Lighting advice

[Shallow Planet]

Currently have 3 Kessil 360we on a 60x24x22 softie/lps tank. I will be adding more SPS and the 3 kessils just dont have enough par. Only hitting like 150-175 top of rock work with lights hung about 8 inches from surface. Need thoughts. Do I add more Kessils? AP700? Different LED fixtures. Or supplement with T5? So many options lol

 

[Crabs McJones]

Currently have 3 Kessil 360we on a 60x24x22 softie/lps tank. I will be adding more SPS and the 3 kessils just dont have enough par. Only hitting like 150-175 top of rock work with lights hung about 8 inches from surface. Need thoughts. Do I add more Kessils? AP700? Different LED fixtures. Or supplement with T5? So many options lol

What intensity do you have your kessils ramping up to? I would also lower the lights to around 6.5 inches, help them punch through the water more. On a 5 foot tank i'd do at least 4 and suppliment with T5's

 

[Shallow Planet]

What intensity do you have your kessils ramping up to? I would also lower the lights to around 6.5 inches, help them punch through the water more. On a 5 foot tank i'd do at least 4 and suppliment with T5's

I run at around 80%

 

[Crabs McJones]

I run at around 80%

Any reason why not 100% you'd get the par you're looking for

 

[Shallow Planet]

100% was still only 200 at top.

 

[dank reefer]

Adding a t5 hybrid might get you 200 more par with the t5 alone. That will help with par, and an even distribution of light on the tank.

 

[Bpb]

An aquatic life or Giesemann hybrid would get the job done

 

[Semper.Reefing]

I run at around 80%

What’s your light schedule? I have two kessil A160s on my 55g that currently only ramp up to 60%. I want to add maybe 1 T5 supplemental bulb for more PAR and to distribute light better. I’ll probably also ramp the kessil a more. What did you end up doing?