my new lighting,,thank u jeff n anne

[lzyreefguy]

thank u for ur time and putting together my new lights and hood,,we love it

 

[SALTWATERSIG]

Nice Jess

So whats in the hood ?

 

[FishGuy5]

looks good!

 

[lzyreefguy]

28 led all together,,,10 blues,4 whites,2 yellow,2 red,2 green,4 uv,moonlights 2 red,2 uv,,kessil 350

 

[SALTWATERSIG]

28 led all together,,,10 blues,4 whites,2 yellow,2 red,2 green,4 uv,moonlights 2 red,2 uv,,kessil 350

Very nice. Great canopy fixture without all the heat

 

[scoly]

Looking good Jess! Did you get Borchers kessil?

 

[lzyreefguy]

i had the kessil,,,added it to the hood

 

[CLeadfootS]

Wow Jessie! That looks great! I was thinking about doing something like that with my kessil's.

 

[lzyreefguy]

thx guys,,1st shot at a all led fixture,,love the shimmer and the pop of the corals,,,hope they take off

 

[650-IS350]

Nice tank and light looks cool

 

[Jet Black]

Nice! Can't wait for my ficture to be built!

 

[jeffm59]

28 led all together,,,10 blues,4 whites,2 yellow,2 red,2 green,4 uv,moonlights 2 red,2 uv,,kessil 350

Happy to help Jesse, by the way looks outstanding over the tank.

For those following along based on the spectrum of the Kessil we decided to supplement with the following. Since we were lighting a cube , the idea was to get more light into the corners as well as add the missing spectrum.

10 Cree Royal Blues 455nm
4 Cree Normal Whites
2 Cree Amber 590nm
2 Phillips Rebel Hyper Red 660nm
2 Phillips Rebel Cyan 500nm
4 True Violet 415nm

Moonlights
2 Far Red 720nm
2 True Violet 420nm

First time using the Ambers and the Far Reds, so we will see how the tank does with these new colors

 

[toofrigginswt]

Wow. Great job! Quick question since my knowledge of the LED game is still pretty weak. Does the kessil not have the correct spectrum, which is why you're adding the additional LEDs?

 

[jeffm59]

Wow. Great job! Quick question since my knowledge of the LED game is still pretty weak. Does the kessil not have the correct spectrum, which is why you're adding the additional LEDs?

Kessils are limited spectrum fixtures in that they are missing key emissions in the low 405-430nm (true violet), hyper red 660nm (an important one for chlorophyll a) as well as the 590 nm amber range to help showcase reds.

Just look closely at the difference in the chart between a Ecotech Pro and a Kessil. The Kessil major peak in the blue range is near 480 rather than the more traditional 455nm of the Pros, the 660nm spectrum is missing almost entirely and the output in the 430nm range and below is limited. The Kessils are great fixture with a nice form factor, just seems they are one generation behind when it comes to providing a complete spectrum.

 

[miracles38]

Looks great!

 

[Borchers]

I'm supplementing my with MH.

MH for 4 hours the rest of the time Kessils


BTW looks sweet Jesse

 

[toofrigginswt]

Kessils are limited spectrum fixtures in that they are missing key emissions in the low 405-430nm (true violet), hyper red 660nm (an important one for chlorophyll a) as well as the 590 nm amber range to help showcase reds.

Just look closely at the difference in the chart between a Ecotech Pro and a Kessil. The Kessil major peak in the blue range is near 480 rather than the more traditional 455nm of the Pros, the 660nm spectrum is missing almost entirely and the output in the 430nm range and below is limited. The Kessils are great fixture with a nice form factor, just seems they are one generation behind when it comes to providing a complete spectrum.

Thanks Jeff for the valuable information. That was really helpful.

 

[lzyreefguy]

I'm supplementing my with MH.

MH for 4 hours the rest of the time Kessils


BTW looks sweet Jesse

thx shawn,,so basically u r running mh and kessil for actinic

 

[scoly]

Do you think reds are that important to grow sps, and get good colors?

 

[Saltwaternooby]

There was a chart that was shown at the last meeting that showed what certain corals needed to produce there correct pigment. I am sure jeff can post it here tomorrow.