Aardvark1134
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Do you think a Kessil A80 tuna blue would be a strong enough light for a 20 gallon coral QT tank? I just want to make sure they don't starve to death while they are in QT
Light for coral quarantine
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I would try and match your display for type and intensity. QT can be harder on coral than display life, so don't skimp on the only food that they get (light feeding the zoox to feed the coral).
JoshF7
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I actually just had this same problem and since I use multiple Kessil 360x on my display, I went with the A80 on my frag QT (SPS and some LPS). However, the light penatration (and coverage once you have to lower it) is not very great and I made my own 8 inch high frag tank so not much water to go through. I ended up both lowering the light quite a bit and raising the egg crate I'm using to get the light I wanted. I have a PAR meter, so wanted to acclimate slowly to approximately what light they will be getting in the display. After all that, it is working great and I really like it. I would do it the same again, but I'm covering 24 inches square and right now mostly placing near the center under the light to maximize it so may add a second one at some point.
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Aardvark1134
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That is why I was thinking a Kessil as the display is 4x Kessil 360x tuna or it will be when UPS gets them here.
Just wasn't sure if 1x A80 would be enough for the QT. They are both Tuna Kessil so spectrum should be pretty close.
Just wasn't sure if 1x A80 would be enough for the QT. They are both Tuna Kessil so spectrum should be pretty close.
