A very beautiful tank. Did you make the partial hood/canopy to mount your light?I have a 36"x24" 75 gallon tank with an AP9X over the top + a 30" reefbrite actinic. The latter fills in a bit better + adds some color pop. I find the combo works extremely well for mixed reef. I have lower light SPS on top / center (e.g. digitata), LPS mid / bottom (euphyllia, goni), and some softies at the bottom (ricordea, zoas). Also, I'm running the AP9X at 25%, so it is very powerful. This level is perfect for my mixed reef setup and the fan runs very quietly. I also love how slim it is, it practically disappears in my setup.
Hey thanks! Yes, a friend made the stand and the bookshelves to fit my office but the lights are just mounted to the bottom of the bookshelves on the wall. Also worth noting, as you can see, I sit right next to the tank all day working and the lights are not in my eyes and the light spill is very minimal. This was a must - I tried other lights and most of them just lit up my desk and shined in the corner of my eyes. The kessil is very well behaved - I see nothing from it directly when I look at it in spite of it being over 12" higher than eye level. The Kessil is mounted with these little metal bars I found on Amazon that just happen to exactly fit the spacing of the mounting holes on the top of the kessil so I didn't have to hang it or anything.
+1 on supplementing due to shading and color, this looks very similar to my approach!I have a 5 foot tank and I got pretty close to getting away with a single AP9X so you should be fine. I did add a single reefbrite strip to run the kessil on the whiter side and help with shading. You will need to supplement due to shading.
What is that mounting system you have? Commercially available or do it yourself?I have a 5 foot tank and I got pretty close to getting away with a single AP9X so you should be fine. I did add a single reefbrite strip to run the kessil on the whiter side and help with shading. You will need to supplement due to shading.
