Kessil Light Director: Save your sump!

[JMM744]

Got mine this week for my 380. Wow, big difference in light spill. No more algae on the rocks around the refugium. Thanks! Great product and very quick shipping.
Jim

 

[mdavis52585]

I would like to purchase one for my H380. I am new to the forum. Can you instruct me on how to order?

 

[Reef Monster]

I would also like to purchase one with a custom height though. I bought one from ebay and it works great but I still need to lower the light a bunch to get the light spill to I'm trying to achieve.

 

[TheHarold]

I would also like to purchase one with a custom height though. I bought one from ebay and it works great but I still need to lower the light a bunch to get the light spill to I'm trying to achieve.

Did you message me there today? Just checking if same person :)

What height do you need?

 

[LotsOreefs]

I would like to buy one for my H380 please.

 

[drtrash]

Looking for one for H160, 3" tall. Lest one cracked, lasted a yr so not bad

 

[becon776]

interested.. un one for h380. looking on ebay but only see kne in uk. insane shipping

 

[TheHarold]

interested.. un one for h380. looking on ebay but only see kne in uk. insane shipping

Hello, it’s $30 shipped in USA. I dont get any postage discounts, so shipping to UK would be based on the real shipping cost for a 1/2kg package.

 

[becon776]

Hello, it’s $30 shipped in USA. I dont get any postage discounts, so shipping to UK would be based on the real shipping cost for a 1/2kg package.

no im in NY -usa. there was an ad on ebay that the guy was in the uk. and shipping was as much as item. i sent you pm. 30$ shipped sounds great.

 

[drtrash]

Interested in one for h160, possible? Thx

 

[Plecosam]

Hi I am interested in one shipped to Australia.

 

[becon776]

thought id review.... absolutely awesome, 1 second install, does exactly what it says.

 

[TheHarold]

thought id review.... absolutely awesome, 1 second install, does exactly what it says.

Just saw this, thanks! Glad you like it.

 

[Plecosam]

I received mine today, nice quality print.

 

[drtrash]

What about a h160?

 

[TheHarold]

What about a h160?

I am not currently making them for the H160, nor do I suggest anyone does. There is not enough plastic trim to fully support the light director, so it must rest on the metal. And in my tests the H160 units get too hot and can potentially warp the plastic.

 

[Plecosam]

Is one needed for a h160, the lens has a much narrower beam I thought?

 

[fuonepiece]

Hi, I want to get one for H380, but its for a 10" long. sent you a message.

 

[TheHarold]

Hi, I want to get one for H380, but its for a 10" long. sent you a message.

Hello! I can’t print 10” long, I would recommend that you just lower the fixture some to reduce light spread.

 

[jphilip813]

So I'll be the first person to post something 3D printed in this forum! This is a really cool idea, where the forum gets 5% of the sale.

Earlier this month, I was cleaning my skimmer and annoyed at the amount of coralline. So I made a light director for Kessil H380 refugium lights. It presses on and significantly reduces the amount of light spill.

It's nothing too fancy; printed in PETG to be more temperature resistant. It takes about 9 hours to print at this layer height- I am looking for $29.99 shipped, which includes 2-day USPS priority shipping ($8). I think $2 per hour for printing is a good general rate, covering materials, wear on the printer, and then some left for profit.

I am also happy to customize the height, if you need.

@SneakyTortuga got one a little bit ago, check out his photos.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/turtle-reef.406212/page-9#post-5828803

From his thread:

This photo is from my first prototype, before I improved the design to be sleeker and more effective. You can see it does NOT block any ventilation holes.

The current model has NO LOGO

So question, how does this work? I just purchased the H160; it should be here on Sunday. The intent I want to happen is not to have a wide spread of light because the current knock-off I have from Amazon creates a spread onto my skimmer causing algae growth on the inside skimmer body as well as other areas within my sump outside of the dedicated refugium space