Kessil Club
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I've never mentioned a heater problem maybe it was someone else. I don't have any heat issues.
I don't understand?
m0nkie
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you can mount the Kessil on the side wall. Keep both the shimmer and the ATI
http://aquariumledmounts.com/produc...ting-mount-for-kessil-350-and-360-series-leds
vhuang168
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Exactly. When you constantly change the environment , it stresses the coral even more. It can take a long time for coral to adapt to the lighting you have. Pick a light you like and stick to it. They ALL grow and color corals just fine and each have their downsides.
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vhuang168
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Did you buy it used? If you turn on the light full white at 100% intensity, it should be super bright! Take a picture of the puck at 100% intensity (DO NOT LOOK AT THE LIGHT!).
LEDs by nature are very directional. It may not look bright in the tank compared to T5s but almost all the light is directed downwards as compared to T5s (even with reflectors) where they are bounced around a lot more so it 'looks' brighter in the tank.
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Did you buy it used? If you turn on the light full white at 100% intensity, it should be super bright! Take a picture of the puck at 100% intensity (DO NOT LOOK AT THE LIGHT!).
LEDs by nature are very directional. It may not look bright in the tank compared to T5s but almost all the light is directed downwards as compared to T5s (even with reflectors) where they are bounced around a lot more so it 'looks' brighter in the tank.
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I've had them all the way up on intensity and color for a couple of hours for a couple of days, it was very bright and started to grow algae all over the place. I think the one a360w was brighter than my t5's but not across the whole tank.
When I first started the tank, it was with my kessil controller set on acclimation mode slowly ramped up from there. At first the corals were fine, after a while they would start to stretch and would look for more lighting. So I slowly ramped up the lights trying to keep the zoanthids from stretching up for more lighting. For months I would slowly up the lights, thats when I finally reached my settings at 100% intensity 25% color. Some of the zoanthids, mushrooms, nems, and maxima had positive reaction to this setting other corals didn't.
When I added in the t5's on I got another positive reaction from the rest of my zoanthids started to open. My pompoms weren't withdrawn anymore but where more open thick and finally pulsating.
A lot of people say that my settings on my Kessil was way to much but I don't think so I know what Ive seen in my tank with those HIGH settings. This is why iv'e asked the question "could there be something wrong with MY Kessil lighting".
When I first started the tank, it was with my kessil controller set on acclimation mode slowly ramped up from there. At first the corals were fine, after a while they would start to stretch and would look for more lighting. So I slowly ramped up the lights trying to keep the zoanthids from stretching up for more lighting. For months I would slowly up the lights, thats when I finally reached my settings at 100% intensity 25% color. Some of the zoanthids, mushrooms, nems, and maxima had positive reaction to this setting other corals didn't.
When I added in the t5's on I got another positive reaction from the rest of my zoanthids started to open. My pompoms weren't withdrawn anymore but where more open thick and finally pulsating.
A lot of people say that my settings on my Kessil was way to much but I don't think so I know what Ive seen in my tank with those HIGH settings. This is why iv'e asked the question "could there be something wrong with MY Kessil lighting".
I don't have a par meter.
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