I currently have a RedSea 750 XXL (Very similar dimensions to a standard 180) with 3 Kessil A360s and 2 AP 9Xs. I am very happy with this combination If you are going All LED I would suggest 3 XR30 or 3 9Xs. I only went with the combo of 360s and 9Xs because the 360s came from my previous tank.
Would you happen to be familiar with you park levels in your tank?
I think that if I would end up needing more than 4 Kessil and some t5 then I would just go with xr30. Maybe 4 of them
I measured the par during the initial setup with the goal of 150 in the sand. The kessils were at about 60% intensity at that time. I have since raised the intensity slowly but have not remeasured it. The par is there. I personally like high-par tanks with say 200 in the sand.
It does have two braces across the top. The tank does have a hood but depending on which route I end up going with I’ll either redesign the hood or just remove it altogether. I’m chasing after a bit of form and function. I like the Kessil shimmer. I also like how the spectrum is set. Radion well tbh I feel like I know they’ll do the job buuuuut if I don’t have to spend that much on lighting then I’m not opposed to saving a little bit either. I currently have two other tanks. One is Kessil lit and the other is radionDoes your tank have bracing on the top? Mine has two bracing bars. Because of that, I ended up with six kessil a360 we’s in my T5 hybrid for my 6 ft 180 gallon mixed reef tank. I was an early adopter of kessils from MH and kept accumulating them
I do like my lighting. But there are definitely more economical options.
If I were to start over, I might look at something like the Reefi Unos or reefbreeders. I do really like kessil shimmer though.
This seems to be a solid consensus that everyone agrees on. Which I feel like doesn’t happen often lol
Do you have your Kessils in 2 rows of 3?Does your tank have bracing on the top? Mine has two bracing bars. Because of that, I ended up with six kessil a360 we’s in my T5 hybrid for my 6 ft 180 gallon mixed reef tank. I was an early adopter of kessils from MH and kept accumulating them
I do like my lighting. But there are definitely more economical options.
If I were to start over, I might look at something like the Reefi Unos or reefbreeders. I do really like kessil shimmer though.
Very good point about point and panel source I have considered it. What I haven’t considered was a combination of lighting beyond led/t5. I never thought multiple led types. Definitely some good food for thought here. It currently has a canopy. If I do remove it which I’m not opposed depending on how I mount the lights it’ll be canopy-less but it’ll have a rim still
So I’m not opposed to adding supplemental lighting if anything I’m actually hoping for it. I’m also kind of for the idea of adding to the lighting as the tank needs instead of all at once. Tbh I even considered doing half and half.
I am thinking that should be plenty. At least until the tank is full of larger colonies. But smaller frags and or smaller colones won’t require as much
