Kessil Show Off Thread (Warning, may be picture heavy!)

[John Pacol]

Loving my kessil! #nanotank

 

[WDKegge]

Kessils grow softies and lps like none other in my opinion, I just see very few full blown sps tanks running them.

 

[Young@Heart]

I just put my 2 Kessil AP700's on my 180 Gallon Mixed Reef. They are currently in Acclimation Mode - Note sure how long to leave them in that mode - Any Ideas let me know. Anyway here is a Pic

Tank Needs a bit of Cleaning.

As you can tell, I have not gotten the trick of Photographing with the Blue Spectrum

 

[pelphrey]

Red Sea Reefer 250. Gone through a couple light variations. Started with two 160's, got to borrow an ap700 to test out. Added that to the system with the 160's. Now I am running the Aquatic Life T5 LED Hyrbid.

160s were originally mounted with the A series mounts, then I made a mount with 8020.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Red Sea Reefer 250. Gone through a couple light variations. Started with two 160's, got to borrow an ap700 to test out. Added that to the system with the 160's. Now I am running the Aquatic Life T5 LED Hyrbid.

160s were originally mounted with the A series mounts, then I made a mount with 8020.

I want the aquatic life t5 hybrid soooo badly but i cannot right now

 

[pelphrey]

I want the aquatic life t5 hybrid soooo badly but i cannot right now

They are pretty hot items right now!

I’ve done a couple videos on the fixture. Most recent is of the 160 product sample mounts aquatic life sent me to test out and provide feedback on.

 

[Crabs McJones]

They are pretty hot items right now!

I’ve done a couple videos on the fixture. Most recent is of the 160 product sample mounts aquatic life sent me to test out and provide feedback on.

Ask them to send you a whole 36 inch fixture to test out, I'll give you my addrss!! ;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

 

[Crabs McJones]

Lets keep those pictures, questions, comments, and concerns coming! I know there's a lot more kessil users out there. Help me make this a megathread

 

[GoVols]

Running a Kessil a80 / T5 hybird

 

[Crabs McJones]

Running a Kessil a80 / T5 hybird

Beautiful, what fixture is that or is it custom?

 

[GoVols]

Beautiful, what fixture is that or is it custom?

Had to band saw and sand down the 5" heat sinks to 3.75" to fit inside my 2013 Red Sea S-400 (10 bulb) T5 factory canopy.
They don't make that canopy anymore.

Sorry for the crappy shots. Don't have a filter for the cell phone ;Wacky

 

[Crabs McJones]

Had to band saw and sand down the 5" heat sinks to 3.75" to fit inside my 2013 Red Sea S-400 (10 bulb) T5 factory canopy.
They don't make that canopy anymore.

Sorry for the crappy shots. Don't have a filter for the cell phone ;Wacky

Not crappy at all Those look amazing!!

 

[Crabs McJones]

For all of those having issues with the AP700 Apple App User @WhiskyTango found a temporary workaround. Here's what he did.


For anyone having trouble with the current Kessil AP700 firmware and iOS app, I found a workaround that will suffice until a patch is released.

Problem: After saving a lighting profile, modifications to the saved program would cause my fixture to use color temps that are not in the program.

Fix: Reset app, delete app, restart phone. Re-Install app and connect to fixture. Create lighting schedule, name program, and save ONCE. Exit app and reconnect to your home WiFi.

This is how I made my fixture run the lighting schedule I want. Any additional saved changes cause the fixture to use color temps not in the program.

I hope this helps.

 

[ReefNoobie88]

kessil a160we x2 on my 75g. Currently changing to a much larger tank so I’ll be switching lights, but I’ll probably keep the kessils for my frag/growout tank. Explosive color and growth with them. Love my Kessils!

 

[BoomCorals]

Mighty fine looking tank.

I am hoping to create a megathread for all users who drink the delicious koolaid that is Kessil. I would like this to become a discussion, question, and show off thread. Remember, there are no dumb questions and you cannot show me enough pictures So please, don't hold back and show us what you got!
Also just a side note, I will allow healthy debate, but please try to keep this thread positive and fun

Starting with Crabs!
I originally started out with a pair of Kessil A360WE's controlled by the Kessil Spectral Controller. I loved these lights. They looked great, performed great, and grew any coral I put under them.
I eventually switched out the spectral controller for the Bluefish LED controller, as I wanted to be able to WiFi control my lights. The bluefish also came with other great features (but it's not the star of this thread )
I also at the time was using the Kessil H80 for my fuge in the "grow" setting

After having these lights for a year, I received a great opportunity to get an AP700. I could not pass it up. And I have to say I'm glad I did it. I absolutely love this light. I am able to WiFi control it without the addition of an external controller, and run different programs along with different weather simulations (many find these useless, but for aesthetics I enjoy them )
There are some issues with the App, but I'm hoping after BRS's video and user feedback Kessil releases a firmware update to fix these issues soon. But otherwise the light is great and I'm really enjoying it. And I get compliments on it regularly from friends and family that come to visit.

And last but not least, my fuge light. After using the H80 for a couple months, I ended up switching out to the H380. I am extremely glad I did. I immediately (ok a couple days) noticed my chaeto responding to the light change. Before I couldn't get it to grow, it would white out and melt away. With the H380 it blew up!

I hope you enjoyed reading and this and look forward to seeing others set up's and opinions!

 

[sil40sx]

Here's mine

 

[Flatlandreefer]

Kessils grow softies and lps like none other in my opinion, I just see very few full blown sps tanks running them.

I am running an a360 and have had some problems with sps, not sure if it is light related. I would really like to see some sps dominate tanks to prove kessil can shine with sps.

 

[Ranjib]

 

[Christopher Davis]

Love my kessil tuna blue 160! But my tanks not just kessil I also run t5HO, so not all credit can be placed on kessil... but it’s a powerful combo!!!

 

[sittnon18s]

Hi guys. I have the h80 on my refugium and it is about 6 inches above my chaeto. What intensity do you guys run it at. My chaeto is turning Brown and falling apart. Thanks