I always see Kessils for sale on the forums here. Not sure if thats saying anything but I was hot to trot for them when they first came out but glad I never pulled the trigger now because of all the used ones I see for sale.
U4ick has the right idea in asking what size tank and what inhabitants do you plan on keeping.
Kessil's are a misunderstood light, they have a lot more PAR and power than people give them credit for.
The #1 issue with most LED's and especially the Kessil's, is that most are coming from another type of lighting, and when switching over, the tank does not appear to be as illuminated as they are used to.
So this leads to turning them up to what "it should look like", which is often too much too fast.
This issue gets compounded if the tank is in an area where there is a lot of ambient light in the room. But see a 48" 120gal with only 2 Kessil's in a fairly dim room and WOW does that look awesome....
I'm still trying to figure out a tank size. I'm pretty set on a bow front tank. I have included a picture of where the tank will go and the dimensions I have to work with. I don't want anything too deep, but would like to get the most tank for the space. Plumbing will come inside the wall and through the side of the tank. As far as what goes in it, a mixed reef. I currently have some acros, acans, a few zoas and ricordeas. I would like to focus more on an acros than anything else.
All Glass still makes a RR 54gal corner tank, it has a bowed front.
The tank is 27" from back corner to front edge, and 22" tall I believe. Want to say somewhere around 40" of front viewing panel. These tanks have great front to back depth, and would prob work out perfect for your space.
As far as Radions go for that tank? At $400 a single XR15 would prob do the trick, but you will be on the upper end of the lighting intensity for most of the time. An XR30 (not pro) for $650 would definitely do the trick, you could grow what ever you want, doubt you would go too much higher than 60% or so on your full intensity (led's will last considerably longer) and if you ever decide to get a bigger tank this can go right along with it.
