Changing from 4ft to 6ft tank…what to do with lights?

[Reefacist]

Hi y’all. I got a 4ft 120 now with 48” dx18 T5 and 2 a360 hybrid set up. I won a xxl 750 and getting ready to set it up soon.
Question: how should I light up the 750 but still use my kessils?
I noticed @AquaticLifeProducts doesnt make a 72” dx18 and I was wondering what’s the best way to set this t5/a360 hybrid up to house a mixed tank with a little more sps.
I also am considering adding reefbrite xho along with the a360. But I’m having the same issue with this. How would I set this up? Should I just buy a few chi add on kits and maybe 2 more kessils?

what do I do?

 

[oreo54]

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72" long tank, 2 x 36" T5 Hybrid or one 59" T5 hybrid

So I'm currently building my Red Sea 750xxl and I'm pretty committed to running a Giesemann stellar plug in hybrid, however I'm not sure on how to size the fixture in relation to my tank since my tank is 72" long. I plan on using 4 Radion XR30 G4 Pros, but should I buy two 36" fixtures and put 2...

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[Reefacist]

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72" long tank, 2 x 36" T5 Hybrid or one 59" T5 hybrid

So I'm currently building my Red Sea 750xxl and I'm pretty committed to running a Giesemann stellar plug in hybrid, however I'm not sure on how to size the fixture in relation to my tank since my tank is 72" long. I plan on using 4 Radion XR30 G4 Pros, but should I buy two 36" fixtures and put 2...

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Thanks for the reply but I don’t like the idea of two hanging fixture side by side. I have a little ocd and if they don’t align perfectly that’s going to really really bug me. But I was thinking maybe a canopy (which I would hate to do and cover the top with a cabinet) or what if I just use the the 5ft dx18 with 4 kessils would that create too much dark spots on the edges of the tank?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Fasten them together

 

[Pntbll687]

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One of the few 6 foot bars out there.

You could get 2 of these bars and keep the kessil you have, and add in some more kessil down the road.

If you go with the 60" dx18, it would probably be enough. Par will be lower on the very edges of the tank, but you're not putting coral up against the glass on the edge so it probably wont matter.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Hi y’all. I got a 4ft 120 now with 48” dx18 T5 and 2 a360 hybrid set up. I won a xxl 750 and getting ready to set it up soon.
Question: how should I light up the 750 but still use my kessils?
I noticed @AquaticLifeProducts doesnt make a 72” dx18 and I was wondering what’s the best way to set this t5/a360 hybrid up to house a mixed tank with a little more sps.
I also am considering adding reefbrite xho along with the a360. But I’m having the same issue with this. How would I set this up? Should I just buy a few chi add on kits and maybe 2 more kessils?

what do I do?

If the finances allow and you want to do sps, I would get 2 radions and put them all the way on the sides of the fixture you currently have, you’ll have just 1 foot on each side and radions can easily cover that. Even Gen 4s would be good. You can keep your kessils in the middle. Sides could be slightly lower light for corals that need it. If you want to stick with Kessils I would just add two more on the sides, not sure if the coverage is as good as radions though.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Thanks for the reply but I don’t like the idea of two hanging fixture side by side. I have a little ocd and if they don’t align perfectly that’s going to really really bug me. But I was thinking maybe a canopy (which I would hate to do and cover the top with a cabinet) or what if I just use the the 5ft dx18 with 4 kessils would that create too much dark spots on the edges of the tank?

It looks to me like you can bolt them together using the channels on the sides, that way they will always align and look like one fixture.