous]

I just bought a reefer 350 n I have two hydra 26 on it there great only thing I wish they had some presets. U ask people n ull get million different settings.

 

[madweazl]

I just bought a reefer 350 n I have two hydra 26 on it there great only thing I wish they had some presets. U ask people n ull get million different settings.

This is one of the reasons I like Kessil. I have two A360WEs over a 75g (48x18x21) and it works but I'd rather have three (what Kessil recommends). I just ordered a two light T5 retrofit to compensate for the additional light I wish I had done.