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Probably a subject beat to death, but I have to ask as I am not finding any answers.
Tank is a 65 Gallon tall boy. Dimensions are 36L x 18D x 24H. One brace in the middle and glass tops.
It is the height that has me most concerned. My Mag sits on his rock dead center of the tank, approx 15 inches from the water surface. I am using some old AI Hydra lights that just plain suck now. I have replaced individual LED's in them and they work, but I'm looking for a better option and an excuse to upgrade. Kessils really have my attention right now.
I am considering the Kessil A360. But there are three choices, the X, the WE and the NE. I know the NE is more focused for deeper water. I thought to buy the A360NE, mount it to the left of my tank's center brace and focus it right on my Mag. I have a PAR meter and I am aware of the intensity adjustments that I'll likely need, so not to nuke him. My goal is to give my Mag the light he needs, with minimal light overspill. I'm not interested in lighting the whole tank actually, I am really trying to showcase my Mag while illuminating him with what he needs, and illuminating him with all his glory. So the sides/ends of the tank really don't need light. And I don't have corals or other inverts stashed around the tank. This is really just a Mag and some clownfish tank.
OR.....
Run two A160ws on either side of the center brace, with them pointed towards the center of the tank. Maybe two is better? Can A160ws even be pointed? Or is their spread so much that no matter what I do, I'll get lots of overspill or light everywhere else in the tank, taking away from the center piece?
Who here has run Kessils over their Mags? Thanks to everyone who made it this far in reading my long post.
Tank is a 65 Gallon tall boy. Dimensions are 36L x 18D x 24H. One brace in the middle and glass tops.
It is the height that has me most concerned. My Mag sits on his rock dead center of the tank, approx 15 inches from the water surface. I am using some old AI Hydra lights that just plain suck now. I have replaced individual LED's in them and they work, but I'm looking for a better option and an excuse to upgrade. Kessils really have my attention right now.
I am considering the Kessil A360. But there are three choices, the X, the WE and the NE. I know the NE is more focused for deeper water. I thought to buy the A360NE, mount it to the left of my tank's center brace and focus it right on my Mag. I have a PAR meter and I am aware of the intensity adjustments that I'll likely need, so not to nuke him. My goal is to give my Mag the light he needs, with minimal light overspill. I'm not interested in lighting the whole tank actually, I am really trying to showcase my Mag while illuminating him with what he needs, and illuminating him with all his glory. So the sides/ends of the tank really don't need light. And I don't have corals or other inverts stashed around the tank. This is really just a Mag and some clownfish tank.
OR.....
Run two A160ws on either side of the center brace, with them pointed towards the center of the tank. Maybe two is better? Can A160ws even be pointed? Or is their spread so much that no matter what I do, I'll get lots of overspill or light everywhere else in the tank, taking away from the center piece?
Who here has run Kessils over their Mags? Thanks to everyone who made it this far in reading my long post.