Kessil A350

[zachfishman]

Do you (or anyone else) know what the LED color spectrum is on the Kessils? I have been looking for a while and can't find anything. I'm specifically wondering which color temperatures are used to make up the light.. Warm white? Blue? Royal? Any uv or violet in there?

If they use the same chips to build the A350/A360 arrays as they do the 150 series, the chips are 470nm blue, 450nm royal blue, 6500k neutral white (approx. sunlight), and 395nm UV:

http://goo.gl/rkXNFr

 

[Big E]

Kessil is one of the few companies that is getting it right. The muti-color chips are the future of our hobby. They eliminate many of the inherent problems with the traditional diodes.

The rest of the companies are just throwing together different patterns of common diodes any DIYeer can buy, and slapping on a bunch of unecessary software.

 

[kmu]

Anyone running Kessils 350's or 360's on tall tanks 36" or more?

THX

 

[Marco Madeira]

Kmu, my tank its 28" tall... but the Kessil A350 its at 40" from the bottom of the tank and sps grows at the sand bed.

 

[Beenalongtime79]

Anyone running Kessils 350's or 360's on tall tanks 36" or more?

THX

The 350s are really quite powerful, I would happily use them on a 36" tall tank! I am still astonished by the beauty of the display tank with these lights on them. No chiller and just a really pleasing light with lots of light refraction and glitter lines! Oh yeah, they also do a whiz bang job of growing corals.

My next tank will definitely be deeper and also have whatever the next variant of multi-diode chip that kessil brings out because they really are great!

Cheers,
John

 

[chuckbuc]

Here's my 300 with 6-a360w

 

[reefmutt]

Nice tank chuckbuc!
How long have you been using the kessils and what are the dimensions of your tank?

 

[chuckbuc]

Thanks bro I've had them now for 3months on the tank .so far I love them all my corals are growing and have great color including sps ..the tank is 72 "x36"x27"

 

[Sparkpaul]

I'm thinking about going led from mh.
How's do these compare to ecotech radion and canons?

 

[Lubecky]

:hmm5:

Thanks bro I've had them now for 3months on the tank .so far I love them all my corals are growing and have great color including sps ..the tank is 72 "x36"x27"

What settings are you using on your 360?

 

[ClippersTown]

you guys think 1 of these will be enough to grow lps, softies, and clams in a 40B?

 

[Beenalongtime79]

you guys think 1 of these will be enough to grow lps, softies, and clams in a 40B?

Yep, get the A350W for wider coverage with the light closer to the water.

 

[Beenalongtime79]

Here's my 300 with 6-a360w

Looks great! Are you modulating their output with a controller so you get the sunrise/sunset effect?

I've heard that they usually won't come on until you've hit at least 30% intensity so you need other lights for the moonlight effect. Have you found this to be true (if you are using a controller)?

Cheers,
John

 

[blacktangs]

hi, i am also interested in what people have for their settings and photoperiod.
i have one a350w and one a360w.
the a350w is 70% on both channels. the a360w is 50% blue and 60% dimm.
the a350w/a360w have different channels settings so adjust accordingly.
i just started to run them 7 hours photoperiod.

curious on what everyone else have for their settings/photoperiod for best growth.

 

[Lubecky]

The kessils 360 need to be at least 14 intensity on a controller before they turn on ime. 30% is not true

 

[Lubecky]

Here is my photo period for color and intensity using an apex.

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[kmu]

hi, i am also interested in what people have for their settings and photoperiod.
i have one a350w and one a360w.
the a350w is 70% on both channels. the a360w is 50% blue and 60% dimm.
the a350w/a360w have different channels settings so adjust accordingly.
i just started to run them 7 hours photoperiod.

curious on what everyone else have for their settings/photoperiod for best growth.

Are there any difference in color and output from the 350 to the 360s?

THX

 

[that Fish Guy]

Are there any difference in color and output from the 350 to the 360s?

THX

I have seen both of them and with the A350 Blue is Blue but with the A360 the Blue seems very Purple in Color.

I do not know why that is?

I have seen them both side to side.

I like the A350 much better.

 

[dubcity03]

what's the kessil recommendation for a 45gal L24"xW24"xH18" do I get 1 A350 or 1 A350W ?

 

[[]V[]addog]

I;d go witht he W, as its only 18 high so you do not need alot of penitration and you will get better spread that way.