Kessil Club

[mfaso24]

I've had this happen with one of my EB8s and a Kessil. The same light on another EB8 didn't flash. The flash was when something else in the EB8 was turned on by the Apex.

I witnessed the same thing happen once and I'm not running an apex.

 

[mfaso24]

Here is my schedule with the ap700

 

[Darryl Hey]

help 40 breader

help 40 breader

hi 40 breader mixed reef
is 2 kesssil A160 enough
or 2 A360
or the new ap700
what to choose pleas help thanks:hammer:

 

[mfaso24]

hi 40 breader mixed reef

is 2 kesssil A160 enough

or 2 A360

or the new ap700

what to choose pleas help thanks:hammer:

Really depends on how much you want to spend. Personally I'd go with the ap700. It's a stronger light and will easily cover the 3 foot 40 breeder. 1 power cable cable as opposed to 2. No need to buy the Kessil controller or the link cable for 2 units. It ma actually come out cheaper or about the same for the ap700 when you start factoring all that in. I would not go with 2 160s as I believe those are more spotlights

 

[Reefvet]

I witnessed the same thing happen once and I'm not running an apex.

I'd bet it's a grounding issue.

 

[brettandlyndis]

Possibly upgrading to Kessils

Possibly upgrading to Kessils

I have a 48x18x24 90 gallon mixed reef, with some of the easier SPS (montipora, pocillipora, seriatopra) Setup for a year now. Been running 2 48" Current USA Marine Orbits since day 1. Get pretty good growth in everything, but not great color. I do however love the programming functionality, so I really want something that has that functionality. Wanting to get great color, so I'm looking to change my LED setup. One option is switching to Kessil. What would you all recommend? 2 A360WE with spectral controller or AP700? Pros vs Cons of each? Thanks

 

[mfaso24]

I have a 48x18x24 90 gallon mixed reef, with some of the easier SPS (montipora, pocillipora, seriatopra) Setup for a year now. Been running 2 48" Current USA Marine Orbits since day 1. Get pretty good growth in everything, but not great color. I do however love the programming functionality, so I really want something that has that functionality. Wanting to get great color, so I'm looking to change my LED setup. One option is switching to Kessil. What would you all recommend? 2 A360WE with spectral controller or AP700? Pros vs Cons of each? Thanks

I'll try to give a simple answer. If you have "some" sps and your okay with putting them in the center third of the tank, an ap700 seems right up your alley. If you want more sps in the future and want to put it anywhere I would probably recommend getting 2 360we. I have 48" tank with an ap700 and I can't confidently grow harder sps in some places with 1 unit. Of course, like I mentioned this is the simple answer.
I'm actually getting a par meter today that i rented from an online vendor so I can get some par readings of ap700 at 15-16" off the water line for those interested. You may interested in that too since that would be what you're looking at if you went down this road.

 

[Pablos RSM 450]

All,

Any suggestions on how to run my Kessils. I have 2 360WE with the controller and though the lights look awesome I have noticed slower coral growth compared to the T-5 I used to run, and have a bit of a GHA problem. I currently max out at 40% color and 60% intensity in a 12 hour cycle.

Thank you in advance.

 

[brettandlyndis]

I'll try to give a simple answer. If you have "some" sps and your okay with putting them in the center third of the tank, an ap700 seems right up your alley. If you want more sps in the future and want to put it anywhere I would probably recommend getting 2 360we. I have 48" tank with an ap700 and I can't confidently grow harder sps in some places with 1 unit. Of course, like I mentioned this is the simple answer.
I'm actually getting a par meter today that i rented from an online vendor so I can get some par readings of ap700 at 15-16" off the water line for those interested. You may interested in that too since that would be what you're looking at if you went down this road.

Thank you so much for the great info! Yes, I'd definitely be interest in your PAR readings!

 

[mfaso24]

So here what's I got for par readings at 100% 15-16" off the water line.
By the pinks birdsnest right snack on the middle I'm at about 195.
To the right and left of the top middle rock is about 165
Sand bed dead center between the islands is 115-120
95 by the encrusting monti on the right island
85-90 by zoa garden
110 sandbed in front of zoas
About 100 by red plating monti on left
100 sandbed all the way on the left

 

[mfaso24]

I turned off all the power heads to limit surface agitation and jumping numbers when I took readings. Also an interesting note: I didn't notice much difference in par numbers when changing through Kessil logic numbers

 

[RivieraBayReef]

I'm running 3x a360ne over top of my tank. I reached out to Kessil to get an idea of settings for my 32" deep tank. They told me that the color is only a matter of opinion that it always puts out optimal spectrum. So when you guys are adjusting color is it just an attempt to get better color out of your corals or are you still getting a difference in coral response in terms of growth?

 

[Scorpius]

I'm running 3x a360ne over top of my tank. I reached out to Kessil to get an idea of settings for my 32" deep tank. They told me that the color is only a matter of opinion that it always puts out optimal spectrum. So when you guys are adjusting color is it just an attempt to get better color out of your corals or are you still getting a difference in coral response in terms of growth?

My corals respond better to bluer light vs the whiter light my A360's put out.

 

[ERIC85854]

I'm running 3x a360ne over top of my tank. I reached out to Kessil to get an idea of settings for my 32" deep tank. They told me that the color is only a matter of opinion that it always puts out optimal spectrum. So when you guys are adjusting color is it just an attempt to get better color out of your corals or are you still getting a difference in coral response in terms of growth?

I believe the Photosynthetically Useable Radiation (PUR) is higher when the color setting is lower (more blue). Also I think more white light promotes algae growth.

 

[mfaso24]

I think the pur is the same. The whiter you ho, they just add color *** opposed to taking blue color away

 

[malawinovice]

So here what's I got for par readings at 100% 15-16" off the water line.
By the pinks birdsnest right snack on the middle I'm at about 195.
To the right and left of the top middle rock is about 165
Sand bed dead center between the islands is 115-120
95 by the encrusting monti on the right island
85-90 by zoa garden
110 sandbed in front of zoas
About 100 by red plating monti on left
100 sandbed all the way on the left

Anyone compare to pair of a360we?

 

[JVD BVI]

I have a 17 gallon SPS dominant tank. Thinking about getting a Kessil 360. The tank dimensions are 23l x 14h x 11w

Should I go with the wide ? Because the standard will only cover 18 inches, right ?

 

[jtgrimes]

One 360w will cover your tank.

I have a 17 gallon SPS dominant tank. Thinking about getting a Kessil 360. The tank dimensions are 23l x 14h x 11w

Should I go with the wide ? Because the standard will only cover 18 inches, right ?

 

[blrrobinson21]

I've got a thread on this but figured I would ask here as well. For a frag tank 20 gallon long would you recommend 160we or a used 350 W for about a 50 bucks cheaper.
do you think ramping up or down for a frag tank is important?

 

[Scorpius]

Ok I've got my A360's maxed at 25% color and I'm now at 40% intensity and I see no ill affects yet. Seems the blue end of the spectrum works better for my setup.