Help with Kessil A160w light schedule/setting!

[abzhama]

Hey guys I have 30 gallon tank and recently purchased a Kessil A160w. Tank consists of:
Pair of clowns
4 x torch corals (2x gold torch)
2 x Small sized Acans
1 x Zoa (approximately 15 heads)
2 x bubble tip Anemones ( fairly small)
1 x Green Acro frag

I need help with the lighting schedule/setting, I also bought the controller to set up with it.

Any help would be appreciated

 

[Prestomagic17*]

Hey guys I have 30 gallon tank and recently purchased a Kessil A160w. Tank consists of:
Pair of clowns
4 x torch corals (2x gold torch)
2 x Small sized Acans
1 x Zoa (approximately 15 heads)
2 x bubble tip Anemones ( fairly small)
1 x Green Acro frag

I need help with the lighting schedule/setting, I also bought the controller to set up with it.

Any help would be appreciated

I also have a 30 gal with a160. just hooked up controller 2 days ago. Iam trying the preset just with the color of my liking. My bta seems to be alot happier being able to absorb the higher intensity at 60 intensity.

 

[Kyl]

You can't really screw the spectrum up with a Kessil, so tune it to what looks visually best to you. Intensity will be different for every tank, but you can start at say 50% and see if that's enough. The light itself doesn't put out too much par, it's a 40 watt fixture at the end of the day.

 

[Hemmdog]

Hey guys I have 30 gallon tank and recently purchased a Kessil A160w. Tank consists of:
Pair of clowns
4 x torch corals (2x gold torch)
2 x Small sized Acans
1 x Zoa (approximately 15 heads)
2 x bubble tip Anemones ( fairly small)
1 x Green Acro frag

I need help with the lighting schedule/setting, I also bought the controller to set up with it.

Any help would be appreciated

For those corals you need a lot of light. So start with 60% intensity, next week 80%, following 100%. Color on kessils I find success between 0-35%

 

[abzhama]

Ok cool I’ll try it at 50%, how about for growth? Would that be enough? Also how would I know if my lighting is to strong?

 

[Hemmdog]

Ok cool I’ll try it at 50%, how about for growth? Would that be enough? Also how would I know if my lighting is to strong?

If your corals get really brown or really white and pastel colors. That’s signs of light issues.

 

[abzhama]

For those corals you need a lot of light. So start with 60% intensity, next week 80%, following 100%. Color on kessils I find success between 0-35%

Sounds great! I’ll definitely give that a try

 

[abzhama]

If your corals get really brown or really white and pastel colors. That’s signs of light issues.

How high of the surface do you keep yours? I got mine at around 8-9 inches

 

[Hemmdog]

That sounds about right. I have 360’s and I keep mine 11 inches above.

How high of the surface do you keep yours? I got mine at around 8-9 inches

 

[abzhama]

That sounds about right. I have 360’s and I keep mine 11 inches above.

Thanks heaps for your help, I’ll try setting them to peak at about 65% intensity and around 15% colour and work my way up from there

 

[Hemmdog]

Thanks heaps for your help, I’ll try setting them to peak at about 65% intensity and around 15% colour and work my way up from there

Anytime man, I love helping haha.
Sounds perfect! Enjoy it! It’s a super nice light & spectrum!

 

[abzhama]

Anytime man, I love helping haha.
Sounds perfect! Enjoy it! It’s a super nice light & spectrum!

I love the shimmer! Now everything is looking good [emoji1419] all I need now is as much growth as possible hahaa