Radion diffuser on Kessil

[Reef.]

After a favour, a long shot from someone with the new Radion diffuser and also a Kessil light.

I’m trying to reduce the shimmer on the Kessil as my fish don’t like it.

If you could try the diffuser in front of the Kessil to see if the shimmer is reduced any?

Thinking on buying the diffuser but would like to know it works on the Kessil before I go ahead.

thanks.

 

[Nolalawnpro]

This would be interesting to see

 

[Reef.]

This would be interesting to see

Looks like people on here are loyal to only one brand, no mixing lol

Think I’ll just buy one and try myself, if it doesn’t work I’ll change to Radion, so it’ll be able to use it on that.

 

[Nolalawnpro]

I'll try it out as well for curiosity.
I don't believe people have an issue with mixing brands. Kessil and diffusers are quite the oddity. Also, quite a lot of people run supplemental t5 so no need for a diffuser.
I have 6 a360x and 4 80w to over my tank. I love kessils but the shimmer from kessils alone is too much for my wife and daughter. If the diffusers manage the shimmer some, I'd do away with the t5 and add 3 more kessils

 

[Reef.]

I'll try it out as well for curiosity.
I don't believe people have an issue with mixing brands. Kessil and diffusers are quite the oddity. Also, quite a lot of people run supplemental t5 so no need for a diffuser.
I have 6 a360x and 4 80w to over my tank. I love kessils but the shimmer from kessils alone is too much for my wife and daughter. If the diffusers manage the shimmer some, I'd do away with the t5 and add 3 more kessils

Kessil did a diffuser but I guess there wasn’t a big need for them as they have discontinued them.

If you get yours before let me know how you get on, I’ll do them same.

 

[Nolalawnpro]

They did them for the for the ap700. When the a360x was advertised, they showed a diffuser and the narrow reflector. I assume they did away with the diffuser.
I'll probably be a month before I get to working on the diffusers. I have a bunch going on with work, but I'll post here when I get around to making them

 

[Reef.]

They did them for the for the ap700. When the a360x was advertised, they showed a diffuser and the narrow reflector. I assume they did away with the diffuser.
I'll probably be a month before I get to working on the diffusers. I have a bunch going on with work, but I'll post here when I get around to making them

I’ll have mine before that, I’ll let you know how I get on, I don’t think it’ll reduce the shimmer to any great extent though.

 

[Nolalawnpro]

I think it'll reduce it a decent amount. It may be enough to satisfy my wife and kiddo

 

[Reef.]

I think it'll reduce it a decent amount. It may be enough to satisfy my wife and kiddo

I hope you are right!

 

[John08007]

I think it'll reduce it a decent amount. It may be enough to satisfy my wife and kiddo

Have you tried to adjust the height? Believe a brs video mentioned that.

 

[Reef.]

Have you tried to adjust the height? Believe a brs video mentioned that.

I have it didn’t help, the only thing that reduced the shimmer significantly was turning off all flow, which isn’t really an option.

 

[Nolalawnpro]

Have you tried to adjust the height? Believe a brs video mentioned that.

I'm happy with the lights. The t5 really knock the shimmer back to satisfy them. I'd like to go kessil only and think the diffusers may help achieve similar results

 

[Reef.]

Received the Radion diffuser today and I’m amazed at how much of the shimmer it removes, still some there but it’s much subler, just hope the fish think it’s enough.

 

[Nolalawnpro]

Did you mount the diffuser yet? Interested to see how you did it

 

[Reef.]

Did you mount the diffuser yet? Interested to see how you did it

literally just opened it, I have hung it on the Kessil with string, doesn’t look pretty.
I’m going to leave it a while to see if the gramma approves before fitting it properly but that won’t be difficult as it’s only a thin plastic sheet, I’ll just need to cut a round of it out and glue it over the lens or more probably I’ll glue it to a ring of plastic to leave an air gap, either way shouldn’t be difficult to do.

 

[Nolalawnpro]

Would love to see a before and after if you can

 

[Reef.]

Oh and yes you were right @Nolalawnpro glad to be wrong this time.

I tried taking some photos to show the difference but the camera seems to magnify the shimmer so you can’t get a good idea of the reduction.

 

[Nolalawnpro]

Haha!
You would probably need to take a video with a filter of some sort to try and see. I know shimmer is hard to capture

 

[Reef.]

Would love to see a before and after if you can

give me 5 mins I’ll try and get something for you.

 

[Nolalawnpro]

Awesome thanks!