Peter Moran said:I'll tag in on this thread too as I'm in a similar boat. My new tank will be essentially a 60cm cube so I am looking for a light that can be attached to the back of the tank 'pendant fashion' rather than resting on the tank itself.
I was originally planning on the Kessil but then spoke to Jessy2363 and she suggested looking into some others and now I'm thoroughly confused (thanks Jess ).
After reading some comments on here about the Kessils being weak in the red spectrum I'm a bit concerned about those. I want to make the right choice the first time. At these prices it's not likely my partner is going to allow me to change my mind and try something else.
I have a similar list to you guys:
EcoTech Radion XR15 Freshwater
Kessil A350 WE Tuna Sun
Aquatic Life HALO LED Freshwater
ELOS PlanetCompact
AquaIllumination Hydra TwentySix HD
Anyone got any preferences?
Considering the kessil struggles to grow red plants nicely. I wonder how well the AI grows red plants considering the spectrum would be somewhat favouring blue. There is a small shortage of red chips and the blue far outweighs the red. I am leaning towards the AI hydra also because of the fact it is customisable. I've read posts of where people turn the blue down and crank the red up to try and make up for the fact it is a marine light with more blue than red. See it would be perfect if it was made for freshwater as the idea of having to dim a heap of them seems like a waste of led's. Also is there really enough red. I am quite fussy about how my tank looks regardless of plant growth. I don't want the tank to look too cold if you know what I mean. Also the only video I saw of it on a tank was that thunder storm youtube clip. I would love to see more photos or videos of it in action on a freshwater tank but did not manage to find anything on youtube or google. I will email the photon people to ask if they ship to NZ and how much it costs to customise. Any more info on the AL hydra would be great however as I am still considering it.