Good morning all,
So come April/May, we will be upgrading to a 425g tank - 120”x36”x24” and are going through the planning phase right now. I took advantage of Black Friday to buy a decent amount of the equipment and have planned most things out,however, the one aspect that I change my mind on about 15 times a week is what to light the tank with. We currently have a 180 light by 5 kessil 360’s and 1 orphek light bar and a frag tank lit by another 2 kessils. My original plan was to use those existing kessils + 4-5 more and supplement with 4 Orphek light bars to aid with shadowing, however, I’ve been having some issues with our current lights lately and was about ready to go replace all the lights out of my frustration. The goal for this tank is sps dominated.
So my question to you is; if this was your tank, what would be your selection for LED’s + quantity for this size tank? (Most likely going to add t5 retrofits as well). Budget isn’t unlimited but not looking to skimp out either. Thank you in advanced!
So come April/May, we will be upgrading to a 425g tank - 120”x36”x24” and are going through the planning phase right now. I took advantage of Black Friday to buy a decent amount of the equipment and have planned most things out,however, the one aspect that I change my mind on about 15 times a week is what to light the tank with. We currently have a 180 light by 5 kessil 360’s and 1 orphek light bar and a frag tank lit by another 2 kessils. My original plan was to use those existing kessils + 4-5 more and supplement with 4 Orphek light bars to aid with shadowing, however, I’ve been having some issues with our current lights lately and was about ready to go replace all the lights out of my frustration. The goal for this tank is sps dominated.
So my question to you is; if this was your tank, what would be your selection for LED’s + quantity for this size tank? (Most likely going to add t5 retrofits as well). Budget isn’t unlimited but not looking to skimp out either. Thank you in advanced!
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