What do you run your kessil a160's at. (lighting schedule)

[Eagle aquatics315]

Hello everyone I have been experimenting with my kessil a160's and currently have them ramping all the way up to 70% intensity and 100% color during like 3 hours of my lighting schedule. Im just curious what everyone has them set to go up to every day. I have a 125 gallon reef with a mix of LPS AND SPS coral and want to know what works for you guys that use the same lights.

 

[jd371]

I have 4 over a 75g mixed reef. I use the Aquatic Life Hybrid fixture together with the Kessils and run the Kessils on a 11hr schedule starting at 10 AM they ramp up to a peak of 60% color and 90% intensity at 1 PM and then ramp down until shut off at 9:00 PM, the T5's come on for 6 hrs only during the time the Kessils are ramping up to peak and few hours after peak.
I just built a floating canopy for my lights a couple of weeks ago when I was on my vacation. I really needed to clean up the wiring for the lighting and with this I'm able to keep all the wires enclosed in the canopy and not hanging off the back, looks a lot cleaner now.

 

[hart24601]

I have quite a few kessil a160 over planted tanks and reef tanks. All of them are 100% intensity and 50% color for reef, and run that way depending on system 8-14hr. I was running a a160 over a 3g pico reef with the light sitting on the lid and ran it 100% power for 12 hours a day. I run them all just on simple timers. I really like the blending of kessils, but powerhouses they are not!

 

[Eagle aquatics315]

I have 4 over a 75g mixed reef. I use the Aquatic Life Hybrid fixture together with the Kessils and run the Kessils on a 11hr schedule starting at 10 AM they ramp up to a peak of 60% color and 90% intensity at 1 PM and then ramp down until shut off at 9:00 PM, the T5's come on for 6 hrs only during the time the Kessils are ramping up to peak and few hours after peak.
I just built a floating canopy for my lights a couple of weeks ago when I was on my vacation. I really needed to clean up the wiring for the lighting and with this I'm able to keep all the wires enclosed in the canopy and not hanging off the back, looks a lot cleaner now.

Wow that is an awesome setup, thanks for the response.

 

[Eagle aquatics315]

I have quite a few kessil a160 over planted tanks and reef tanks. All of them are 100% intensity and 50% color for reef, and run that way depending on system 8-14hr. I was running a a160 over a 3g pico reef with the light sitting on the lid and ran it 100% power for 12 hours a day. I run them all just on simple timers. I really like the blending of kessils, but powerhouses they are not!

Awesome, I have mine ramping up to 70% maybe ill turn them up more, I really never knew what power they had.

 

[Octane13]

Run 2 over my mixed 40 br. Running them peak 85% 5hrs @ peak starting at 10am and off at 8pm 100% to 0% blues through out the day. They are 8ish inches above the water. I would like to get another a160 and raise them up or a360we in the middle and push the intensity back to 60sih % on all three for better coverage. Grows SPS just fine within 5" diameter of the center of the light.

 

[MTBake]

I ran one over a 40 breeder for a month or so. 100% intensity and 70% color for 10 hours a day. No ramping. This replaced a 360we that I got wet. That one ran at 80% intensity and 70% color also for 10 hours a day.

 

[Eagle aquatics315]

Run 2 over my mixed 40 br. Running them peak 85% 5hrs @ peak starting at 10am and off at 8pm 100% to 0% blues through out the day. They are 8ish inches above the water. I would like to get another a160 and raise them up or a360we in the middle and push the intensity back to 60sih % on all three for better coverage. Grows SPS just fine within 5" diameter of the center of the light.

Ok cool I am going to try 80% cause I have a mix of SPS and LPS they seem to do fine but some are kind of faded out im wondering If i raise the intensity they will grow and look better.

 

[andy020]

What what would you run for zoas and mushrooms? An A160we.
18” off the sand bed