Kessil A360X on 6ft 125

[PinkyDinkyDoo]

I have a 125 gallon 6 ft long tank and am wondering if 3 Kessil A360X lights would be enough to start getting into corals?

 

[Chrisv.]

Yeah I'd say so. I have an earlier version of this light and overall the color is good and the color blending are good. Can't beat that kessil shimmer, unless you go halide. The trade off for all that shimmer is that they produce light from a single point source and therefore you end up with a lot of shadows. Therefore, this setup would be less ideal for sps long term. I suggest that if you go with these, you add supplemental lighting -- either T5s or led light bars. That will help eliminate shadows.

 

[Chrisv.]

You may ultimately decide to add one more kessil, depending on what you want to keep.

 

[Bpb]

Certainly enough to start, and depending on what you want to keep, could be enough to just stop there. Soft corals likely wouldn’t need any more than that. On a longer timeline sps corals will eventually start becoming a shading problem without more fill light

 

[PinkyDinkyDoo]

Awesome! Thanks for all of the input. Much appreciated

 

[Manny’s Reef]

Awesome! Thanks for all of the input. Much appreciated

I just added a fifth kessil to my 71” tank. Four had plenty of coverage but in an effort to minimize shadowing, I’m going with a fifth. Contemplating adding a sixth down the road when my tank is covered with SPS. For now, I find five is a little overkill for my frags. Nothing wrong with planning ahead though.