What LED lighting to use on a 75 gallon

Adam Hurley · Nov 10, 2017

I was wondering what would be a good lighting setup for my 75 g. 48x18x21 I Wanted to get the kessil ap-700 but kind of expensive. if i can get lights cheaper that work good that would be great.

Looking to keep both sps and lps

Any suggestions will help.

saltyfilmfolks · Nov 10, 2017

It's really all bout the budget. Bells and whistles cost money. Name brands too.

You could use 2-3 Chinese black boxes for 89 each. 2-3 sbreeflight for 130 (my fave). Plain Jane and off with your own timers.
Some get a 30 or 32in (300 w ) bb and use that.
Sb has other models so check those out.
Next in the $$ is ocean revive t247 again 2-4 of those is fine.

Reefbreeders is in there next too

At that point you could run 3-4 kessil 160 for low to med light stuff.
Then 3-4 kessil 360. Higher light stuff.

ritter6788 · Nov 10, 2017

I used the chinese black boxes on mine for years. All comes down to how much you want to spend.

Cody.P · Nov 10, 2017

I would also use the Ocean Revives! Been running them over my 180 for about three years and they work great! I have a little of everything: sps, lps, Zola’s, shrooms.
Highly recommend them. I think the model with the built in timer is about $200 a unit. Two would probably cover your tank.

Tucker64 · Nov 10, 2017

I own a AP700 and two radion gen 3 pros. I use the kessil on my display which is a 120 (48x24) and love it. The color mixing is way better on the kessil which is why I use it on the display. You can buy the radions used right now for $350 easily. Just might take a few attempts because most are trying to get 400+ for them. The kessils seem to hold value better though. Haven't seen a used one go for less than $650