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burgerchow
08-20-2012, 09:26 AM
http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae85/burgerchow/kessil10kchannelonly.jpg

with just the 10 k channel on at max

http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae85/burgerchow/kessilatmaxbothchannels.jpg

with both channels on at max

http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae85/burgerchow/kessilbluechannelonly.jpg

with just the actinic channel on at max
FishyFishy!
08-20-2012, 01:52 PM
Looks good! I like the spread. It looks nice and even.
Delphinus
08-20-2012, 03:54 PM
I agree, looks great!

What were you using before?
burgerchow
08-20-2012, 04:50 PM
I agree, looks great!

What were you using before?
Coralife aqua lite pro 2x250 mh
burgerchow
08-20-2012, 04:51 PM
The shimmer in the tank is crazy. Makes the tank actually sparkle
SeaHorse_Fanatic
08-20-2012, 05:37 PM
Burgess,

Highly recommend you turn the power settings waaaaay down or you'll photo-shock your corals, especially that beautiful red lobo.

BTW, time to get a better camera:wink:

Anthony
tang daddy
08-20-2012, 05:52 PM
Amazing spread on the kessils, I am surprised 2 units can cover a 120g so well, don't even see any dark spots...

Are these able to be controlled? Do they come on they're own timers?

Looks pretty clean now and more room for your arm to move in the tank!
burgerchow
08-20-2012, 08:47 PM
Burgess,

Highly recommend you turn the power settings waaaaay down or you'll photo-shock your corals, especially that beautiful red lobo.

BTW, time to get a better camera:wink:

Anthony

Thanks Seahorse, I know. I've only got them at 50% on both channels.
Was just testing the max settings for my " crappy photoshoot from my crapberry "
burgerchow
08-20-2012, 08:48 PM
Amazing spread on the kessils, I am surprised 2 units can cover a 120g so well, don't even see any dark spots...

Are these able to be controlled? Do they come on they're own timers?

Looks pretty clean now and more room for your arm to move in the tank!

No timers or software Chris. Perfect for me. No programming, just point and shoot. You can adjust the intensity of each spectrum individually, but that's about it. Just plug them into any appliance timer and you're good to go.
Nano
08-20-2012, 08:56 PM
Rookie question here, are they halides or LEDs?
burgerchow
08-20-2012, 09:46 PM
they are led
Sunee
08-20-2012, 09:46 PM
Rookie question here, are they halides or LEDs?

They are LEDs
fishoholic
08-20-2012, 10:54 PM
The A350 Kessil is awesome I just got one myself :mrgreen:

Here's a fts. Mine is turned down to 50%
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0006-1.jpg
burgerchow
08-21-2012, 03:53 AM
The A350 Kessil is awesome I just got one myself :mrgreen:

Here's a fts. Mine is turned down to 50%
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/34g/DSC_0006-1.jpg

Yeah, they sure clean up the tank. No more large ballasts and large fixtures.
I think they give more shimmer than my halides did
Doug
08-21-2012, 10:18 PM
Yeah, they sure clean up the tank. No more large ballasts and large fixtures.
I think they give more shimmer than my halides did


So it has no external ballast?
burgerchow
08-22-2012, 02:29 AM
So it has no external ballast?

No ballasts, just a small power supply the same size and style as a laptop
Doug
08-22-2012, 03:32 PM
No ballasts, just a small power supply the same size and style as a laptop

Kool. Thanks
mandyplo
08-22-2012, 05:43 PM
I bought two of them a few months back, my first lights ever. I love the shimmer too! Let me know how your corals do under them in a few months. Are you going to be running just the LEDs or an additional light for some UV?
fishoholic
08-22-2012, 07:14 PM
Yeah, they sure clean up the tank. No more large ballasts and large fixtures.
I think they give more shimmer than my halides did

Agreed I love the look of them and the shimmer they give off. Just realized I should of got a pic of the light in my fts :lol: oh well
burgerchow
08-23-2012, 03:45 AM
I bought two of them a few months back, my first lights ever. I love the shimmer too! Let me know how your corals do under them in a few months. Are you going to be running just the LEDs or an additional light for some UV?

I really like them so far, and the corals are doing great. Slowly ramping them up to acclimatize the corals. Started at 50% the first day , then 10% increases daily until I get to full maximum
SeaHorse_Fanatic
08-23-2012, 03:52 AM
I really like them so far, and the corals are doing great. Slowly ramping them up to acclimatize the corals. Started at 50% the first day , then 10% increases daily until I get to full maximum

Much, much slower my friend. What seems dim to our eyes with LEDs is often bright enough for the corals (especially if we're used to seeing MH lights).
burgerchow
08-23-2012, 04:08 AM
Much, much slower my friend. What seems dim to our eyes with LEDs is often bright enough for the corals (especially if we're used to seeing MH lights).

Ok, will keep it at 60% for a week before moving up. Thanks