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Old 05-07-2014, 05:17 AM   #1
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Kessil a150w placement above water

Hey everyone im trying to figure out high high up i should place my kessil a150w ocean blue 15k on my nuvo 16 gallon as of right now i have them about 5 " above water surface stocked with a rbta , soft corals and some lps but plan on adding some sps trying to get info from some one who might alreadyClick image for larger version

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Old 05-07-2014, 09:28 AM   #2
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Bribo runs one on his 20g rimless. It will support anything you want really. Except, how old is your tank?
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Kessil a150w placement above water

Mine is so about 7" off the water and grows sps great
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No problem . Great little lights aren't they?
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Yes they really are the 360w are even better
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Old 05-07-2014, 06:21 PM   #7
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Have you had any coralline growth with these lights
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I have but mainly on the glass/skimmer/ powerheads
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Do you dose any thing
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I don't. I used to and then I switched salts and haven't had to dose anything since.
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Iv never been able to get it to grow with leds only with t5 atinics
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Hmm weird. It grows slow in my tank but it grows
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It was upgraded from a 10 so 1 year and 8 months but only 9 months with the kessil over it
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