Wlachnit
Past President
Yeah...I think that is right. The specs state that it draws 1.11A (132w)....which is still a lot for an LED fixture. Very bright and very red!
Will's 300g Re-Do
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10-fold difference in size and weight to fit inside your stand. Quieter operation. Reputable local reefing-oriented company with good customer service vs previously unknown Chinese brand.
Cost isn't the only factor that matters. I'm not saying anything is wrong with the Mars light (it gets great reviews, especially for growing pot lol), just that there are also legitimate reasons to spend more on the Kessil. It's a personal decision of how much you are willing to pay for the differential, or whether it seems like a waste of money to you personally.
Cost isn't the only factor that matters. I'm not saying anything is wrong with the Mars light (it gets great reviews, especially for growing pot lol), just that there are also legitimate reasons to spend more on the Kessil. It's a personal decision of how much you are willing to pay for the differential, or whether it seems like a waste of money to you personally.
Vhuang168
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The Kessil is indeed smaller.
My Mars Hydro has been dead quiet.
Kessil's parent company builds light for many different industries. And if I have my history correct, Kessil started making lights NOT for the reefing community but for the Horticulture industry. It's almost safe to say that is still their main focus.
Mars Hydro has a reefling light as well if I'm not wrong.
While cost is not the only factor, for the purpose of growing chaetomorpha, a green plant, both seem to do the job amazingly well. So the decision to NOT buy the Kessil for me was because size and shape are a non factor for me so cost was the only deciding factor.
But there is nothing wrong with buying a Kessil. I almost bought a H350. Because it's white instead of black.
Some people buy Ferraris, others buy Acura even if they could afford Ferraris. Different strokes.
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My Mars Hydro has been dead quiet.
Kessil's parent company builds light for many different industries. And if I have my history correct, Kessil started making lights NOT for the reefing community but for the Horticulture industry. It's almost safe to say that is still their main focus.
Mars Hydro has a reefling light as well if I'm not wrong.
While cost is not the only factor, for the purpose of growing chaetomorpha, a green plant, both seem to do the job amazingly well. So the decision to NOT buy the Kessil for me was because size and shape are a non factor for me so cost was the only deciding factor.
But there is nothing wrong with buying a Kessil. I almost bought a H350. Because it's white instead of black.
Some people buy Ferraris, others buy Acura even if they could afford Ferraris. Different strokes.
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Wlachnit
Past President
I still haven't had a chance to hook up the Mars light. But I started dosing low amounts of NoPox in the meantime and it looks like over the course of 9 days, NO3 has gone from 25-30 to 15. Of course I also tweaked my skimmer at the same time. If this stays the course, I will most likely take my biopellet reactor off line.
Wlachnit
Past President
Argh.... Looks like my Red Dragon may be RTN'ing. I had a small frag that I was going to bring to the frag swap that RTN'd and my colony has spots of RTN as well. This is one sensitive species! My water temp has been hovering 80.5 to 81 for the last 5 days from the heat wave vs 78.5-79.5 that it had been running this summer. My nitrates have also come down over an 8d period. So...maybe those changes were enough for it not to be happy?
Coral reefer
Past President
Did you take a picture of it, or maybe tell someone it was cool or doing well?
. Won't quit
Wlachnit
Past President
Yes! earlier in my thread I stated it was doing fine!.....sh#t!
DEATH BY SNU SNU
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Sorry that it happened to you. These guys can be quite challenging even coming from an established tank.