Kessil AP 700 Owners Gather Here!
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The combo is nice, I like it better than 2x Coral+. It would be even better if my T5s were closer together and the colors mixed entirely. I am probably going to end up with 4x39w T5 in my canopy so I can add a P+. When the C+ bulbs go out, I'll probably replace 1 with a B+ so I end up 2xB+, 1xC+, 1xP+.
The C+ bulbs are hard to compensate for with the AP700 as far as adding blue light. But I think the B+ bulbs can be compensated by the AP700 as far as adding whiter light. I think you get more flexibility with B+.
bif24701
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Interesting observations. I feel the Blue+ is almost identical to the Kessil AP700 in spectrum so I can see how that's possible. I've got my Kessils tunes very white to balance it all out and now that I've got it figured out been happy with it.
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bif24701
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Nice shot! Great looking display you e got there.
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Hard to say, it's best to use a PAR meter. How high are your lights mounted and what size is your display?
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Floating canopy is finally up!
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Nice dude! I'll get mine someday.
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I'm sure you have plenty of light there. Be sure to start corals on the bottom for at least a week.
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Reeferparty
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My ap700 wasn't enough for my tank anymore so I decided to give radions a shot..
Unfortunately I think the radions are gaining a slight edge in my opinion. As for par, at 25% 9" above the water and at the very top peak of my rock work on the right, I'm getting a high of 194 par from the radion. With the ap700 at 75% I am getting ~178 par at the highest peak directly under the puck and it mounted only an inch higher. Regardless, I will continue to run both for the time being
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Unfortunately I think the radions are gaining a slight edge in my opinion. As for par, at 25% 9" above the water and at the very top peak of my rock work on the right, I'm getting a high of 194 par from the radion. With the ap700 at 75% I am getting ~178 par at the highest peak directly under the puck and it mounted only an inch higher. Regardless, I will continue to run both for the time being
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I have radions and AP700s as well. Almost identical in PAR with Apogee 520. No way 75% and 25% on the other are equal, something is up.My ap700 wasn't enough for my tank anymore so I decided to give radions a shot..
Unfortunately I think the radions are gaining a slight edge in my opinion. As for par, at 25% 9" above the water and at the very top peak of my rock work on the right, I'm getting a high of 194 par from the radion. With the ap700 at 75% I am getting ~178 par at the highest peak directly under the puck and it mounted only an inch higher. Regardless, I will continue to run both for the time being
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I believe the middle of the 2 pucks is the highest PAR on the 700s. At 9" off water and at 54% I get about 220 3" below water line.
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I'll recheck the par under the 700s tomorrow with more accurate measurements of depth.
Can I see your set up? What're you thoughts between the 2 different fixtures?
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I have the same set up but in 39w (pics a few posts back). I just experimented with the coloring and I LOVE what you get with the AP700 set to it's deeper blue modes with the mixture of the C+ and B+.
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I'll send u pics in a couple days, out of town. I like the shimmer of the Kessils and feel they have slightly better coverage. I have radions on my other tank.
I'm sure you've seen the brs PAR test, similar PAR readings so something is funny with your data.
Don't think it's worth swapping one for the other.
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