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laredo300c
02/28/2012, 05:42 PM
Ok so it's been two weeks with my 120 gallon 48x24x24 tank with two sky blue kessils. I love these lights. My corals look so much better and have really come alive. I will be ordering two more 10k kessils to kinda really fill the tank, 2 are just not enough in my opinion and adding one more is out of the question because I have a center plastic brace. It is replacing a 4 bulb aquaticlife t5 setup and Im having lots of trouble finding a way to add actinic light and the r2 solution moonlights, just can't figure out where to mount them. Any idea would be appreciated, thanks guys

ReeferBill
02/28/2012, 05:59 PM
How about some pics?

Grendel0501
02/28/2012, 06:55 PM
I'd mix the Kessils. My LFS has 2 on their front display (10k and 15k) and all three on their main display.
I really like the look of all three paired together. The 10K's white and the 20k's blue make contrasting shimmers. Looks really neat.

laredo300c
02/28/2012, 07:41 PM
That's what I was leaning towards, I would love to see a tank with mixed kessils, snap a pic j/k what size tanks are they on

Grendel0501
02/28/2012, 09:41 PM
MarineDepot has a video on youtube where they show you comparisons on color combinations. They don't do all three (which is what I like) but they show you basic combination options.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EyabHl1dPA

The 10k and 15k are on a tank that is 20x20x30.
The combo of the three lights the back of their main display, 250ish gallons. Does a decent job too.

laredo300c
02/29/2012, 06:19 AM
I like the sky-blue/ ocean blue combination, but will my corals suffer from not having actinics, thanks...thanks for the video link

Grendel0501
02/29/2012, 02:12 PM
I've heard the 15k is blue enough to give some good coral coloration.
The 15k on its own may be all the 'coloring' help you need.

laredo300c
02/29/2012, 02:39 PM
Thanks , I'll post a pic today of the tank with the two kessils sky blues and then I'll post one when I get the other two ocean blues , thanks

laredo300c
02/29/2012, 03:33 PM
here are the pics 120g 48x24x24 only lighting is 2 kessils sky blue , crappy camera

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp354/laredo300c/1.jpg

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp354/laredo300c/2.jpg

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp354/laredo300c/6.jpg