Kessil A350

chad p said:
I'd love to see a pic even if things aren't up and looking good just yet. I'd just like to see the spread and how "full" the light looks in the cube. I can't wait to get one over my nano cube. It's just that I've got a few pressing purchases to get out of the way first.
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Will do! There is a couple pretty good videos on Youtube that might answer your questions...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiS0VEVsoS4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fggVCQszHgE&feature=related
 
yea thats what i was thinking, only thing i liked about 2 is if i got a 15k and 20k i can have my own kessil sunrise n sunset, is that speed good for 18x20 or am i better off getting the w?
 
Skuba said:
yea thats what i was thinking, only thing i liked about 2 is if i got a 15k and 20k i can have my own kessil sunrise n sunset, is that speed good for 18x20 or am i better off getting the w?
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That's a 24" tank in the video I posted from Youtube. I just ordered the A350 for my 20x20x20 cube. Should have plenty of spread. I'm going to mount mine around 18" above the tank though. Kessil recommends 1-2ft above the tank. I like the gooseneck but in order to center it in the middle of the tank it's only around 8" off the surface of the water.
 
Skuba said:
yea I'm thinking of just bending some conduit
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The A350 might be over kill. I was growing SPS in this BioCube 29 for 9 months with just a Sky Blue. I have the A350 over it now, but it is dialed down to 30% power.
 
Yea it def is overkill. But for only 100$ more then the a150 if I can just keep it dialed down I think it may be the best bang for my buck
 
Frick said:
The A350 might be over kill. I was growing SPS in this BioCube 29 for 9 months with just a Sky Blue. I have the A350 over it now, but it is dialed down to 30% power.
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Were you getting good growth on the SPS with just the A150 sky blue? I was planning on going that route over my nano cube 28. I figure it's only 17x18x17 so it should be sufficient but some people are saying not so much for SPS.
 
Skuba said:
Yea it def is overkill. But for only 100$ more then the a150 if I can just keep it dialed down I think it may be the best bang for my buck
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True that. And if you upgrade tanks you can use the same light.

chad p said:
Were you getting good growth on the SPS with just the A150 sky blue? I was planning on going that route over my nano cube 28. I figure it's only 17x18x17 so it should be sufficient but some people are saying not so much for SPS.
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It was good growth and color. It would have been better if i had a little calcium reactor on there. That might be the next addition. Keeping the alk stable in this thing is a pain.
 
Thanks frick. I'd love to go with the A150 and save $135 if I could get away with it. In your pics it looks like it had pretty good coverage other than the very tops of the corners.
 
I think the biggest issue with the A350 is where it's mounted above the tank. If it's only 6" above the water you're asking for trouble. LED's are notorious for burning corals without proper acclimation. I'm going to be hanging mine well above my 20" cube roughly 18" or so. That way I should get excellent coverage and can ramp up the intensity as the corals acclimate.
 
dailydriven911 said:
I think the biggest issue with the A350 is where it's mounted above the tank. If it's only 6" above the water you're asking for trouble. LED's are notorious for burning corals without proper acclimation. I'm going to be hanging mine well above my 20" cube roughly 18" or so. That way I should get excellent coverage and can ramp up the intensity as the corals acclimate.
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I would have to agree with you on that. Especially the A350 with such an intense beam.

jhawkor said:
Frick, how are you mounting the a350? I didn't think the gooseneck was released yet.
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Well the goosenecks for the A350s were suppose available by end of June, but I just heard they might be available sooner then that. Maybe the first week. For now i just kept the A150W gooseneck that i had the Sky Blue attached to and did some redneck engineering with zip ties. :hammer:
 
How loud's the fan?

How loud's the fan?

People usually say they can't hear it over general tank noise but if you fire one up away from a tank can you hear it?
I'm in a small studio with a 190g tank on a dynamat lined cabinet containing a Deltec SC2060 fed by a silent siphon overflow (durso backup) 3 feet from my pillow.
I'm anal about noise levels & although I love Kessil I'm just weighing up whether to go this route or something fanless.
Cheers gents.
 
I've got one on order through Premium Aquatics. I was told it would be shipped out in 2 weeks or so...

Nick
 
rupert3k said:
People usually say they can't hear it over general tank noise but if you fire one up away from a tank can you hear it?
I'm in a small studio with a 190g tank on a dynamat lined cabinet containing a Deltec SC2060 fed by a silent siphon overflow (durso backup) 3 feet from my pillow.
I'm anal about noise levels & although I love Kessil I'm just weighing up whether to go this route or something fanless.
Cheers gents.
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Not loud enough to annoy you. I guarantee it.
 
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