Kessil A360WE

[FishNFun]

Gooseneck not an option?

No, I don't want to risk it on a small tank.

 

[Zacktosterone]

No, I don't want to risk it on a small tank.

How small are we talking. If its small you don't want to raise it too high. The coverage on these is huge

 

[ca1ore]

I would have thought it easy enough for Kessil to integrate a small blue LED into the 360 chassis. Perhaps that will be in the 370WE - along with complete dimming to 0.

 

[RedStangGA]

What's the best way to hang a single 360 from a 9ft ceiling? I'd prefer something where I could raise and lower it as necessary.

FWIW, I used a garden plant hanger that attaches to the wall and extends up and out 24" or so from the wall. Probably a little more than 24" as it's almost perfectly centered over my 60 cube. Cheap, and doesn't look terrible either. Extremely sturdy and made to swivel and lock in 5 different directions. So perfect when I'm doing something in the tank and don't want to get the light wet.

 

[chriscrna]

RedStang,

I did something similar to you with the height and intensity of my a360we. Bleached a few of my acros.

I raised it off the water from 5" to 10" and decreased my intensity from 90% to 50%. I'm hoping that helps.

Are yours still improving?

 

[cvcoda]

Without searching through 85 pages, has anyone had an issue with multiple A360we's and the colors not matching at the same intensity and color spectrum?

I've got 3 of them on my 180 and right now 2 of the 3 are daisy - chained and being controlled via the Kessil cable through my Apex. The third, and the light that's off color/intensity, is just plugged into my eb8 for power. I'll have it daisy - chained as well once I receive the other link cable.

 

[Zacktosterone]

Without searching through 85 pages, has anyone had an issue with multiple A360we's and the colors not matching at the same intensity and color spectrum?

I've got 3 of them on my 180 and right now 2 of the 3 are daisy - chained and being controlled via the Kessil cable through my Apex. The third, and the light that's off color/intensity, is just plugged into my eb8 for power. I'll have it daisy - chained as well once I receive the other link cable.

Yup! The third was an issue for me as well. Check to make sure the kessil operates well by itself first. Then check the mires and re plug them in until the spectrum changes. I've replaced a unit and its still a different color slightly. But if its a big difference call kessil, they'll send you a new one.

 

[RedStangGA]

RedStang,

I did something similar to you with the height and intensity of my a360we. Bleached a few of my acros.

I raised it off the water from 5" to 10" and decreased my intensity from 90% to 50%. I'm hoping that helps.

Are yours still improving?

Hey Chris, I apologize for the late response. My SPS have continues to dramatically improve. Even getting some read back in a plain red monti that I thought had died as some algae had started growing on it. Getting some nice colors back in the others. I've raised the intensity about 4% over the last month. No rush and I may not raise it much more since it's a mixed reef. My sunset monti that's down on the sand is also coloring back up nicely. I added a green slimer that has kept its color since moving to my tank and an orange acan enchinata that's a little lower than the acro's seems to be thriving.

Very happy with the light now. I have a couple 250W MH lamps I bought used that I may not have a need for anymore lol!

Now if I could just get some algae issues under control. Nitrates read 0 on seachem and salifert and phosphate reads .02-.03 on my Hanna.

 

[cvcoda]

Yup! The third was an issue for me as well. Check to make sure the kessil operates well by itself first. Then check the mires and re plug them in until the spectrum changes. I've replaced a unit and its still a different color slightly. But if its a big difference call kessil, they'll send you a new one.

The one I'm having issues with is plugged in by itself right now (via the eb8 of my Apex) but it's only controllable by the knobs. When I turn the color and intensity to full, it doesn't match the other two (which ARE controlled by the Apex via the Kessil cable).
So does this mean my third light is bad? Or could it change once I get the third daisy - chained with the other two? By itself, at full power, the third looks less white and less intense.

