kessil A360-w are they worth it???

[SaltyBeagle]

thinking of buying the kessil a360-w's for my tank i have a 210gal 6ft wide 24" deep 24" tall will the work for me . how many do i need . what are everyone else's experiences with them how many do you use on your tanks. what types of coral will the grow. how high do you hang above water .

 

[billdogg]

I would go with at least three. I have mine ~14" above water. Be3 careful when you first put them in service - even at 50% power I have bleached corals to death. Now that things are used to them, I run them at maybe 60%

 

[BigEZ77]

I have the 160WE about 12" above the water and everything seems happy. My tank is just over 2 feet wide. Mine also sits around 60% intensity.

 

[mandarin_goby]

I love my 2 a350Ws. They're mounted on goosenecks but I have them hanging from the end of the gooseneck (with a bolt at the end of the gooseneck so the light doesn't fall in, plus zip ties) so that they sit higher above the tank, maybe about 10 inches or so. There's 2 on my 75, dialed all the way up. Wish they were the 360s for Apex control, but I love them anyways, they're on a simple timer.

 

[lokmar]

I had a 360 with a controller on one side of my tank. On the other side I used a radeon x30 pro. I preferred the radeon so i listed the kessil and bought another radeon this week. Light intensity with the kessil wasnt as good as the radeon but of course the radeon cost much more.

 

[lokmar]

I should also mention that I do like the kessil controller. I found it simple to set up and program.

 

[CrayolaViolence]

I think your money would be better spent on the kessil 700. You have far more color control rather than everything just being blue.

 

[Mike Ashton]

Hi had two Kessil a350w led life expectancy years lol both had issues with cooling fans manufacturers will not supply replacements very poor as it is a simple job to replace them they appear to be a super silent 48v fan and all i have tried a just too noisy best kessil offered was discount on new lighting no thanks so kessil expensive exercise and I personally will never buy Kessil Tiawanese SHORT LIFESPAN STUFF EVER AGAIN

 

[Brieninsac]

As others have noted they are bright, I run mine at 55%. You'll need a controller though to keep your intensity consistent.