3 Kessil A360WE on 8' tank

[TonyD1988]

Good morning R2R! I am in the process of setting up a new FOWLR tank. It is an 8' long, 24" deep, 30" tall acrylic tank. I already have 3 A360WE's set aside that I am not using currently. I know the coverage area says 24" by 24" but do you all think it would look okay on that setup? I don't plan on using a heavy amount of rock so that should help with light penetration. I will now be growing corals either.

 

[Mical]

Should be OK as long as you don't plan on corals.

 

[William Robinson]

I'll say personally I have 2 A360WE's over a 24*24*24 cube. It is a SPS dominate tank. So depending on what you are doing I do not believe it will be enough without a lot of shadowing. I realize it is fish only but shadows may be cast heavily by any rockscape or décor.

 

[TonyD1988]

Good morning R2R! I am in the process of setting up a new FOWLR tank. It is an 8' long, 24" deep, 30" tall acrylic tank. I already have 3 A360WE's set aside that I am not using currently. I know the coverage area says 24" by 24" but do you all think it would look okay on that setup? I don't plan on using a heavy amount of rock so that should help with light penetration. I will now be growing corals either.

Forgot to mention, I do have 2 A160's I could add in there to help out but I'd rather have those reserved for another project.

 

[Aardvark1134]

You can light a fish only tank with 2 x 4ft LED shop lights from Home Depot for $50 each. Fish only tanks have almost no light demand beyond being able to see the fish well

 

[madweazl]

If they're mounted 8" off the water, they should cast enough overlapping light to provide even coverage to the eye.

 

[TonyD1988]

You can light a fish only tank with 2 x 4ft LED shop lights from Home Depot for $50 each. Fish only tanks have almost no light demand beyond being able to see the fish well

Yeah agreed but I do like the blue light and the ability to dim the light intensity towards the evening hours.