Kessil a160we setting for Anemone

[Ron Reefman]

I keep a lot of anemones. IMHO light is somewhere around OK to maybe a bit too low. I'd recommend you bump up the blue as that is what the zooxanthellae uses most for photosynthesis. I'd also increase your peak midday lighting from 2 hours to AT LEAST 4 and maybe even 6 hours. You never mentioned feeding frequency or what you feed it, if anything?

 

[An ngo]

I keep a lot of anemones. IMHO light is somewhere around OK to maybe a bit too low. I'd recommend you bump up the blue as that is what the zooxanthellae uses most for photosynthesis. I'd also increase your peak midday lighting from 2 hours to AT LEAST 4 and maybe even 6 hours. You never mentioned feeding frequency or what you feed it, if anything?

I feed it twice a week with chopped frozen shrimp from Costco. By the way, are you running under kessil?

 

[Ron Reefman]

OK, feeding isn't an issue. That's good to know.

No. Never used them. But over 15 years I've used MH, t5 and leds for the last 8 years. The last 2 years have been Reef Breeders Photon V2 with blues at 90% and white at 40% with midday set for 6 hours and the hour before and after midday are probably intense enough for the zooxanthellae to do photosynthesis as well (so more like 8 hours). Midday PAR at my sand is 225.

 

[An ngo]

OK, feeding isn't an issue. That's good to know.

No. Never used them. But over 15 years I've used MH, t5 and leds for the last 8 years. The last 2 years have been Reef Breeders Photon V2 with blues at 90% and white at 40% with midday set for 6 hours and the hour before and after midday are probably intense enough for the zooxanthellae to do photosynthesis as well (so more like 8 hours). Midday PAR at my sand is 225.

Wow that is an impressive Par at sand bed. I would pump my light up to see any change. I will update if there are improve. I’m buldind a new system to set them into a new home

 

[An ngo]

@Crabs Mcjones How can I set my light more blue. The more lower color, the more blue I will get right?

 

[Crabs McJones]

@Crabs Mcjones How can I set my light more blue. The more lower color, the more blue I will get right?

Correct, the closer to 0% color the more blue the light will be.

 

[An ngo]

Here is my new light schedule:
Time color intensity
10:00 0% 10%
11:00 10% 25% ( 90% blue)
12:00 20% 60% ( 80% blue)
18:00 10% 60% (90% blue)
19:00 5% 30%
21:00 0% 0%


As yoi can see I pump up my intensity from 50 to 60. Color chAnge to mostly blue. I still have 2
T5 bulb 24” blue and white. Is it seem to be good @Crabs Mcjones @Ron Reefman ?
Note: T5 run from 13:00 to 18:00

 

[Crabs McJones]

Looks good. What's the seneye say with the new settings?

 

[An ngo]

Looks good. What's the seneye say with the new settings?

Around 250. Does too mich blue effect my lps. i have gold hammer 4 heads and I don’t want to lose it

 

[Crabs McJones]

Around 250. Does too mich blue effect my lps. i have gold hammer 4 heads and I don’t want to lose it

Nope. Best thing about kessils is no matter what percentage you choose, its optimized for coral growth :)

 

[An ngo]

Nope. Best thing about kessils is no matter what percentage you choose, its optimized for coral growth :)

That nice, will update next week. Thanks for all your support

 

[ramona]

That nice, will update next week. Thanks for all your support

Any update? What is your light schedule now? Will like to see a full tank picture if possible.

 

[Aldrinlights]

That nice, will update next week. Thanks for all your support

Any updates. I'm about to put a new nem under my kessil 160s. I'd like to know how it went.