I drank the Kessil Koolaid!

[madweazl]

Unless you like the blue look, there is no reason they cant stay at 60% or higher in regard to color all day.

 

[gcrawford]

Suggestion, get yourself some small black zip ties at Lowe’s and the cords can be hidden really well. Love my Kessils too...

 

[Raindog3030]

Suggestion, get yourself some small black zip ties at Lowe’s and the cords can be hidden really well. Love my Kessils too...

I have some plenum velcro strips I cut for them last night...working in A/V I have access to ALL the cable management supplies!!!

 

[Colorfulsticks]

I am planning on using ap700 on a 34 gallon deep blue professional frag tank

 

[Crabs McJones]

How did I miss this thread!?!? Looking Good! That koolaid is delicious isn't it lol you can pick up cables at Wal-Mart in the electronics section for a couple of bucks

 

[Ranjib]

13% is the minimum intensity you can do with A360s. Start from there, or around 25% and they go up slowly.
Any 3.5mm audio jack connectors will work for the controller cable. They cost like 5$ in electronics store, while in LFS the kessil branded ones cost 18$

 

[myyellas2k]

Sorry to highjack - but I also got a Kessil A360, with the gooseneck -BUT on my corner tank, the lip is ridiculous and the gooseneck hangs horribly at like a 20-30* angle. Making the kessil about 5” at the max off the water.

What can I do, besides setting up wire from the ceiling (wife will kill me)

 

[navathehutt]

Sorry to highjack - but I also got a Kessil A360, with the gooseneck -BUT on my corner tank, the lip is ridiculous and the gooseneck hangs horribly at like a 20-30* angle. Making the kessil about 5” at the max off the water.

What can I do, besides setting up wire from the ceiling (wife will kill me)

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/a-series-mounting-arm-kessil.html

I love these mounting arms the cords go inside

 

[jrodstrom]

Duplicate post. On mobile. Sorry!

 

[jrodstrom]

Given the type of coral you have, I would honestly just run one. A 160 could handle your tank by itself, two 360s is a ton of power. Be careful.

 

[Reefing-Around]

WWC has a similar sized tank running double 360's just inside their door. Colors are amazing!!! Pick yourself up a Rose Tip Bubble Anenome, looks like burning flames under these...

 

[Ben Seaver]

WWC has a similar sized tank running double 360's just inside their door. Colors are amazing!!! Pick yourself up a Rose Tip Bubble Anenome, looks like burning flames under these...

It’s that exact tank that made me decide to switch to kessils..lol. Small world.

 

[vladandlilith]

I have read about all the major and some of the minor LED fixtures until my eyeballs became less moist...and, as I'm sure you've guessed from the title, I have landed on a pair of Kessil A360WE with the A series controller for my little 20 gallon long (supreme overkill!!!) They should arrive within the week.

Overkill, because we will be re-purposing these lights in the next year or two after we move into our permanent house and setup a proper reef. (Where they will most likely be transplanted into a T5HO hybrid fixture).

In any case, my main question is after deciding to spend a great deal of money on these 2 fixtures, goose necks, and a controller...do i really have to spend another $20 on what looks like a standard male-to-male TRS(tip-ring-sleeve) cable? There is no way that this thing is that special, is it?

So, I ask of you other Koolaid drinkers, have you ever taken this cable and toned it out, is it just a standard 3.5mm TRS...because it looks like it!

On a separate note, I intend to start with the acclimation mode, since we are moving from a Current Orbit (not the pro) to these beautiful/powerful things...would you all suggest a good intensity to acclimate to? We are talking about 12" total depth and mixed reef population. Our most light hungry monster is a piece of WWC Grafted Cap sitting about 3-4" below the surface, and I will die (my wife will kill me) if I burn this beautiful piece!

I know the real answer is get a PAR meter, which is likely on the way, but if someone has already resolved this mystery, then I'd rather not re-invent the wheel.

The cable is a standard 3.5mm audio cable.

 

[Colorfulsticks]

It’s that exact tank that made me decide to switch to kessils..lol. Small world.

People say having a small tank is hard I personally enjoy them I am also thinking about doing a 1 cup macro nano for the heck of it

 

[ReefBeta]

13% is the minimum intensity you can do with A360s. Start from there, or around 25% and they go up slowly.
Any 3.5mm audio jack connectors will work for the controller cable. They cost like 5$ in electronics store, while in LFS the kessil branded ones cost 18$

From what I tried, the minimum intensity varies. I help a friend to setup, his minimum is 16%. Mine is 11%. So make sure you actually try it out, increase from 10% until it lights up.

 

[Midrats]

50% color.

 

[bif24701]

50% color.

50% color

100% Shimmer!!

 

[Raindog3030]

It’s that exact tank that made me decide to switch to kessils..lol. Small world.

We got to see it a couple weeks ago, it was indeed a gorgeous reef!

 

[slayerhellfire]

I have read about all the major and some of the minor LED fixtures until my eyeballs became less moist...and, as I'm sure you've guessed from the title, I have landed on a pair of Kessil A360WE with the A series controller for my little 20 gallon long (supreme overkill!!!) They should arrive within the week.

Overkill, because we will be re-purposing these lights in the next year or two after we move into our permanent house and setup a proper reef. (Where they will most likely be transplanted into a T5HO hybrid fixture).

In any case, my main question is after deciding to spend a great deal of money on these 2 fixtures, goose necks, and a controller...do i really have to spend another $20 on what looks like a standard male-to-male TRS(tip-ring-sleeve) cable? There is no way that this thing is that special, is it?

So, I ask of you other Koolaid drinkers, have you ever taken this cable and toned it out, is it just a standard 3.5mm TRS...because it looks like it!

On a separate note, I intend to start with the acclimation mode, since we are moving from a Current Orbit (not the pro) to these beautiful/powerful things...would you all suggest a good intensity to acclimate to? We are talking about 12" total depth and mixed reef population. Our most light hungry monster is a piece of WWC Grafted Cap sitting about 3-4" below the surface, and I will die (my wife will kill me) if I burn this beautiful piece!

I know the real answer is get a PAR meter, which is likely on the way, but if someone has already resolved this mystery, then I'd rather not re-invent the wheel.

I just took PAR readings from my kessil A360W and was not impressed, under my 40 nuvo the light was great but I had two over a 4 foot tank and was def not enough. Anyway about 8 inches above the water maybe 4 inches from the top I was averaging only 150 PAR at full intensity...yeah was kinda surprised. So I sold mine and went with a photon V2 4 foot fixture from reef breeders, 10 inches off the water about 4 inches down I was almost at 350 PAR!!! and only at 60%.

 

[slayerhellfire]

For years I used kessils but until I put that PAR meter under them I never knew, my 40 nuvo stuff grew like crazy, but It wasn't covering my 4 foot tank, and my tank is only 12 inches deep, was only getting 40-50 PAR on my sand bed. The meter my friend used was a good one the apogee LED one.