Kessil profile?

[tomreefer]

I am trying to setup my Kessils to a more blue spectrum than white is this possible? I have two A360we on a 40 breeder and want to know also what intensity. I should go with and how long the lights should stay on for?

I have no clue on how to do this I am a newbie.

 

[slief]

Sure.. Blue is actually better since most photosynthesis in corals occurs in the 420nm to 460nm range which happens to be the blue spectrum. The white fills in some spectral gaps but it's more there for personal preference and to give the appearance of brighter illumination. Most of us who use Kessils keep the color under 70% for most if not all of the day. Some never exceed 60%. Here is my color and intensity profile. The orange line is intensity and the blue is color. Keep in mind that these are over a very well established reef and my corals have long since been acclimated to LED lights. You don't want to start out with a high intensity as the Kessils are much more powerful than they appear to your eyes. Keep in mind that each tank is different and height of the lights impacts things as well. In my case, my Kessils are 8-10 above the water.

Lastly, here are a couple useful Kessil threads here with people discussing their settings. While it's not Apex related, the percentages can easily be put to use in the Apex.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2382680

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2474225

 

[tomreefer]

Did you set profiles? Or just did this in APex Fusion? I can't seem to compare my Color to Intensity on Fusion for some odd reason..

I used profiles but mine looks nothing like yours lol..

 

[tomreefer]

Ok I think I did it.. How do I show what I did on APex Fusion like you showed?

 

[slief]

Did you set profiles? Or just did this in APex Fusion? I can't seem to compare my Color to Intensity on Fusion for some odd reason..

I used profiles but mine looks nothing like yours lol..

I used Fusion for my Kessil setup. It was much easier than creating profiles for that purpose and made it much easer to adjust them as needed.

 

[slief]

Ok I think I did it.. How do I show what I did on APex Fusion like you showed?

You create them in fusion instead of creating profiles in the default interface.

This should explain it for you.
http://www.neptunesystems.com/a360gs/