For the 120 tech tank reboot 2. I recently checked my current lighting which is 5+ years old with a PAR meter. Custom floating hood with two Kessil a360we a pair of 48" T5 and a pair of Orphek 90 (36") Blue plus bars. Bars angled in slightly from outside edge.
Not totally unexpected the Kessils being 5+ years old the par values are a quite low. Lower than I had hoped for. 5 years I guess is the life expectancy of LED. With all the lights in hood on, PAR values are barely in the low acceptable range. Promoting me to think about an upgrade/new lights (Expensive ).
When I redid tank 5+ years ago (Replaced MH+T5). I had decent success with SPS but mostly non branching. Birdnest for example was a always a problem for me . Eventually I had crash not due to lights and let the BTAs and softies take over.
The lowest cost easiest upgrade is get one Kessil a360x with spectral controller (About 550) . Add it to the middle of the hood (I have no center brace) Push the existing 2 Kessil 360we out little more to edge where centar par values are best. I could add an additional a360x latter when more funds are available or I see a used one for sale. This would require little to no modification to the current hood.
All other options would require scraping or severe mods to the existing hood. Probably have to completely start over and go with aquatic life hybrid and with some other led fixture. Mounting options are limited too. Can't really change what I have.
I have had several knowledgeable reliable vendor/SPS coral growers steering me away from Kessils. They are not Kessil fans specifically the single source light around shading/killing branching sps.
I do love the shimmer though. Anyone have SPS success with the new Kessil specifically 360x and do you run other lights with it like T5?
Not totally unexpected the Kessils being 5+ years old the par values are a quite low. Lower than I had hoped for. 5 years I guess is the life expectancy of LED. With all the lights in hood on, PAR values are barely in the low acceptable range. Promoting me to think about an upgrade/new lights (Expensive ).
When I redid tank 5+ years ago (Replaced MH+T5). I had decent success with SPS but mostly non branching. Birdnest for example was a always a problem for me . Eventually I had crash not due to lights and let the BTAs and softies take over.
The lowest cost easiest upgrade is get one Kessil a360x with spectral controller (About 550) . Add it to the middle of the hood (I have no center brace) Push the existing 2 Kessil 360we out little more to edge where centar par values are best. I could add an additional a360x latter when more funds are available or I see a used one for sale. This would require little to no modification to the current hood.
All other options would require scraping or severe mods to the existing hood. Probably have to completely start over and go with aquatic life hybrid and with some other led fixture. Mounting options are limited too. Can't really change what I have.
I have had several knowledgeable reliable vendor/SPS coral growers steering me away from Kessils. They are not Kessil fans specifically the single source light around shading/killing branching sps.
I do love the shimmer though. Anyone have SPS success with the new Kessil specifically 360x and do you run other lights with it like T5?