Kessil A150W "Amazon Sun" review

[foxfish]

That must be a very dark photo! It looks like 5w with a dimmer in use! Nice sword though...

 

[Martin in Holland]

the lights look great....

 

[G H Nelson]

Hi Alistair
Where did you purchase the New version Kessils?
hoggie

Looks ace Al.

If anyone is interested in the old a150w and isn't fussed about it being a bit noisy, I see Charterhouse are currently selling them for a reasonable £109 - http://www.charterhouse-aquatics.co...ight-amazon-sun-american-edition-p-15644.html

That's a bargain....paid £250...about 18 months ago for the original!
Cheers
hoggie

 

[G H Nelson]

Kessil.....plant!
Blyxa sp japoncia

hoggie

 

[Rasmusm]

That must be a very dark photo! It looks like 5w with a dimmer in use! Nice sword though...

Yea I know.. But its not 🙂 running full power hehe, the new sword leafes have a nice red tan when they grow up

 

[Stu Worrall]

Hi Alistair
Where did you purchase the New version Kessils?
hoggie

Evolution Aqua are the new UK distributors which is where Im getting mine from.

http://evolutionaqua.com/acatalog/Kessil_LED_Lighting.html

They have a distributor list below

http://www.evolutionaqua.com/acatalog/Master_Dealers.html

 

[sanj]

Can you buy direct from Evolution Aqua? I can't find any shops selling the new series.

 

[G H Nelson]

Evolution Aqua are the new UK distributors which is where Im getting mine from.

http://evolutionaqua.com/acatalog/Kessil_LED_Lighting.html

They have a distributor list below

http://www.evolutionaqua.com/acatalog/Master_Dealers.html

Look above!

 

[sanj]

Sorry I meant selling online, but I get the impression they are not properly out yet, hence the pre-ordering. Interestingly they seem to have at least one distributer who has long time gone out of business 🙂

 

[Alastair]

Sorry I meant selling online, but I get the impression they are not properly out yet, hence the pre-ordering. Interestingly they seem to have at least one distributer who has long time gone out of business 🙂

Alot of the distributors also seem to be koi and pond related..strange

 

[TallDragon]

Does anyone have experience with the new Kessil A160WE Tuna Sun lights?

 

[BigTom]

I really wish they'd release an a360n Tuna Sun (narrow beam version for mounting high above tank). I'd buy one right away.

 

[TallDragon]

I really wish they'd release an a360n Tuna Sun (narrow beam version for mounting high above tank). I'd buy one right away.

BigTom, How about getting a A160WE, then shipping it to custom optical company like this or this, and giving them a spec of what you need. Then you can start selling the replacement lenses on ebay. 😉

 

[alto]

I really wish they'd release an a360n Tuna Sun (narrow beam version for mounting high above tank). I'd buy one right away.

Just give Kessil a call & discuss options ... (I thought they'd played with the option & then moved to wider angle)

 

[UllavL]

I really wish they'd release an a360n Tuna Sun (narrow beam version for mounting high above tank). I'd buy one right away.

Hmm, do you know how close to the tank you have to mount them BigTom? I was thinking of buying them for my shallow tank which is only 120 x 32 x 22 cm. I don't want them too close to the water surface...

 

[BigTom]

Hmm, do you know how close to the tank you have to mount them BigTom? I was thinking of buying them for my shallow tank which is only 120 x 32 x 22 cm. I don't want them too close to the water surface...

Ideally I'd like it about 120cm above the substrate, for which I need a roughly 60 degree beam angle (edge to edge). The WE variants are more than double that, but the N would be pretty much spot on.

 

[UllavL]

Thanks @BigTom! How do you calculate which angke you need?

 

[BigTom]

Trigonometry!

 

[UllavL]

Haha, yeah just about 15 years since I studied that 🙂 I'll look it up, thanks again!

 

[RynoParsons]

Still love the kessil leds. Just dont get the reds on the plants like I want to