 

[slief]

The one I'm having issues with is plugged in by itself right now (via the eb8 of my Apex) but it's only controllable by the knobs. When I turn the color and intensity to full, it doesn't match the other two (which ARE controlled by the Apex via the Kessil cable).
So does this mean my third light is bad? Or could it change once I get the third daisy - chained with the other two? By itself, at full power, the third looks less white and less intense.

It could change once you get it daisy chained. Hard to say. I would try plugging it in to see. It uses a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone type cable that you can get at nearly any electronic shop.

 

[cvcoda]

It could change once you get it daisy chained. Hard to say. I would try plugging it in to see. It uses a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone type cable that you can get at nearly any electronic shop.

I daisy - chained the 2nd and third together and turned them both up to full intensity and color. Same thing; the third is less white and bright.

Bad light?

 

[slief]

I daisy - chained the 2nd and third together and turned them both up to full intensity and color. Same thing; the third is less white and bright.

Bad light?

Could be bad. It could be a different diode in the cluster. I remember seeing some of the original 360WE's with a different looking diode. There was a thread here on that subject a year or so ago. I'd contact Kessil. They are really good about their service and support. Did you buy these new?

 

[cvcoda]

Could be bad. It could be a different diode in the cluster. I remember seeing some of the original 360WE's with a different looking diode. There was a thread here on that subject a year or so ago. I'd contact Kessil. They are really good about their service and support. Did you buy these new?

Yes, I purchased them new. I guess I'll have to contact kessil and see what they say. Everything I've read about their customer service has been great. So hopefully it won't be an issue.

 

[slief]

Shut the lights off and look closely at the LED clusters to see if all the diodes are the same across all 3 lights. You will notice that there are different diode combinations in each cluster but all 3 lights should match each other with the same diode combination. If this one is different, than that would explain it. If it's the same, then I would turn the light on to low power but max color and look at the cluster to see if there is a diode that isn't illuminated. This would indicate a burnt out diode. If all diodes appear to be illuminated then I would try switching the power supply to see if that makes any difference. That is a long shot but if the power supplies output is weak, that will impact the lights output and color.

 

[cvcoda]

Shut the lights off and look closely at the LED clusters to see if all the diodes are the same across all 3 lights. You will notice that there are different diode combinations in each cluster but all 3 lights should match each other with the same diode combination. If this one is different, than that would explain it. If it's the same, then I would turn the light on to low power but max color and look at the cluster to see if there is a diode that isn't illuminated. This would indicate a burnt out diode. If all diodes appear to be illuminated then I would try switching the power supply to see if that makes any difference. That is a long shot but if the power supplies output is weak, that will impact the lights output and color.

Slief, thanks for the advice. I'll take a look at all the diodes and see if there's any difference. If no difference, I'll try switching power supplies.

 

[cvcoda]

Shut the lights off and look closely at the LED clusters to see if all the diodes are the same across all 3 lights. You will notice that there are different diode combinations in each cluster but all 3 lights should match each other with the same diode combination. If this one is different, than that would explain it. If it's the same, then I would turn the light on to low power but max color and look at the cluster to see if there is a diode that isn't illuminated. This would indicate a burnt out diode. If all diodes appear to be illuminated then I would try switching the power supply to see if that makes any difference. That is a long shot but if the power supplies output is weak, that will impact the lights output and color.

Switching the power supplies didn't make a difference. Neither did having all three daisy-chained. I did notice on the odd light that the diode arrangement is different by one square. I guess that's enough to make a difference?

 

[slief]

I did notice on the odd light that the diode arrangement is different by one square. I guess that's enough to make a difference?

Yes.. That will do it and that what what was reported in some early production units. Thus my suggestion to look at the diode cluster. I think Kessil made some subtle changes to the diode arrangement as production matured.

 

[cvcoda]

I sent Kessil an email. We'll see what happens.

 

[cvcoda]

On a different note, I absolutely love the look of these lights. I've thrown my first couple frags in and the colors are outstanding. Hopefully growth will be good as well.

 

[oseymour]

I'm currently planning my 40 breeder and purchased 2 360WE lens. I couldn't wait so I put them over my current tank. Anyone else seeing more algae on the glass when they first switched?