Hi!
I am new to the forum but have used it for years as an excellent source of information.
I have a 72”L x 18” D by 16” tall tank. I was running 4, Kessil A360x’s and a 4 bulb T5 fixture until the T5 fixture ballast blew. I had this setup for 2 years. I took off the T5 fixture (it was ugly) and ran with the 4 Kessils.
The Kessils were running at 100% for 9 hours a day and even with the T5’s I never really got the growth I wanted and the Kessils keep dying so I’m going back to Radions. They will be here on Friday. It was a quick (impulsive?) decision after the 3rd Kessil blew and I had just ordered $1k in corals (because Murphy’s law) so the lights and corals will be arriving on the same day.
I’m doing 3 of the G5 30’s 8” off the water. I did like the set it and forget nature of Kessil and so I’m pretty sure I’m just going to set AB+ with 9 hours peak and leave it. Can someone with knowledge give me a starting intensity to match the Kessils (w/o the T5’s)? It seems somewhere around 30% would be right? I’ll have to get in-line to get the clubs PAR meter so I’m flying blind here.
Thanks,
I am new to the forum but have used it for years as an excellent source of information.
I have a 72”L x 18” D by 16” tall tank. I was running 4, Kessil A360x’s and a 4 bulb T5 fixture until the T5 fixture ballast blew. I had this setup for 2 years. I took off the T5 fixture (it was ugly) and ran with the 4 Kessils.
The Kessils were running at 100% for 9 hours a day and even with the T5’s I never really got the growth I wanted and the Kessils keep dying so I’m going back to Radions. They will be here on Friday. It was a quick (impulsive?) decision after the 3rd Kessil blew and I had just ordered $1k in corals (because Murphy’s law) so the lights and corals will be arriving on the same day.
I’m doing 3 of the G5 30’s 8” off the water. I did like the set it and forget nature of Kessil and so I’m pretty sure I’m just going to set AB+ with 9 hours peak and leave it. Can someone with knowledge give me a starting intensity to match the Kessils (w/o the T5’s)? It seems somewhere around 30% would be right? I’ll have to get in-line to get the clubs PAR meter so I’m flying blind here.
Thanks,