Help with setting lights for a 29 gallon tank

leo_martin

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Hello guys.
I need help. Recently I bought a Nero 5 for the tank and I have my eyes on 2 Ai Primes HD from the marketplace. Currently, I have a Kessil A360WE and I want something more controllable without a dongle and cords. I bought 2 Nicrews 100W from the marketplace as well, but I did not look at the flat coloring, or the dongle and I missed the shimmer and went back to Kessil.
Inside the tank, I have 8+ fishes, a few GSP spots, a few Zoas, 2 bta anemones, and a firework clove Polyps colony.
The help I need is: Will the 2 Prime HDs be enough from my tank? they have a shimmer too and I want the same "controllability" I have with the Nero 5 on my lights. Does anyone have a similar tank to share your experience? Is there a rule of thumb for wattage per gallon?
If not, setting both Nicrews + Kessil lights to be too much? That would be around 300 watts in total.
Also, can I use the Kessil A360WE as a refugium light? I think yes, but I just wanna check.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you!
 

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yes 2 primes will be enough for that tank and that livestock. The kessil can be used as a fuge light, you'll just want to dial down the power and use a daylight spectrum which macroalgae tends to like the best.
 

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