Kessil Club

[Ashr]

You can always start a high light coral in a low light situation. You cannot put a low light coral in a high light situation.

Start low and slow.

Makes sense!

I just hope the 2 Kessil 160's will do the trick!

 

[chris_kitedude]

Kessil Club

my kessil setup, 2 x 360we's, 2 x 160's controlled by a apex. love em.

 

[gex23]

So noticed my SPS. after being in my tank a month or more, either go pale or just brown out completely - wondering if I should supplement the Kessils with a T5 strip for added colour?

I run 2 x 360WEs over a 35 gallon tank (60cm x 45cm x 45cm) at 50% colour and 50% intensity.

 

[Ashr]

So noticed my SPS. after being in my tank a month or more, either go pale or just brown out completely - wondering if I should supplement the Kessils with a T5 strip for added colour?

I run 2 x 360WEs over a 35 gallon tank (60cm x 45cm x 45cm) at 50% colour and 50% intensity.

What are you tank levels like? Alk, Calc, Phos, SG etc?

 

[Esage]

So noticed my SPS. after being in my tank a month or more, either go pale or just brown out completely - wondering if I should supplement the Kessils with a T5 strip for added colour?

I run 2 x 360WEs over a 35 gallon tank (60cm x 45cm x 45cm) at 50% colour and 50% intensity.

That is plenty of light for SPS

 

[gex23]

That is plenty of light for SPS

See I thought the same, but i've been told that they don't provide enough punch for SPS and there's too much light spillage :hmm2:

 

[Esage]

See I thought the same, but i've been told that they don't provide enough punch for SPS and there's too much light spillage :hmm2:

How high above the water are they?

 

[j.a.c.wester]

I am running 2x a360we and 1 a160we tuna blue above my sps dominated reef tank. Settings are 60% power 50 % color and everything is growing like crazy! My tank is 48x24x24

 

[mfaso24]

I bit the bullet and preordered the ap700 so I guess I'll officially be a part of this club!

 

[goreef170]

I am running 2x a360we and 1 a160we tuna blue above my sps dominated reef tank. Settings are 60% power 50 % color and everything is growing like crazy! My tank is 48x24x24

A picture would be great

 

[gex23]

Just had a PAR meter on my tank, and my fears were confirmed - poor PAR across the board from the Kessils.

And that's running them at 100%.

Will be ordering an ATI Hybrid shortly.

 

[daelie]

That's a great amount of actual information you provided

 

[that Fish Guy]

Just had a PAR meter on my tank, and my fears were confirmed - poor PAR across the board from the Kessils.

And that's running them at 100%.

Will be ordering an ATI Hybrid shortly.

What were the PAR Results?

What Size is the Tank?

Which Kessils are you using and how many?

 

[Esage]

Just had a PAR meter on my tank, and my fears were confirmed - poor PAR across the board from the Kessils.

And that's running them at 100%.

Will be ordering an ATI Hybrid shortly.

You are not going to get accurate par readings from the Kessils or any LEDs

 

[goreef170]

you are not going to get accurate par readings from the kessils or any leds

+1 ^^^^^

 

[joshkirkland83]

I have two a150w's over a 100g. Is that enough for lps and soft coral? They are 4inches above the tank and it's 24inches deep.

 

[RG Rude]

I currently have an a150 over my 29 gal. AGA. I keep it 6 inches above the water line and centered. I just bought an a160we from parrthed. I was going to do a straight swap. Will this be ok? I understand that the a160we is 40 watts as opposed to the a150's 34 watts. Should I raise the a160we to 8 or 9 inches off of the water?

 

[Scorpius]

I currently have an a150 over my 29 gal. AGA. I keep it 6 inches above the water line and centered. I just bought an a160we from parrthed. I was going to do a straight swap. Will this be ok? I understand that the a160we is 40 watts as opposed to the a150's 34 watts. Should I raise the a160we to 8 or 9 inches off of the water?

Better to run your new light at lower intensities and higher over the surface of your water till things acclimate than to blast the tank with light and bleach all your corals. Been there, done that. :crazy1:

 

[martyf]

2 a150s over a 100 gal is probably not enough. not even 1 watt per gallon.

 

[rblackdvm]

Kessil has a chart on their website that will give you the recommended number of lights.