Best Lighting for 180 gallon mixed reef

[LikeRichMahogany]

I have a 6 foot wide tank, and I currently am using Viparspectra Chinese 165w LED lights, four of them in fact, and they have worked great for me for a time, but on this new tank, they don't quite seem to cut it. This tank is 24" deep, and it seems very dark at the front and back of the tank. I also have been wanting to upgrade my lights and am planning on mounting whatever I get to the hood I'm building. What are everyone's recommendations ?

 

[Bpb]

Depends on your budget and your livestock goals

 

[CindyKz]

I have a 61" Aquatic Life fixture with 4 Kessil A360we over my mixed reef, same dimensions.

So far, so good. The tank has been up for a year this month. My SPS are on the easy end of the SPS spectrum, there are only a few and they are all at the top of the rocks. The Kessils peak at 65%, so lots of room to go up.

I have a Viparspectra over my frag tank and it works great, but I do think the colors have more pop under the Kessils.

 

[Palegic]

Best lighting is going to be supplimental linear fixtures like T5 or AL fixtures with multiple Kessil spots. Or, Multiple XR30B spaced appropriately for your par goal.