What should I supplement my Kessil lights with?

[Miller535]

So, I have a 125 gallon tank (standard 6ft), currently fowler but in the process of going reef. I would like to do mixed reef. I recently put 4 Kessil A360X's on the tank. I want to supplement them for better coverage. I see a lot of people supplement them with T5's. I thought about buying some retrofit kits but there aren't any 6ft kits that I can find. I also thought about buying some reefbrite strips, but they are kind of pricey. Which would you choose? Or is there another option that I am not seeing? Thanks.

 

[Crabs McJones]

What about two 3ft t5 fixtures?

 

[Coral Reef Keepers]

I have a 6ft tank and supplemented my Hydra 26's with t5's. I used the 5 foot retrofit kit with 2 blue plus bulbs. Im getting 500-600 par 12 inches down..

 

[DarkSky]

This is about as long as you're going to find @ 5'. I run a 60" fixture over my 6' tank, really you're not going to need high light 6" near your sides, so its going to be fine.

61" Hybrid T5HO 4x80W Fixture with Four Circular Mounting Brackets- Black

Limited Time: Circular Mounting Brackets Included! Welcome to the future of aquarium lighting! Combine your favorite LED Light module along with Aquatic Lifes T5 lighting fixture to create a stellar lighting system! Accepts FOUR Ecotech, AI, or Kessil LED Light Module Includes LED Light...

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Edit: Just saw that these are not compatible with the 360X. Might have to find or build your own mounting hardware for them?

 

[dwest]

So, I have a 125 gallon tank (standard 6ft), currently fowler but in the process of going reef. I would like to do mixed reef. I recently put 4 Kessil A360X's on the tank. I want to supplement them for better coverage. I see a lot of people supplement them with T5's. I thought about buying some retrofit kits but there aren't any 6ft kits that I can find. I also thought about buying some reefbrite strips, but they are kind of pricey. Which would you choose? Or is there another option that I am not seeing? Thanks.

I use an aquaticlife t5 hybrid on my 180. It’s 5 ft long fixture on a 6 ft tank, but I get good coverage on the sides. It’s only 6” short on each side.

 

[Kjames]

This is about as long as you're going to find @ 5'. I run a 60" fixture over my 6' tank, really you're not going to need high light 6" near your sides, so its going to be fine.

61" Hybrid T5HO 4x80W Fixture with Four Circular Mounting Brackets- Black

Limited Time: Circular Mounting Brackets Included! Welcome to the future of aquarium lighting! Combine your favorite LED Light module along with Aquatic Lifes T5 lighting fixture to create a stellar lighting system! Accepts FOUR Ecotech, AI, or Kessil LED Light Module Includes LED Light...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Edit: Just saw that these are not compatible with the 360X. Might have to find or build your own mounting hardware for them?

There is a separate mounting bracket available for the 360x. Identical to what's included but with a slightly larger cutout. This plus your Kessils would be pretty amazing. Throw in a couple of blue plus and coral plus bulbs and forget it.

 

[Makers Marc]

I have a 6ft tank and supplemented my Hydra 26's with t5's. I used the 5 foot retrofit kit with 2 blue plus bulbs. Im getting 500-600 par 12 inches down..

Care to share a pic of how you mounted them? Wanna do the same with my ap700s x2 but unsure how to without making it look ugly.

And I wish I could use aquaticlife 60" dx18 but the mounting options just wont work for various reasons.

Id like to keep using my ap700 arms if possible

 

[dwest]

Mine is in a canopy. Probably won’t help you, but here it is:

 

[NeedMoreReef]

not sure you will need more coverage than 4 kessil 360 for a 72x18 footprint. you can always modify later if need be.
I have 2 K350s on a 48x18 and its plenty. i have corals at every corner of the tank without issue.

 

[Makers Marc]

Mine is in a canopy. Probably won’t help you, but here it is:

Yeah hard to tell with a canopy.It would help more if I could see the actual retrofits/reflector. How heavy are they and do you think it would be light enough to utilize the ap700 arms that mount to my 1/2" glass?

 

[saltyfins]

not sure you will need more coverage than 4 kessil 360 for a 72x18 footprint. you can always modify later if need be.
I have 2 K350s on a 48x18 and its plenty. i have corals at every corner of the tank without issue.

kessils? I am running only 3 and now I am starting to think I should add another one...