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I have 4 Kessil 360we's on my 240 (8') FOWLR because I like the shimmer, but I'm getting a little shading on the edges and between lights. I was wondering if the A80's would help with shading as it's a FOWLR I don't want to get anymore 360's. I did have some E5's I was going to use, but they don't run in my retrofit so I took it out.

How far off the water are they mounted? Can they be raised?
 
I have 4 Kessil 360we's on my 240 (8') FOWLR because I like the shimmer, but I'm getting a little shading on the edges and between lights. I was wondering if the A80's would help with shading as it's a FOWLR I don't want to get anymore 360's. I did have some E5's I was going to use, but they don't run in my retrofit so I took it out.
I had 4 on 5 ft tank and was about right. 4 on an 8' tank is going to have a lot of shadows.

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If you can mount them directly to the canopy (not hanging), use a swivel mount and angle the 2 outside ones towards the inside. You can also move the 2 outside ones further out. If you can about 30deg, it will help cover the center better. Moving them outside will help cover the edges if you angle them.


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I'm setting up a 125g for lighting in using an old 48" 4 bulb t5 tek fixture and I want to run 3 three Kessil with it. Do you think I could get a away with running three a160we?


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I'm setting up a 125g for lighting in using an old 48" 4 bulb t5 tek fixture and I want to run 3 three Kessil with it. Do you think I could get a away with running three a160we?


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If your not looking to get anything out of the light except aesthetics and some supplementation on the stuff up high, then you would be fine. that's actually what I am doing except two 160's with a couple photon v2's. The problem with the 160 is that it either needs to be hung lower to get penetration which causes a more focused light and more shadows, or higher up and it doesn't penetrate that good.
 
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I'm planning on running a mixed reef, with a few sps in the top half to top third of the tank. Almost all of the rock is directly under the tek fixture.

Just thought I could save a few bucks by buying 160s rather than the 360s
 
I'm planning on running a mixed reef, with a few sps in the top half to top third of the tank. Almost all of the rock is directly under the tek fixture.

Just thought I could save a few bucks by buying 160s rather than the 360s
What size tank?

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Is there a simple modification I can do to the AP700 arm mount, so that I can tilt the lights slightly toward the back of the tank?

There's a bad glare from my sofa vantage point.
 
Is there a simple modification I can do to the AP700 arm mount, so that I can tilt the lights slightly toward the back of the tank?

There's a bad glare from my sofa vantage point.

I'm not sure how long the screw is that connects to the arm, but you could put a nylon washer (or any washer) between the fixture and the arm, essentially lowering the front a little.
 
Is there a simple modification I can do to the AP700 arm mount, so that I can tilt the lights slightly toward the back of the tank?

There's a bad glare from my sofa vantage point.

You could possibly get the extensions for those arms and mount those to a board and place it behind the tank at a slight forward angle. Depends on how much room you have behind your tank.
 
Thx, its for a future new build so I have flexibility to rig it hiwever is best. Ive got one ap700 on my 75g, and will be getting a 2nd for a 72x30x24. And currently ive cut out black poster board and attached as blinders, and I cant believe alot of others dont have this issue?

Even my 2 yd old gets blasted if shes just standing a few feet in front of the tank.
 

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Can anyone tell me if the 360we come with the cable to link them together? I need 3 to link together and then i will buy the cable to link one to apex.
 
Is there a maximum number of 360we that can be linked together? I have 6 right now linked together and for some reason one of them doesnt go off at night.
 
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