Triton Method - Lighting Questions - Kessil

[KevinRosso]

Hey Everyone,
New reefer here. I'm starting a 60 gallon cube tank in the next few weeks and I'm trying to run the triton method. I'm planning on a kessil a360we for the display and a kessil a80 for the fuge. I have a 20 gallon DIY sump with a 5-6 gallon refugium chamber for chaeto. Does anyone have experience using the Kessil A80 for Triton? I'm hoping with the relatively small size of the tank that I'll be able to tune down the A360 so the a80 will be able to compete in the refugium. Any thought or tips would be greatly appreciated!

 

[madweazl]

Hey Everyone,
New reefer here. I'm starting a 60 gallon cube tank in the next few weeks and I'm trying to run the triton method. I'm planning on a kessil a360we for the display and a kessil a80 for the fuge. I have a 20 gallon DIY sump with a 5-6 gallon refugium chamber for chaeto. Does anyone have experience using the Kessil A80 for Triton? I'm hoping with the relatively small size of the tank that I'll be able to tune down the A360 so the a80 will be able to compete in the refugium. Any thought or tips would be greatly appreciated!

Is there a reason you're looking at the A80 vs the H80 that was actually made for this? I have an H80 over a refugium that is roughly seven gallons and it works; it isn't spectacular but it is adequate. I'm not sure what you're planning on having in the display but the likelihood that you'll be dialing the A360 down for anything is small at best; a single A360 over a 60g is asking a lot of that light so think long and hard about what you want from it.