Kessil Lights - Programs

cccharliecc · Mar 14, 2018

I am running three of these.
I can mount them any distance from the water...I haven’t installed them yet.

madweazl · Mar 14, 2018

Are you running them at 100% intensity on both channels as indicated in the pics? Whatever you do have the RBs/BBs at, the Kessils will need to be at least the same intensity if the corals you listed earlier are doing well.

cccharliecc · Mar 14, 2018

They were at 100% originally, but since I’ve had corals I dropped them to 65%...or even a little less

cccharliecc · Mar 15, 2018

Maybe a dumb question, but is there a night setting on the Kessils? Or is that when you lower the color at night?

Crabs McJones · Mar 15, 2018

cccharliecc said:
Maybe a dumb question, but is there a night setting on the Kessils? Or is that when you lower the color at night?

There is a lunar cycle option on the ap700 but the 360s are not capable of it. I've never used it.

cccharliecc · Mar 15, 2018

So how do you get that nighttime look with the 360’s? We like to tone it down in the family room at night

cccharliecc · Mar 15, 2018

If you lower the color setting does that make it more blue? If so that would kinda be like the look we’re looking for at night.

cccharliecc · Mar 15, 2018

If you lower the color setting does that make it more blue? If so that would kinda be like the look we’re looking for at night.

madweazl · Mar 15, 2018

0% color gets very blue but the intensity is too high to be used all night.

Crabs McJones · Mar 15, 2018

cccharliecc said:
So how do you get that nighttime look with the 360’s? We like to tone it down in the family room at night

cccharliecc said:
If you lower the color setting does that make it more blue? If so that would kinda be like the look we’re looking for at night.

madweazl said:
0% color gets very blue but the intensity is too high to be used all night.

Correct the a 360 turned all the way down to 0 will be the bluest however they're not able of dimming down any further past 13% intensity I believe

cccharliecc · Mar 15, 2018

Ok...I’m not looking to run them all night. I just like some blue for an hour or so before we all go to bed. Then at night I like them completely off.

Crabs McJones · Mar 15, 2018

cccharliecc said:
Ok...I’m not looking to run them all night. I just like some blue for an hour or so before we all go to bed. Then at night I like them completely off.

Run them at 0% color and 13% intensity. That's as close as you'll get without having to add in other leds to dim down further

cccharliecc · Mar 15, 2018

Ok. Sounds good.
So can I start the day for an hour and end the day for an hour like that?
Do you see any problems with doing something like that?

Xavierwally · Mar 15, 2018

Hi, maybe this link to BRS on a360 could help you.

Crabs McJones · Mar 15, 2018

cccharliecc said:
Ok. Sounds good.
So can I start the day for an hour and end the day for an hour like that?
Do you see any problems with doing something like that?

Nope. No problems whatsoever

cccharliecc · Mar 15, 2018

Awesome video

madweazl · Mar 16, 2018

crabs_mcjones said:
Run them at 0% color and 13% intensity. That's as close as you'll get without having to add in other leds to dim down further

The shut off intensity varies by controller as it is a byproduct of the voltage supplied on the 0-10v output of the controller. They (the controllers) will hit that threshold at various voltages.

cccharliecc said:
Ok. Sounds good.
So can I start the day for an hour and end the day for an hour like that?
Do you see any problems with doing something like that?

I do something similar for two hours at startup and shut down each day.

cccharliecc · Mar 16, 2018

Cool....so I am going to be hooking them up to my Apex today.

Bebow · Mar 16, 2018

I found that switching the outlet on with the intensity at 14% works best. I run 3 A360’s over my 6’ 180. Any thing lower than 14%, they some might not come on. I like to stagger the on times too, first light in daisy chain turns on then 10 minutes later 2nd then another 10 the last in chain turns on. Gives the fish a soft wake up. I also have to use separate moonlights for night.

cccharliecc · Mar 17, 2018

Bebow said:
I found that switching the outlet on with the intensity at 14% works best. I run 3 A360’s over my 6’ 180. Any thing lower than 14%, they some might not come on. I like to stagger the on times too, first light in daisy chain turns on then 10 minutes later 2nd then another 10 the last in chain turns on. Gives the fish a soft wake up. I also have to use separate moonlights for night.

So are you happy with 3 over your 180? How is the coverage?
Do you have all 3 lights plugged into separate outlets on your Apex and control the on times that way?