Kessil A80 vs A160
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Topic: Kessil A80 vs A160
Posted By: kmtfishchannel
Subject: Kessil A80 vs A160
Date Posted: October 12 2019 at 6:58pm
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I have a Bio Cube 32 Gallon LED. I'm looking to take off the hood and put on a Kessil LED light. Im trying to pick between the Kessil A80 and the Kessil A160. As for corals i'm mostly planing on Softies and LPS. maybe an SPS but I don't plan on it. Is the A160 over kill? Or is it worth the cost to upgrade? Thanks!
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 8:15am
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I have an A80. It's crap. I have it on an 8 gallon tank, and I can't wait to replace it.
Adam
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Posted By: DrewSchmidt
Date Posted: October 13 2019 at 9:04am
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I am just getting back into the hobby and have been saving for a 360x for my biocube 14. But I also plan on upgrading to a larger tank around hobby supplumentation time aka tax season. I figure buy once cry once. If you plan on upgrading to a bigger tank I would buy the light you want for the bigger tank and just turn down the intensity till then. I think an a160 would do great on that size tank.
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Posted By: knowen87
Date Posted: October 14 2019 at 8:16am
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A160 is not overkill for that size of tank. Kessils are nice because they don't have to connect to an app to work. I have loved mine.
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Posted By: kmtfishchannel
Date Posted: October 15 2019 at 5:52pm
Thanks for the info. I ordered the A160. Any of that are using it or something like it what is your lighting schedule like?
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Posted By: knowen87
Date Posted: October 17 2019 at 9:37am
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I had 4 of these on my 6' 180 gal. I was growing some SPS near the top at 100% intensity. If you just have soft coral and they are at the top I would start at 60% and ramp up to 80% over a few weeks. As far as schedules go I had mine ramp up/down for 3 hours on each end and then 5 to 6 hours of my daytime intensity. I hope that helps.
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