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Kessil is a real light tech company. They specialize in LED light research and product design in many fields. The aquarium products they sell are like a "side gig" for them. Versus Ecotech Marine, which is actually just a aquarium hobbyist company. Ecotech still make quality products, but they clearly lack the research and development behind Kessil.

@reyrox3274

Жыл бұрын

Ecotech is good, they know how to do marketing/ buy competitors. The downside is LED technology is actually Nicrew prices and someone could come in and build better lights for half the price. Just look at grow light with top of the line Samsung diodes.

Ditch the T5, ditch the Reef Brite, and add Quanta Pro Meso Blue and dial back the Radions. By doing that you will have filled in the spectrum that the Radions lack and your corals will appreciate the improved intensity of that spectrum. Do the same for the Nicrew lit tank. Spread will be significantly better than the point source Kessil and at $653 for the Nicrew/Quanta combo, you will have saved $215 over a single AP9X. Also, at that 9X mounting height, you’re spending a lot of money lighting the wall and having to run it hotter. Oh…and the four year Amazon warranty on the Nicrews is included in that $215 savings price. Kessil gives you one year non-transferable.

@Koi_Lawk

Ай бұрын

Never heard of quanta pros until now. Thanks for the heads up. Possibility of grabbing a couple

pretty cool video its nice to see an actual comparison like this.

Swap the frags and see if the nicrew frag colors up the same way. I'd be interested in how long it would take.

@joseduran7368

5 ай бұрын

If it works the way you think it would it might be good to use nicrew for growth and kessil for color enhancement

@rajgill7576

Ай бұрын

The kessil is more wattage as well. So just by power usage it should be better

Thanks for showing us! That's quite a big difference. You definitely need to do more experiments.

Wow. Awesome 6 months comparison. Interesting results 🙂

thanks for this video, I'm happy to see some evidence of Kessil superiority other than the beautiful shimmer. I also love that you showed both frags under the same light, to highlight that the coloration is not just visual due to the light itself, but in fact the color development/growth was superior under the kessil. It seems that the conclusion is that a combination of kessil spotlights for color development and matrix LED or T5 for coverage and growth is the best of both worlds!

One thing to remember is the price points of the lights. The kessil ap700 is x3 more than the nicrew hyperReef 150.

@dioworld

10 ай бұрын

more like 4.5 times

I am a fan of the AP 700 I have two on my 6’ 100 gallon. I have them mounted in an ATI t-5 hybrid and they are amazing. I am not sure the dimensions on the AP9X but I know the 700’s fit perfectly

I have an ap 700 on my 70 gallon love the look considering the orphek lights on my new build or maybe the apx9 not sure yet.

Thank you for doing this test super interesting! Crazy the difference in color with kessil I just got a 150w nicrew light but I guess it’s going back to Amazon and getting a used ap700 kessil light

Honestly I think the Kessil is the best LED out there right now. Reliable and has the best looking shimmer and color blending. My corals love it.

I run 3 Kessil A500's and 4 reefbrite xho's, zero complaints. I need the shimmer also, make it look more like a reef then a display. IMO

I have to admit that ive had each of the leds you are using and i still went back to kessil because of the look and color i can get with my kessils!! I say go for it 😮

Great video. Scientific experiments deserve more than 1 trial. Do us budget warriors a solid and do the same experiment with a different coral. Maybe a zoa or something. Putting the nicrew frag in the kessil tank to see if it would color up the same seems to be a no brainer as well.

I mean, the industry is saying Radions but the coloration is saying Kessils for color, that was a night and day difference! I am looking forward to more folks doing Kessils compared to Radions.

Hey question for you. I’m setting up a 90g reef. I bought two Nicrew 150w. I was wondering if adding a Reef brite XHO 36” would benefit the coloring? Just interested in your opinion.

I get that the green pops more under the Kessils, but I see purple from the Nicrews that isn’t in the Kessil 🤷‍♂️

Been a huge ecotech fan boy still use a G6 blue. I have an AP700 and nothing beats it colors and viewability . X9 would be my choice for a tank.

Try some supplemental first orphek bars

Radions in my opinion are NOT the "best". They are very good but as your video shows and as others have stated, Kessil is a real light company. They make arguably the best IMO. That being said, I'd like to see some more tanks running Orphek. I think they have a good thing going if they can sort out their customer service as many have complained about.

I miss my Kessill AP9X. Switched to AI Blades and it was probably a mistake. Good luck

The gen 4’s have a lot of hours on them. How does the Kessil age compare to them.

Has more of a purple look, can that be adjusted to look more blue?

Kessil is another planet , for me the best light for marine aquarium.

Nobody gonna mention were putting 150 watts up against 185 watts? The higher watts better look nicer, its using more juice

You should definitely switch out for the Kessils, I'm a shimmer lover and I can live without that motion over my corals🎉

I’m looking for an inexpensive led light to hold me until I can put some money away to buy a hybrid lighting. I keep hearing about the nicrew would it be fine for sps. Thanks

@FishOfHex

7 ай бұрын

Yes you will be fine with nicrew

I just got two AP9x’s

Change the whole thing over to the Kessils!

kessil problem is their damn high price.

I would be curious to know the growth rate comparing Nicrew vs the XR15

850$+ for the kessil. 200$ for the nicrew. Just something to remember here in the comparison. I opted for the 150's but I have other hobbies that need attention and funding as well lol. What else is strange, from a distance, that tank on the left running the Nicrew's has WAY more color!

does the nicrew controller work with the kessil?

@FishOfHex

8 ай бұрын

I have not tried it yet but have been told yes

Kessils , go for it

I like the bluer look of the kessil. Never liked the purple look

The kessil is also like 700 bucks

nice vid, but kinda a no brainer, a light that is 5 times more expensive then the nicrew, is going to be a better light for color

@FishOfHex

11 ай бұрын

Explain why the radions have the same coral colors as the nicrew please.

190$ light vs >1000$ Im taking the 190$ one every day

I only run kessil in my system that’s a 30” deep tank you would do better with the A500 in that tank. The ap 9x are made for shallow tanks.

Switch the 2 corals to the opposite tanks see if it fades, and if the other one comes to life, that will be the true test if it does not change, then guess what it's the frag itself, not the light delete. Because afraid came from the same mother does not mean it will act the same. I'm a grower in marijuana and that's the same thing with my plants. I can clone from the same plant. But they will be a little different even under the same lighrt

The question i have is did each frag come from the same colony .

@FishOfHex

10 ай бұрын

Yes