New tank Setup - Lights

PlayDoh

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Afternoon all!
I am currently acquiring equipment for a new 135G (long) saltwater tank setup. The tank is a Seapora 72" X 18" X 24". https://bigals.ca/seapora-standard-aquarium-long-135-gal-4042.html I have the overflow picked out (thanks to this forum), however, the lights are just beyond me. I have had a lot of hobbies over the years but very little have stumped me as much as these lights. I want to keep mostly Softies and LPS with some larger fish like Tangs, Angels, lots of inverts like crabs and shrimps. I MAY get a few SPS corals, however, I have found those corals tick me off more than I enjoy them. And that is likely due to the lights I have kept in my 35G tank. I don't have a lot of patience for those corals. Anyway, I can't spend a tonne on this. I have a Neptune Apex system I picked up 2nd hand if that makes any difference.
For my scape, I was thinking about having one larger rock system at one end and then from the middle to the other side, create a double rock structure with some bridges/tunnels for the fish to go in and out and hide when needed. I was thinking about getting 3-4 Kessill A160WE Tuna Blue. Opinions? I like the idea of the single lights and then hanging them like pendants.
Mark
 

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I am no expert.
I've had great success with low cost options. Here is my current tank lit with $100 a pop Noopyche V2, going strong for 4 years now.
I've also pulled the trigger on a 7 foot tank WB LX330.7, for which I've just gotten A8SE.
There are Kessill clones as well. Not that I'm pushing you towards clones/copies, but name brand pricing is just bonkers. Warranty and support is something folks mention... I can buy two for the cost of one name brand and just be my own warranty.

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Best to get to get something that will grow everything as you may change your mind later on and go All SPS etc....
In short, lights are lesser part of the equation.
Stability and simplicity being #1. Best of luck!
 

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Popbloom t30 from Amazon. Has an amazing controller that has tons of presets for every possible situation. The lights are daisy chain up to 5 panels off one controller.
 

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