180 display with a 300 gal pond/refug build

uny2bld · 11/16/2020, 06:49 PM

I was just gifted a 180 and plan to put cali overflows going to a pond in the basement. I'm planning on a reef build with a good mix of flora and fauna but I've been out of the hobby for a long time and I'm concerned with lighting to start. I remember really liking Rapid Led but I wasn't impressed with what I saw looking at their site just now.

Can anyone recommend a higher-end light for a 2'x2'x6' 180 reef tank please?

Timfish · 11/17/2020, 09:55 AM

Kessels, I prefer them as they use glass lenses. Polycarbonate lenses can discolor over time when exposed to short wavelength blue and UV frequencies

Vinny Kreyling · 11/17/2020, 10:39 AM

Radions are one of the best out there.
Check You Tube--BRSTV Lighting review of about 30 or so LED lights.

gavij012379 · 11/17/2020, 12:03 PM

I am using two Kessil AP700 over the same size tank. They are pretty good and at 50 - 60% intensity seems to be enough for sps.

11/16/2020, 06:49 PM	#1
uny2bld Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Hudson Falls, NY Posts: 219	180 display with a 300 gal pond/refug build I was just gifted a 180 and plan to put cali overflows going to a pond in the basement. I'm planning on a reef build with a good mix of flora and fauna but I've been out of the hobby for a long time and I'm concerned with lighting to start. I remember really liking Rapid Led but I wasn't impressed with what I saw looking at their site just now. Can anyone recommend a higher-end light for a 2'x2'x6' 180 reef tank please?

11/17/2020, 09:55 AM	#2
Timfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,840	Kessels, I prefer them as they use glass lenses. Polycarbonate lenses can discolor over time when exposed to short wavelength blue and UV frequencies __________________ "Our crystal clear aquaria come nowhere close to the nutrient loads that swirl around natural reefs" Charles Delbeek

11/17/2020, 10:39 AM	#3
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 6,858	Radions are one of the best out there. Check You Tube--BRSTV Lighting review of about 30 or so LED lights. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, RD 3 Speedy 80 Watt, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

11/17/2020, 12:03 PM	#4
gavij012379 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 170	I am using two Kessil AP700 over the same size tank. They are pretty good and at 50 - 60% intensity seems to be enough for sps.