Zacktosterone
Active member
Hey folks, I've been looking for lights for my 90 gallon build forever. I've read all about halides, LEDs, and t5s. I've decided to go led with maybe some t5 supplementing or not (that part doesn't matter) basically the cost of hydro and bulb replacements is what brought be to led, and shimmer took me away from t5. I've considered radions gen 2 amd pro, maxspect razor, and kessil a360w.
Things that worry me are
1 color and pop in my fish and corals
2 disco ball effect vs shimmer
3 cost
4 upgradeability
5 strong enough for all coral
As long as I can time the lights during the day to go on and off, sun rise and sun set I'm happy. I don't care about thunderstorms or anything communicating with my computer via program. I've considered everything. I want the light to be suitable for all coral, period
I'm thinking of getting the reefbreeders but I'm worried about optics and color schemes as well as disco ball effects
As well as its reliability because it doesn't have as much hype as most of the big names so there's a lack of reviews
I wanted kessils because of how easy it is to set up, the amazing shimmer and the ability to add an extra one (like the reefbreeder photons) if I expand tank sizes from my 90 gallon. I haven't jumped on them because I'm worried about their ability to make colors pop for my fish and coral like my t5s and you can't set a light schedule without an apex
I was thinking of maxspect but im not sure to pic 10000k or 16000k, what if i get the 16 and its too blue. Or the 10 and its too yellow? I'm worried about the discoball effect (I'm aware of the new white paint to help blend colors on future models) and its not upgradeable, if I get the maxspect 300w and I decide to upgrade to a larger tank then I'm out of luck.
Please folks, I need pictures, testimonials, and advice! My tank is just fowlr and lit up by t5hos. Its 90 gallons. I would prefer a tank mount rather than a ceiling or wall mount. Pictures and success stories or horror stories are much appreciated.
Things that worry me are
1 color and pop in my fish and corals
2 disco ball effect vs shimmer
3 cost
4 upgradeability
5 strong enough for all coral
As long as I can time the lights during the day to go on and off, sun rise and sun set I'm happy. I don't care about thunderstorms or anything communicating with my computer via program. I've considered everything. I want the light to be suitable for all coral, period
I'm thinking of getting the reefbreeders but I'm worried about optics and color schemes as well as disco ball effects
As well as its reliability because it doesn't have as much hype as most of the big names so there's a lack of reviews
I wanted kessils because of how easy it is to set up, the amazing shimmer and the ability to add an extra one (like the reefbreeder photons) if I expand tank sizes from my 90 gallon. I haven't jumped on them because I'm worried about their ability to make colors pop for my fish and coral like my t5s and you can't set a light schedule without an apex
I was thinking of maxspect but im not sure to pic 10000k or 16000k, what if i get the 16 and its too blue. Or the 10 and its too yellow? I'm worried about the discoball effect (I'm aware of the new white paint to help blend colors on future models) and its not upgradeable, if I get the maxspect 300w and I decide to upgrade to a larger tank then I'm out of luck.
Please folks, I need pictures, testimonials, and advice! My tank is just fowlr and lit up by t5hos. Its 90 gallons. I would prefer a tank mount rather than a ceiling or wall mount. Pictures and success stories or horror stories are much appreciated.
