Different strokes I guess. I hated the way T5 looked when I ran it.I cannot even watch YouTube videos of people running only kessil, it looks horrible and hurts my head haha. I prefer flat t5
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Different strokes I guess. I hated the way T5 looked when I ran it.I cannot even watch YouTube videos of people running only kessil, it looks horrible and hurts my head haha. I prefer flat t5
That's what I'm going for. I'm a diver, and I want a light that looks like it looks when I'm diving. That is NOT T5 for sure, or radion.... Looks like only Kessil and metal halide achieve this.I love my Kessil a360x's. I plan to add more or even some a500x's. If you like the old school look of MH you will like the kessils. The only light I have found that looks like the sunlight beams through the water while snorkeling.
Yep, you will be pleased with them. If you need any help or have any questions I would be glad to assist. Good luck.That's what I'm going for. I'm a diver, and I want a light that looks like it looks when I'm diving. That is NOT T5 for sure, or radion.... Looks like only Kessil and metal halide achieve this.
That sparkle and feeling is so important to me. I remember many years ago when I started in the hobby I listened to everyone's advice and went with T5. When I got it all setup, I didn't understand why I had no shimmer like I saw at my LFS. I was so disappointed because my reef looked flat and lifeless. It made me very sad. After some research I came to understand point source lighting, and found out the LFS was using metal halide. I switched and was so happy. I could never, never use T5 again, and I could not use radion because they look just like T5. I have also notices in watching youtube videos and looking at photos of people's reefs that it seems to be popular now to have an extreme blueshift to the lighting. To me it looks ridiculous. That is not what it looks like in nature when you are under water.One of my lfs has a display tank with kessels on it and it's beautiful. It's behind wall and framed in front like a picture on the wall. It gives off the nostalgia that you are referring too and just looks beautiful. It's the only aquarium in store that gives that sparkle and great feeling like that
I’ll likely buy them from Amazon and tack on a 4 year warranty,I don’t want to sound like a broken record, I recently posted my experience with Kessil. I am not biased they are beautiful lights and have always been my fave. But I bought 3 brand new and each one quit working slowly after the first year. It was insane.
Hi all! After about ten years I am returning to the hobby. Right now I'm looking to setup a nano tank because we may need to move again in a year or so, but I'll be going big thereafter.
I'm looking into lighting right now. Previously I used 250W x 2 -Phoenix 14k Metal halide lights over my 75 gallon reef and I love the way they looked. For me, this look is really critical. I strongly dislike the look of T5. I have run T5 in the past and never want to do so again. I have fun metal halide plus t5 and I dislike what the t5 does to how things look. Having something I can transfer to a larger tank would be ideal.
I was wondering if there are any LED fixtures out there that will give this same metal halide shimmer. The look is more important to me than anything, I'm not going to be growing anything super challenging in this nano so my main concern is the beautiful shimmer like I got from the phoenix bulbs. Is this possible to achieve with LED? I would prefer to save the power and not have to run halide if I can avoid it. It's been a long time since I've looked into lighting, so any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks!
Edit: Wanted to note, I'm not looking to debate LED vs metal halide in any aspect other than the way it looks and power consumption. I'm looking to achieve an aesthetic, not interested in the debate over what grows better.
Ultimately I'm just looking for the LED fixture that looks the most liked MH.
800$ is a heck of a lot for just a visual effect!Kessils come close if you add a bit of fill light from t5’s. That will mute the extreme caustic lines. Kessils alone are a lot more harsh than halides. The reflectors minimize and mute shimmer quite a bit. Don’t expect kessils alone to perform like halides do, even if they look similar. You need a lot more supplemental lighting. The kessils are mostly for visual effect
800$ is a heck of a lot for just a visual effect!