Biocube 29 question

[Jr villa]

Advice on if the community thinks a kessil a160 is sufficient enough light to keep and grow lps corals. Doing great on my 14 but with coral growth might need to upgrade to a 29

 

[Flippers4pups]

Bump

 

[Katrina71]

I wouldn't think so

 

[Lonely reefer's]

I commend A350w or the newer version for 29g biocube
I have used a350w many years ago,but now update to hydra 26hd

 

[SteveEreef]

I have a Biocube 32 with the Kessil 360we. While it is a nice light it does not put out a ton of PAR. At 40% color and 75% intensity I’m getting 175 par. I would suggest the 360x or we vs the 160. Just my 2c.. happy reefing!

 

[jk_s124]

I had a single 160 on my 29 biocube for about a year and a half and never had problems with my lps corals. Branching hammer, trumpets and blastos did well. My sps never seemed happy though. I now have two a160wes that ramp up to 91 percent intensity and 65 percentage color and my sps are doing great. The two light sources help to minimize shadowing. I also know someone personally that used 2 a160s along with 2 t5s on a 40 breeder that did great for 3 years. He now uses 3 a160s and t5s on a 4’ 80 gallon shallow reef and is having great success. They are nice little lights if you stick with shallow reefs and use multiple light sources.

 

[jk_s124]

 

[jk_s124]

Those pics were just taken.

 

[Jr villa]

@jk_s124 that looks beautiful . Maybe I should wait then to either buy another 160 or upgrade to the x. Thanks so much for your input r2r community

 

[Jr villa]

Question, been watching tons of reviews on the ai prime 16hd. Debating on another kessil on top of what I have or getting the prime. 1 or 2 would be sufficient? Seen a video of a guy only having one prime hooked up to his 29