CrayolaViolence
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My 180 will be here soon and next month I will need to pick out lighting. I currently have an 80 gallon with two 360 kessils but supplement it with a purple plus t-5 to give it more color.
So I think I want to stay away from any more kessils which are just too blue. Yes I know you can make the light more white, but my corals do not like it.
Anyhow, the tank is 6 feet and I am considering 3 24 inch 4 bulb t-5 fixtures, run from front to back (not side to side) then possibly 3 additional 2 bulb t-5 just for on specific color, where as the others would be a mix.
I have a mixed tank of LPS SPS softies etc. This particular tank will be much deeper than my current one at 25 inches (roughly). My current tank is barely 11 inches deep.
I'd prefer something more streamline to go on an arm, from the back and shine down on the water, but I was really impressed with the results a dutch member has achieved with mixing T5 lights. While I like the shimmer the kessils produce I just don't feel they show off the color as well as they could if ran higher.
Yes, I thought about switching the Kessils over to the new tank, but it is 6 feet long and would require a third light and I really don't want to spend more money on kessils when I haven't gotten what I hoped for (color wise) in the beginning.
I've looked at a few lights, the raidons I think, and have observed the "disco" effect. Is there a light out there with a similar sleek design I could use to cover 72x24 inches of space?
Advice is greatly appreciated. Oh, and no metal halides. They are too hard on the electric bill and heat up the tank too much.
So I think I want to stay away from any more kessils which are just too blue. Yes I know you can make the light more white, but my corals do not like it.
Anyhow, the tank is 6 feet and I am considering 3 24 inch 4 bulb t-5 fixtures, run from front to back (not side to side) then possibly 3 additional 2 bulb t-5 just for on specific color, where as the others would be a mix.
I have a mixed tank of LPS SPS softies etc. This particular tank will be much deeper than my current one at 25 inches (roughly). My current tank is barely 11 inches deep.
I'd prefer something more streamline to go on an arm, from the back and shine down on the water, but I was really impressed with the results a dutch member has achieved with mixing T5 lights. While I like the shimmer the kessils produce I just don't feel they show off the color as well as they could if ran higher.
Yes, I thought about switching the Kessils over to the new tank, but it is 6 feet long and would require a third light and I really don't want to spend more money on kessils when I haven't gotten what I hoped for (color wise) in the beginning.
I've looked at a few lights, the raidons I think, and have observed the "disco" effect. Is there a light out there with a similar sleek design I could use to cover 72x24 inches of space?
Advice is greatly appreciated. Oh, and no metal halides. They are too hard on the electric bill and heat up the tank too much.
