Kessil 160 tuna blue for Biocube 32

[Droberts0724]

I recently like a few weeks back upgraded to the kessil 160 tuna. Can anyone reccomended a light schedule for this tank? I don't want to tick off my coral and noticed while my torch is still happy its not extended as far as it was. Any suggestions on the light schedule?

 

[Droberts0724]

I recently like a few weeks back upgraded to the kessil 160 tuna. Can anyone reccomended a light schedule for this tank? I don't want to **** off my coral and noticed while my torch is still happy its not extended as far as it was. Any suggestions on the light schedule?

These are my corals by the way...that might help!

 

[link81]

what was on there before?

 

[Droberts0724]

what was on there before?

The biocube stock light...so I have no idea of the strength and this light you program the light and intensity. So between o-100% for both light and intensity. If I program the kessil (light) more towards 100% its a white light and closer to 0% is a blue the the intensity obviously just is how bright or intense the color will be. I'm just not sure what is too bright for the coral since I could not adjust the intensity or light on my biocube just the schedule of whatever the LED was.

 

[Midrats]

A cheap lux meter measurement of the old light would be a good place to start with the Kessil.

 

[SteveEreef]

As was suggested a lux meter or par meter would help. I know BRS rents them. I also have a 32g biocube. I run the kessil 360we. I didn’t have a par meter so I started low and adjusted the lights up over time. I have a 12 hour lighting schedule ramping up for 2 hours and down for 2 also. My max color is 40% (I’m guessing you already know about kessil logic) and max intensity is 75%. The light sits 11inches off the water. Hopefully someone will respond to you that has the 160 tuna blue. Happy reefing!

 

[Droberts0724]

As was suggested a lux meter or par meter would help. I know BRS rents them. I also have a 32g biocube. I run the kessil 360we. I didn’t have a par meter so I started low and adjusted the lights up over time. I have a 12 hour lighting schedule ramping up for 2 hours and down for 2 also. My max color is 40% (I’m guessing you already know about kessil logic) and max intensity is 75%. The light sits 11inches off the water. Hopefully someone will respond to you that has the 160 tuna blue. Happy reefing!

Thank you for your suggestions. Today is just a bad day on the reef! I have many problems including a torch that isn't fully happy either....it's always something.

 

[Fir3ant]

As was suggested a lux meter or par meter would help. I know BRS rents them. I also have a 32g biocube. I run the kessil 360we. I didn’t have a par meter so I started low and adjusted the lights up over time. I have a 12 hour lighting schedule ramping up for 2 hours and down for 2 also. My max color is 40% (I’m guessing you already know about kessil logic) and max intensity is 75%. The light sits 11inches off the water. Hopefully someone will respond to you that has the 160 tuna blue. Happy reefing!

So u had it at 75 percent for 8 hours?

 

[SteveEreef]

So u had it at 75 percent for 8 hours?

I just looked and here is my schedule:
9am 0 color 5 intensity
11am 35. 70
16hr 40. 75
19hr 40. 65
21hr. 0. 0

Note I only have a couple of Sps most of the tank is lps and softies.

 

[CindyKz]

When I had that light over my 32 Biocube it came on at 0900, ramped to 100% intensity at 1100 then stayed there until it began a long ramp down at 1900, finally turning all the way off at 2230. Color was 30-40% most of the time.

I only have softies in this tank and to be honest, they seem happier since I've switched to an AI Prime (which I believe gives significantly higher PAR tho I could be wrong.). My zoas near the bottom were always reaching up before - everything was, really. I suspect the A160 may not be enough for SPS unless you have them really close to the top.

 

[Fir3ant]

I just looked and here is my schedule:
9am 0 color 5 intensity
11am 35. 70
16hr 40. 75
19hr 40. 65
21hr. 0. 0

Note I only have a couple of Sps most of the tank is lps and softies.

Thanks so much!

 

[Fir3ant]

Thanks so much!

And you have had good growth ? I’m still new at all this Thanks for the responses

 

[SteveEreef]

And you have had good growth ? I’m still new at all this Thanks for the responses

Not bad. But like I mentioned I’m not growing SPS. To grow Sps with one kessil light coral placement would be important.

 

[Fir3ant]

Not bad. But like I mentioned I’m not growing SPS. To grow Sps with one kessil light coral placement would be important.

Oh wow!!! Man that is awesome I swear I want my tank like that! Awesome job man and I don’t have sps either just lps an softies also a anemone..

 

[Arsenix2001]

I have 3 160's on a 39 gallon rectangular tank. 18" deep. With lights 6" above water line at 12" below water line i see about 125 par directly under the light, drops to 90 off to the sides and 60 at sand bed as little as 8" off center of the light at 60%. They really have a focused beam and you need to be careful how they are aimed. I have a center 160 aimed at my sps 3" off the water and at 80% see 400-450 par for my sps location. Slow ramp up over a few weeks is key. For my softies and lps I run the left and right light at 25% color with a 2.5 hr ramp up and down and 5 hours max intensity. Checked with an apogee 510

 

[Droberts0724]

Wow! I didn't realize how old this feed was...since then I have gotten a 125 gallon. It has 3 360x tuna blues over it and happy as can be at 50% color and 55% intensity plus 40% violet 10% green

so far...and my coral love it! Also my cube upstairs now has dual IC pro marine USA which work great on a 14k setting that's preset.