Lighting

Mstanker · Mar 2, 2014

Alright I'm about to buy a light this week, Here's one of two options

AquaticLife 4 Bulb T5 HO & LED Light Fixture - 36 in.r Kessil Tuna Blue Dimmable Special Blend LED Aquarium Light

Mstanker · Mar 2, 2014

Kessil Tuna Blue Dimmable Special Blend LED Aquarium Light

Longnose Hawkfish · Mar 2, 2014

Kessil is awesome. I own the ocean blue a150w and it is amazing.

tencwhiskey · Mar 2, 2014

I went back and forth between the razor and the kessil. I went with the Razor and I love it. Programmable it's awesome. The kessils are amazing as well. Both good choices I think

Mstanker · Mar 2, 2014

Ya I want to be able to program the lights without having to buy something else. I might go with the 6 bulb HOT5 by aquatic life

Trenbolone · Mar 4, 2014

Kessil 360 pendant gets my vote.

Reefing Madness · Mar 4, 2014

For that kind of cash I'd go with one of the adjustable units
Hydra 52
Razor
just to name 2.
You get much better lighting, and you could do dusk to dawn

Koaboy · Mar 4, 2014

I had the Aquatic Life fixture & it did great on my 40 breeder.

mrcoffee2 · Mar 4, 2014

Reefing Madness said:
For that kind of cash I'd go with one of the adjustable units
Hydra 52
Razor
just to name 2.
You get much better lighting, and you could do dusk to dawn

I second this

Trenbolone · Mar 4, 2014

I believe the Kessil A360W-E is adjustable, and its only around 400$. But in terms of controllability an AI Hydra or Ecotech severely outmatch the Kessil. I think the only difference is another 300-400$ maybe.

Reefing Madness · Mar 4, 2014

Trenbolone said:
I believe the Kessil A360W-E is adjustable, and its only around 400$. But in terms of controllability an AI Hydra or Ecotech severely outmatch the Kessil. I think the only difference is another 300-400$ maybe.

Ah, but the only difference between the Kessel he's looking at and the Hydra, is the cost of the controller ($79) They both cost like $400

NanaReefer · Mar 4, 2014

www.reefradiance.com!

Mstanker · Mar 5, 2014

Ya i checked out the reef radiance they look great but ill have to contact them to see which is a great fixture. They have the Dm-155E's and the Pro series cost a bit more. Any input on these

NanaReefer · Mar 5, 2014

They have a form you can fill out, tank size and what you plan on keeping. Submit it and Rick gets back to you pretty dang quick, with suggestions what would be best for you. Then choose

Or post his suggestions here and see if anyone else is or has used them.
I've found many who are really liking these lights.

Trenbolone · Mar 6, 2014

Reefing Madness said:
Ah, but the only difference between the Kessel he's looking at and the Hydra, is the cost of the controller ($79) They both cost like $400

ahh, noted. Yeah I'd say spring for the Hydra then.

mrcoffee2 · Mar 6, 2014

I have my hydra on order. (technically its being used at the moment at the fish store while I wait for my tank to arrive) I'll be using a director to control it, which I also use to control my AI nano light too.

PS the director for controlling these lights is freaking awesome.