Custom 525 Gallon Drop-off tank?

[jsker]

@crabs_mcjones

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

@crabs_mcjones

HEY KOOLAIDE!

 

[jsker]

HEY KOOLAIDE!

Exactly

 

[Crabs McJones]

So I was sitting here and wondered if I was able to link all of these Kessils together? So does anyone know if I can link 12 A360WE and 2 AP700 kessils to run on 1 controller? Maybe VIA Apex or the Kessil Controller?

-Zack. #Reefsquad @Terrance @BRS @Brew12

@crabs_mcjones

HEY KOOLAIDE!

Exactly

OH YA!!

You can connect as many
A360, A160, A80 as you want via the link cables and mix and match as you please, but to my knowledge you cannot combine the pendant style lights and the Ap700. The ap700 is internally controlled via the kessil WiFi app only, and cannot be controlled by the apex, spectral controller, or any external controller. whereas the pendant style lights are controlled via the spectral controller or apex or reef keeper or any 0-10 volt external controller, and then daisy chain them together. You can, however, control multiple ap700s together in the one app by creating a master/ slave relationship with them.

 

[Shabalaba]

So I was sitting here and wondered if I was able to link all of these Kessils together? So does anyone know if I can link 12 A360WE and 2 AP700 kessils to run on 1 controller? Maybe VIA Apex or the Kessil Controller?

I believe the 360s will daisy chain together, right? Couldn't say much about everything on one controller though as i have no idea

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

OH YA!!

You can connect as many
A360, A160, A80 as you want via the link cables and mix and match as you please, but to my knowledge you cannot combine the pendant style lights and the Ap700. The ap700 is internally controlled via the kessil WiFi app only, and cannot be controlled by the apex, spectral controller, or any external controller. whereas the pendant style lights are controlled via the spectral controller or apex or reef keeper or any 0-10 volt external controller, and then daisy chain them together. You can, however, control multiple ap700s together in the one app by creating a master/ slave relationship with them.

Nice!


I’d go SBreeflight and an apex personally. (They have a new cannon too)

SB coolaide.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Nice!


I’d go SBreeflight and an apex personally. (They have a new cannon too)

SB coolaide.

Looks more like a pitcher of vodka (which id gladly take at this point in my life)

 

[d-man]

CD is in my neck of the woods. I have 3 buddies who have tanks by them. They look great. Definitely a solid build. However make sure u add an extra month to their time frame for the build. Also the 4’ dropoff section isn’t big enough for a gurnard. They reaches sizes of 16-18” and knock everything over. Awesome fish but too big for your tank as a Reef. Would love to see this build happen though

 

[d-man]

CD is in my neck of the woods. I have 3 buddies who have tanks by them. They look great. Definitely a solid build. However make sure u add an extra month to their time frame for the build. Also the 4’ dropoff section isn’t big enough for a gurnard. They reaches sizes of 16-18” and knock everything over. Awesome fish but too big for your tank as a Reef. Would love to see this build happen though

 

[Brew12]

You can connect them all on the same controller, just not all on the same cable. Each style of light would need its own 0-10V connection.

 

[Funknasty]

Quick question does is this a bounce mushroom?

 

[Funknasty]

This

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Looks more like a pitcher of vodka (which id gladly take at this point in my life)

Hmm. Tasted like vodka too.

@Zack Klabunde , I found your new Lights. Only need two.

 

[Maritimer]

Quick question does is this a bounce mushroom?

Looks like a Ricordea yuma to me - you might want to post your question in the Mushrooms and Corallimorphs subforum though, to get more - and more experienced - eyes on it.

~Bruce

 

[Crabs McJones]

Hmm. Tasted like vodka too.

@Zack Klabunde , I found your new Lights. Only need two.

I'm copyrighting it now. @saltyfilmfolks is the SB Vodka Man lol!!!

 

[jasonw]

Wow [emoji50]that’s a big drop off ! Can’t wait to see it ! Following!

 

[jasonw]

Oh ya if drop off wall you put a mp40 then watch out the eel might get hit into the propeller. For my experience you need a wave at bottom of dropoff to steer up dirt on the sand bed. My mistake I make my drop off box too small and also limited space on my hall. The fish will loved hanging around on the deep part.

 

[Zack K]

Thanks for all the input!
Salty, I went with kessils because they can penetrate 4’ deep and the shimmer is amazing. I know you like the SB’s[emoji23]
@d-man this is true. I had a little gurnard long time ago and they do get big, I would get either eels or the gurnard not both.
Crabs, I will probably kill me the 2 700’s together and run the same lighting schedule program on all of the other 360’s. Thanks for the help! Kind of weird Kessil won’t let you link the 700’s with their other lights.

-Zack

 

[Crabs McJones]

Thanks for all the input!
Salty, I went with kessils because they can penetrate 4’ deep and the shimmer is amazing. I know you like the SB’s[emoji23]
@d-man this is true. I had a little gurnard long time ago and they do get big, I would get either eels or the gurnard not both.
Crabs, I will probably kill me the 2 700’s together and run the same lighting schedule program on all of the other 360’s. Thanks for the help! Kind of weird Kessil won’t let you link the 700’s with their other lights.

-Zack

From what I understand, this is something they're working on. I believe they are also working on apex compatibility. But we probably won't hear anything for quite some time.

 

[Brew12]

Kind of weird Kessil won’t let you link the 700’s with their other lights.

The linking part would be easy. The issue is in the way the controllers work in relation to the LED arrays. Identical control signals sent to a Kessil AP700 would provide different intensity and spectrum than if the same signal was sent to an A360. Its not that they couldn't do it, they just assume people would want their lighting to match.