WarfReefer
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Sorry not sure how to edit. When I say within .5" clearance from the top of the canopy I mean .5" minimum of clearance. I obviously wouldn't go less than that.
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Did anyone figure out the random flicker? I work at home and my tank is 3 feet from me. So when it flickers I see it (if it's day time 
). I only do not know if it's going all the way off in the flicker, or just changing brightness, color, etc. I think it is off and on, not sure. I caught it two separate times of day in the last week total of only two times. Its not a big deal to me. But I read in the past many pages of this great log discussion thread, that others have seen in. I'm sure most have not seen it b/c most people are not planted next to their tank all day like I am :-D .
). I only do not know if it's going all the way off in the flicker, or just changing brightness, color, etc. I think it is off and on, not sure. I caught it two separate times of day in the last week total of only two times. Its not a big deal to me. But I read in the past many pages of this great log discussion thread, that others have seen in. I'm sure most have not seen it b/c most people are not planted next to their tank all day like I am :-D .Did anyone figure out the random flicker? I work at home and my tank is 3 feet from me. So when it flickers I see it (if it's day time
I think your noticing that when changing colours. I would try and stay with one colour for day and adjust intensity until night than change colour to a more actinic blue colour for dusk and dawn. Another reason could be a set point for cloudy is happening, you would see that in the program though.
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reefer31
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I have found that my ap700 needed to be at around the 10-12 inch height. I felt that if lower it's too much light at the top of the tank. Plus spread is much better at that height. Sooo. To answer your question. The higher the better in my opinion. Brs seemed to conclude with my same thought process in their video. I would place them as high as you could go. For a mixed tank you could easily turn down intensity. It just seems dim but at first you go slow. It's a huge learning curve and every tank is different but a good starting area is around 30%. I think I kept it around there for a few weeks then slowly turned up intensity. I've been doing about 3-4% each week but that's just recently. In the beginning it was 1-2% a week. I'm currently at 71% and I think I'm finding the sweet spot since my lower light corals are shriveling up the more I increase my light. I love these lights and cannot say anything too negative about them. The only thing is the software app but they have fixed basically everything that was harming the name of this light. The color mixing is the best out of all the led I have seen. I have dominant sps and they are taking off in growth now my intensity is higher. If you have two ap700 you won't need t5 supplemental. Also to answer your dim question. I ran mh before these led and now that I have raised the lights up from where I started at 7" the light spread is the same as I had with the mh and fills the whole tank with even light. Clearance should be just enough to exhaust the fans. So pretty shallow clearance I would say.
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Xxxtremewv
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Been skimming through hoping to find so
Ething on this and not had any luck, but anyone had any luck adding a360s to an ap700? Recently upgraded from a 4' to 6' tank, so the ap700 i had on the other wont reach the whole tabk. Bought an a360 to add on to that end, anyone have any suggestions of making then mesh well?
Ething on this and not had any luck, but anyone had any luck adding a360s to an ap700? Recently upgraded from a 4' to 6' tank, so the ap700 i had on the other wont reach the whole tabk. Bought an a360 to add on to that end, anyone have any suggestions of making then mesh well?
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Yeah I actually went ahead and bought it (Used one fron a guy the trader section). Alos have a controller coming. Wont be able to control them together but from what research ive done, will just have to work with the coloring and all that to match it. Ill let you know how it tirns out, should all be waiting when i get back in town on the 2nd
Hey guys just realized I posted this in general interest but found out about this page!!
Hey guys, I've tried to google search mounting ideas for a kessil AP700 but the way my tank sits the back width is up against the wall. I like the additional length display but this makes it a bit tricky to mount the Kessil ARMS (2 of these https://www.marinedepot.com/Kessil_M...LTACMO-vi.html)
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since the bars would go down across the side of my tank and it'd look unsightly, I can't mount the kessil on the back side unfortunately because then the unit would run widthwise.
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I had two options in my head. the first was to CUT the bars so they just sit in housing and don't go down the length of the tank... or use the GOOSENECK mounts to mount the light w/ the 90 degree adapter. any thoughts or opinions otherwise would help a lot.
Hey guys, I've tried to google search mounting ideas for a kessil AP700 but the way my tank sits the back width is up against the wall. I like the additional length display but this makes it a bit tricky to mount the Kessil ARMS (2 of these https://www.marinedepot.com/Kessil_M...LTACMO-vi.html)
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since the bars would go down across the side of my tank and it'd look unsightly, I can't mount the kessil on the back side unfortunately because then the unit would run widthwise.
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I had two options in my head. the first was to CUT the bars so they just sit in housing and don't go down the length of the tank... or use the GOOSENECK mounts to mount the light w/ the 90 degree adapter. any thoughts or opinions otherwise would help a lot.
Xxxtremewv
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Can you hang it from the ceiling? They make ceiling hanging kits
Here is my first reef tank, one and a half year old peninsula that has been using Kessil AP700 from the beginning. I am aiming to have more acropora in there (currently 8 different kind). I can definitely from own experience that these lights can grow all kind of corals. Lights are now set 7inch from the surface and running 5h peak at 75%. Total light period is 12h and starting from blues and peak color is the middle setting.
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Tank2379
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Just wondering, they been out of stock on some online retail stores
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