Kessil A360X Lighting Schedules Thread

MightyMO · Sep 15, 2020

RaeRae said:
Even if as low as 20%?

Corals need a certain amount of intensity, a single a360x is lighting my 54 gallon corner tank and growing sps.... so a 30 gallon should be no problem for it. I've never recommended longer than a 12 hour photo period honestly. And you do have it mounted pretty close to the waterline at 5 1/2".... If it were me I would make some sacrifices somewhere in the best interest of my critters...

ReefHomieJon · Sep 15, 2020

tsav87 said:
Just wanted to start a thread for fellow A360X owners to post and share their lighting schedules.

Here’s mine.

5:00am Clr=0, Int=1, Vi=0 R=0, G=0

9:00am Clr=10, Int=30, Vi=10 R=5, G=5

12:00pm Clr=30, Int=70, Vi=70 R=15, G=15

2:30pm Clr=50, Int=80, Vi=80 R=15, G=15

5:00pm Clr=30, Int=70, Vi=70 R=15, G=15

7:00pm Clr=0, Int=10, Vi=5 R=0, G=0

8:00pm Clr=0, Int=1, Vi=0 R=0, G=0

10:00pm Clr=0, Int=0, Vi=0 R=0, G=0

13 hrs?? Sheesh lol

MightyMO · Sep 15, 2020

@minus9, can you help out Rae Rae??? Your lighting schedule worked out great for me...

ReefHomieJon · Sep 15, 2020

How does your tank/coral look? I’m curious

MightyMO · Sep 15, 2020

ReefHomieJon said:
13 hrs?? Sheesh lol

5:30am to 10 pm that's 15 1/2 hours... lol

MightyMO · Sep 15, 2020

ReefHomieJon said:
How does your tank/coral look? I’m curious

Running a 10 hour schedule personally and my corals are doing great... lol

ReefHomieJon · Sep 15, 2020

ReefHomieJon said:
How does your tank/coral look? I’m curious

Never mind I just scrolled and found a video lol
I run from like 12pm to 11 I believe..... basically the BRS recommended 20color(blue) 100 violet and 20 red(or whatever the said on the video)
Max Intensity is like 87 because I’m still raising slowly until my acan and Duncan adjust and max intensity runs from like 3-7 with a ramp up and ramp down

ReefHomieJon · Sep 15, 2020

MightyMO said:
Running a 10 hour schedule personally and my corals are doing great... lol

I’m at 11 hrs.... What’s your schedule? I just posted mine on here

ReefHomieJon · Sep 15, 2020

MightyMO said:
5:30am to 10 pm that's 15 1/2 hours... lol

As long as the corals look good tho I guess lol

MightyMO · Sep 15, 2020

ReefHomieJon said:
Never mind I just scrolled and found a video lol
I run from like 12pm to 11 I believe..... basically the BRS recommended 20color(blue) 100 violet and 20 red(or whatever the said on the video)
Max Intensity is like 87 because I’m still raising slowly until my acan and Duncan adjust and max intensity runs from like 3-7 with a ramp up and ramp down

That's not bad at all...

ReefHomieJon said:
I’m at 11 hrs.... What’s your schedule? I just posted mine on here

I'm at 10 hours 8 hrs of ramp up and down and 2 hours of intensity in the middle... following @minus9 schedule from previous in this thread...

ReefHomieJon · Sep 15, 2020

MightyMO said:
That's not bad at all...

I'm at 10 hours 8 hrs of ramp up and down and 2 hours of intensity in the middle... following @minus9 schedule from previous in this thread...

What’s peak intensity?

MightyMO · Sep 15, 2020

ReefHomieJon said:
What’s peak intensity?

Think I'm at 80-90ish...

MightyMO · Sep 15, 2020

MightyMO said:
Think I'm at 80-90ish...

Honestly contemplating adding a 2nd one to decrease shading... I love this kessil a360x... it has been one of the best lights I've owned...

RaeRae · Sep 15, 2020

MightyMO said:
Corals need a certain amount of intensity, a single a360x is lighting my 54 gallon corner tank and growing sps.... so a 30 gallon should be no problem for it. I've never recommended longer than a 12 hour photo period honestly. And you do have it mounted pretty close to the waterline at 5 1/2".... If it were me I would make some sacrifices somewhere in the best interest of my critters...

What is your intensity set at? And for how long are you running your peak at?

MightyMO · Sep 15, 2020

RaeRae said:
What is your intensity set at? And for how long are you running your peak at?

My light is mounted 7 1/2" to the water line. I'm on a 4hr ramp up time 2hr intensity peak between 80 to 90ish percent peak and a 4hr ramp down time...

ReefHomieJon · Sep 15, 2020

MightyMO said:
Honestly contemplating adding a 2nd one to decrease shading... I love this kessil a360x... it has been one of the best lights I've owned...

Me too but I need a t5 hybrid now for shading. I got a 120 that’s 6’ long with only 3 kessils over it.

ReefHomieJon · Sep 15, 2020

MightyMO said:
My light is mounted 7 1/2" to the water line. I'm on a 4hr ramp up time 2hr intensity peak between 80 to 90ish percent peak and a 4hr ramp down time...

I’m 8” up(that’s what she said?)

minus9 · Sep 15, 2020

RaeRae said:
Can I ask for a little help. Purchased a single A360x and put it over my 30 gallon. Light is 5 1/2 inches from the water. I know it's close but stops light from spilling out onto the walls. Sand bed is 18 inches from the light. Ramping up to 60% for three hours then ramping back down. Now my light schedule is running long from 5:30 in the morning until 10:00 at night. But it doesn't ramp up and hold any kind of hard light . It's just so I can see my tank before I go to work and after I get home from work around 6:00 or 7:00. By that time I'm only at around 15 to 25%. Seems like my frogspawn and mushrooms are getting burnt at 60%. Could that be true? I have just today bump them down to 40% and see what kind of reaction I get from my actos spawn and zoanthids. Just seems that 40% is awfully low.

Pick a 12hr window that suits your needs and set your schedule. If you're just starting out, then ramp up for 3hrs, gold peak for 6hrs, then back down. If this seems like a lot 0-10v then use acclimation mode and run it for a couple weeks until you hit the right intensity. Peak a color % that you like and use that during your peak period, then ramp down to 0% color following your intensity. Observe your corals, they'll tell you if there's anything going on, too much or too little.