OP
OP
Rhody
Non-member
Hello again,
I spent a good part of last night reading posts on a RC thread called The Kessil Club. I was hoping to finally get a defintive answer as to the right settings for the kessils. While alot of the tank sizes didn't match mine and they discussed using different models of the kessils I was able to get some useful info. I read where some people are running 100% intensity over 29 gal biocubes and others are running 50-60 intesity over much larger tanks. That wasn't very helpful but what i did take from it is, even though they appear dimmer than the mh that alot were transitioning from the intesity is still very strong and you need to start off low (40-45%) and slowly increase it, watching your livestock's reactions. Secondly, the color setting seems to be within + - 10% of intensity. Many of the people posting seem to feel you need more fixtures than what you would think were needed. By their calculations I would need 6 to even 8 over my tank. I don't necessarily agree with that though i am the one posting saying im having a problem. A reoccurring statement was "are your corals stretching". I wasn't familiar with this phrase though i get what they are talking about. It refers to, are your corals reaching for more light. No one talks about the corals not getting enough light at any level of the tank however the Kessils will burn a coral at any level if you dont use some form of acclimation settings when they are introduced and slowly build the intensity back up, monitoring the "reaching" and conversly the "bleaching". I honestly think I messed up and should have done the acclimation period with my nems and will do so if I get brave enough to add another one. I think I would start at 40% and work it to 60%, then raise it in increments of 5 a week and watch how livestock reacts. The total daylight period seems to range from 12 to 16 hours a day with at least 2/3 to 3/4 of it being max intensity. Most people on the thread are very happy the the Kessils and some post pictures of coral growth over time under the lights. I truely believe the issue with leds in general comes from the fact that we can make these adjustments and all tanks dimensions are different right down to rock work and placement of corals on the rock. Its a big change from the days of buying a mh or t5 fixture, picking the bulbs you want and plugging it in. I really think you just need to go slow, acclimate each time you introduce new critters and closely watch how they are reacting.
Hope this isnt too long winded and helps some people out.
Tom
I spent a good part of last night reading posts on a RC thread called The Kessil Club. I was hoping to finally get a defintive answer as to the right settings for the kessils. While alot of the tank sizes didn't match mine and they discussed using different models of the kessils I was able to get some useful info. I read where some people are running 100% intensity over 29 gal biocubes and others are running 50-60 intesity over much larger tanks. That wasn't very helpful but what i did take from it is, even though they appear dimmer than the mh that alot were transitioning from the intesity is still very strong and you need to start off low (40-45%) and slowly increase it, watching your livestock's reactions. Secondly, the color setting seems to be within + - 10% of intensity. Many of the people posting seem to feel you need more fixtures than what you would think were needed. By their calculations I would need 6 to even 8 over my tank. I don't necessarily agree with that though i am the one posting saying im having a problem. A reoccurring statement was "are your corals stretching". I wasn't familiar with this phrase though i get what they are talking about. It refers to, are your corals reaching for more light. No one talks about the corals not getting enough light at any level of the tank however the Kessils will burn a coral at any level if you dont use some form of acclimation settings when they are introduced and slowly build the intensity back up, monitoring the "reaching" and conversly the "bleaching". I honestly think I messed up and should have done the acclimation period with my nems and will do so if I get brave enough to add another one. I think I would start at 40% and work it to 60%, then raise it in increments of 5 a week and watch how livestock reacts. The total daylight period seems to range from 12 to 16 hours a day with at least 2/3 to 3/4 of it being max intensity. Most people on the thread are very happy the the Kessils and some post pictures of coral growth over time under the lights. I truely believe the issue with leds in general comes from the fact that we can make these adjustments and all tanks dimensions are different right down to rock work and placement of corals on the rock. Its a big change from the days of buying a mh or t5 fixture, picking the bulbs you want and plugging it in. I really think you just need to go slow, acclimate each time you introduce new critters and closely watch how they are reacting.
Hope this isnt too long winded and helps some people out.
Tom
