Kessil a80

[jerl77]

Looking to do a 15 gallon spa tank
Wondering if the a80 will be enough light to do sps?????
What you think

 

[madweazl]

Looking to do a 15 gallon spa tank
Wondering if the a80 will be enough light to do sps?????
What you think

I was getting about 110 PAR just under the surface of the water with an H80 over my refugium and I'd assume the A80 would be similar. If so, the 160 would be your best bet if you wanted to go with Kessil. What are the dimensions of the 15g? With the small tanks, SPS require a ton of trimming.

 

[Guttersnipe]

Looking to do a 15 gallon spa tank
Wondering if the a80 will be enough light to do sps?????
What you think

I don’t think it’ll be enough to keep and grow sps.

 

[JoshH]

@Crabs Mcjones anything to add onto this???

 

[ncaldwell]

I cant even grow cheato in my 12x6x6 sump with my h80. Its maybe 5 gallons of water but I need a bigger light

 

[jerl77]

What light would you use then ?

 

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AI Prime

 

[tdileo]

I would suggest the A160. Or if you have the money, Kessil’s new A360X

 

[DesertReefT4r]

AI Prime HD or A160.

 

[madweazl]

I cant even grow cheato in my 12x6x6 sump with my h80. Its maybe 5 gallons of water but I need a bigger light

My refugium is almost double that and the H80 worked well.

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

AI Prime HD or A160.

I think either of these would be great. As much as I love the a80, I think you're going to want to go a little bit bigger.

 

[JDtimk]

Just for reference on your question, I measured par with a single a80 on the mini gooseneck stand over a 13Gal IM Fusion tank and it was about 100 par halfway down. The spectrum was set at about 40% blue, but I am guessing, since I used the knobs to set, not the spectral controller. Definitely pretty low par for most sps.

If you don't mind the issue of shading due to the single source of light out of a single kessil, then one a160 should be fine or one HD prime over your 15 gal.
I think I am just going to add another a80 to my tank and then position the lights at either end of the tank and sort of angle them toward the center of the tank. I think two a80s will work for my needs on this tank and reduce shadowing a bit. Its mostly zoas and shrooms with a couple of lps and one forest fire digi.

 

[Guttersnipe]

What’s the dimension of this tank? I would get a small t5 fixture if the dimensions allow it.

 

[Daniel91]

What SPS are you looking into? I would stay away from the really light demanding SPS but here is a few I’ve seen great growth in with the A80;

Birdsnest
Monti Digi + Cap
Stylo
Stag

 

[slayerhellfire]

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Looking to do a 15 gallon spa tank
Wondering if the a80 will be enough light to do sps?????
What you think

absolutely

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

What SPS are you looking into? I would stay away from the really light demanding SPS but here is a few I’ve seen great growth in with the A80;

Birdsnest
Monti Digi + Cap
Stylo
Stag

This.