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12/10/2016, 10:29 PM
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Kessil A80 Reviews (or impressions)
My old 150 is buzzing like a hornets nest, and I'm toying with getting the A80. It would be going over my 30L QT that only really needs relatively low light most of the time and a small bright zone when I'm quarantining a coral or two.
Would love to hear a few hands on impressions of this light. I've got a few 360s and a whole lot of 160s, but even the latter is too much for this tank.
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12/10/2016, 11:13 PM
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I think OSeymore has one on his kid's tank. Might want to search through his threads for comments.
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12/12/2016, 10:05 PM
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I have 5 A80's, each over a 10 gallon aquarium. Build quality is top notch! The change in color spectrum is awesome and they are quite powerful. I currently have some montipora spongodes that seem very happy underneath the lights which are currently set at 100%.
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12/13/2016, 11:46 AM
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12/13/2016, 09:09 PM
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Grizzled & Cynical
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As I said, it's just for a QT tank. Mostly just fish, though possibly a coral frag or two. I can always elevate the latter to be right under the A80. Did you find it to be not very bright?
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
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12/14/2016, 12:24 AM
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It is only 15 watts, so it is simply limited in irradiance power, but for your needs it should be fine.
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12/16/2016, 03:07 PM
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Absent any detailed reviews, I bought one. It's bigger than I thought, though a quick read of the specs would have recalibrated my expectations. Throws a good 12x12 light spread at acceptable intensity to grow most stuff to about a similar 12" depth. Not much beyond that. It will function just fine over my QT.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
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