Which Light Is The Best?

Cole's Coral Shack · Jul 3, 2017

I need help deciding on which light would be best for my Nuvo Fusion 10g. I'm planning on doing mostly softies and LPS. The three I'm deciding between is the following:
-Kessil A80 Tuna Blue
-AI Prime HD
-Nano Box Shop Tide
Opinions and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
-Cole

brett_schn · Jul 3, 2017

Ai prime hd. I just got mine and I love it

sporty02 · Jul 3, 2017

Plus 1 for the AI prime I live mine

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 3, 2017

The prime is over kill but you'll like it.
The other two will be under kill

SashimiTurtle · Jul 4, 2017

Either step up to the A160, or get the Prime. One A160 will grow SPS in a nano(I'm doing it).

Cole's Coral Shack · Jul 5, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
The prime is over kill but you'll like it.
The other two will be under kill

Is there any light that is pretty much perfect with my sized tank other than the three I was considering?

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 5, 2017

Cole's Coral Shack said:
Is there any light that is pretty much perfect with my sized tank other than the three I was considering?

its about budget IMO.

mad

The ones you listed are probably just fine if it covers the tank. imo the length of the tank.

Im not a fan of the kessil spot light on a rectangular tank personally. that said they make a new one called the a80 but you'd need two of them. and two kessil 160s you could grow anything in the tank and it would cover the rectangle.

And you should consider aesthetics imo. your lighting were def pretty to look on a tank at and will also def crow coral.
other brands to consider are marineland, current orbit, fluval, wave point,

this is a google search for "Nano tank light" just for Ideas.
https://www.google.com/search?q=nan...id=chrome&ie=UTF-8#tbm=shop&q=nano+tank+light

madweazl · Jul 5, 2017

Is this a cube? As mentioned earlier, if you went with Kessil, the A160 is probably the better choice but both have more than enough spread to cover the tank. Aesthetically, the A160 would probably be the cleanest looking setup.

SashimiTurtle · Jul 5, 2017

A160WE over my IM Fusion 14g peninsula. It's 20" long and 12" wide and it just covers the whole tank at 4" over the water. Minimal spillover on the sides. Any bigger tank and I'd need two, or raise the light up higher with more shadowing on the sides. Right now the glass does a pretty good job of redirecting the light back at the sides not in direct light.

kdino1 · Jul 5, 2017

Prime! i have the Hydra 26HD (primes big brother) on a std 5 gallon and its amazing! Just dial in the lights to the right level and everyone will be happy, plus its a light that can grow with you.

Gil03 · Jul 5, 2017

I would go with the prime HD simply because of the features and the built in wifi, plus in terms of color you can manipulate the spectrum more to make your corals pop. All the above mentioned though will be adequate for your needs but for the money and features I'd go with AI.

WarEaglesReef · Jul 5, 2017

Absolutely love my PrimeHD. I've seen explosive coral growth once switching to that from the stock light that came with my Evo.

Cole's Coral Shack · Jul 5, 2017

Based on all the opinions I think the AI Prime HD is my best bet. Thank you everyone.

Oberst Oswald · Jul 5, 2017

I red the Prime HD has issues with it not being reliable. Google before buying. I went with the Kessil A160we and I'm well satisfied with it on the MI Fusion 10 which use to be my QT.

SashimiTurtle · Jul 6, 2017

Oberst Oswald said:
I red the Prime HD has issues with it not being reliable. Google before buying. I went with the Kessil A160we and I'm well satisfied with it on the MI Fusion 10 which use to be my QT.

I've also heard reliability issues what the heck AI and poor customer service. That's the reason I went with my A160WE, than and Kessils are just so sexy.

sromero287 · Jul 6, 2017

The "perfect" in ur own terms will be an Ecotech XR-15 G4, more money but ask the pro's and common answer is G3-G4.
My 0.02 [emoji106][emoji225][emoji886]

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 6, 2017

Sbreeflight!

marissas47 · Jul 6, 2017

I had a prime over my nano when they first came out and I didn't see much growth with mine. Ended up selling the light and just upgrading to a bigger tank with an Ocean Revive. Then I had great growth. Personally I wouldn't try another prime and would like to see how a kessil works out for me, but a lot of people like the primes so maybe I just had a weird experience