Hi!
I am looking to switch from my long time (15+ yrs) light set up of 2 x 250 HQI MH and T5 to kessils, and curious as to what the recommendations would be?
My tank is mixed reef 52 x 26 x 26- 150 gal, It has a 9 inch center brace made of 1/2 inch thick glass, which will make a center mount bulb difficult.
I love the color and shimmer of the phoenix 14k bulbs that I currently run, but the ballasts and bulbs for both the MH and T5 are long in the tooth and frankly I am tired of pulling down the fixture and taking it apart to change bulbs. I am a little concerned how my corals will react to the change in lighting, I've never used a par meter, so I don't know if I would be going up or down in intensity. My initial thought is start lower than I think I need and raise it slowly.
I was considering either 4 x a360x on the A series arm mounts or 2x AP9X fixtures. Please share your thoughts and opinions.
Many Thanks
I am looking to switch from my long time (15+ yrs) light set up of 2 x 250 HQI MH and T5 to kessils, and curious as to what the recommendations would be?
My tank is mixed reef 52 x 26 x 26- 150 gal, It has a 9 inch center brace made of 1/2 inch thick glass, which will make a center mount bulb difficult.
I love the color and shimmer of the phoenix 14k bulbs that I currently run, but the ballasts and bulbs for both the MH and T5 are long in the tooth and frankly I am tired of pulling down the fixture and taking it apart to change bulbs. I am a little concerned how my corals will react to the change in lighting, I've never used a par meter, so I don't know if I would be going up or down in intensity. My initial thought is start lower than I think I need and raise it slowly.
I was considering either 4 x a360x on the A series arm mounts or 2x AP9X fixtures. Please share your thoughts and opinions.
Many Thanks