Kessils tuna160 we

cjp847 · Dec 19, 2020

I have 4 kessil , 160we tuna on my 75 gallon tank. I have a few corals. But I'm upgrading to a 180 gallon. (can't wait). I'm not really looking to upgrade my lights right now, so my question is. Will these lights be good for the 180? I'm not looking for SPS, just a few softies and what ever else I can have. I'm still trying to put together the other things I need, bigger sump, skimmer and return pump. I'm going to do a piece at a time. I'm really looking forward to having a few better options on tangs and some other fish. I hope I'm making sense. Thanks for looking.

Spare time · Dec 20, 2020

1 covers about a 20x20 area at 8 inches from the water surface forr mixed reef, and 24x24 for soft coral. https://www.kessil.com/aquarium/choosing.php

You would probably benefit form adding one or two more.

cjp847 · Dec 20, 2020

Thanks.

Cannons Fish · Dec 20, 2020

Yes, I would add a couple more lights if your doing a mixed. I have 2 a160we on my 46 gallon bowfront and they work just fine on softies.

Hallowhead · Dec 20, 2020

I have 2 on my 30 long and 2 on my 34 deep blue and feel like I need to add another one each. I feel like you may benefit from upgrading to the larger brother 360

cjp847 · Dec 23, 2020

Thanks for the replies

ca1ore · Dec 25, 2020

You can absolutely get by with four 160s on a six foot softie/LPS tank. Maybe you won’t be able to put corals right at the very ends, but otherwise it’ll be fine.

I ran.a 120XH with just three and softies grew really well.

erdrick80 · Dec 30, 2020

Spare time said:
1 covers about a 20x20 area at 8 inches from the water surface forr mixed reef, and 24x24 for soft coral. https://www.kessil.com/aquarium/choosing.php

You would probably benefit form adding one or two more.

Thank you for the link! Can't believe all my answer was in that simple link you posted. You are my hero man!

erdrick80 · Dec 30, 2020

Cannons Fish said:
Yes, I would add a couple more lights if your doing a mixed. I have 2 a160we on my 46 gallon bowfront and they work just fine on softies.

I used to have the same exact set up!

Now I have the lights on my deep ocean shallow/frag tank 24X24X12 and don't even have them more 25%intensity and my LPS corals are growing and birdsnest coral doing really good so far. Love these little power house lights!