Difference between Kessil lights!!

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Apex controls the intensity and color separately.

You need nothing more then a 20$ cable to control them. Then 3.5 mm between them. Once you have that all controls it for you. If you don't have a apex, just the 3.5 mm cables between them. Then the first light becomes the master and the rest slave lights and all run off the first lights controls.

I will say there is one issue I have found. They don't really run at low settings, like below 10%. They don't do moon lights really. To me, that isn't a big deal as I already have moonlights.
 

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This is the fusion set up for my color. You can either program points individually or create points on the graph.

I could probably create more points and have a smoother ramp up and down, but for the time being it works for my tank.
 

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ok then I can just keep my orbit usa LEDs lights that i have, and that will take the place of the moonlighting.
 

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Should be able to. I have a light socket right above my tank. I went and got a blue spiral bulb and use it. It lights the tank up nicely once the kessils go off.
 
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I'll have to do some saving here. sounds like with the lights and apex ill be over a grand here. lol cant go cheap on the lights
 

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One important thing to keep in mind with the Apex is that it is direct plug n play only with the full Apex base unit. I have the ApexLite, and it required the VDM module to work with the Kessils.
 

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I have a Apex to kessil cable I made myself when I had the kessil laying around collecting dust. If you want it let me know I'd be willing to give it to you for free besides Shipping. I made it much longer then the one that Kessil sells.
 

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