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Does it have to mimic or are you looking for PAR values only? BRS Kessil Spotlight
Hope that link gives a good insight, if that is what you are looking for!! Following along
Hope that link gives a good insight, if that is what you are looking for!! Following along
I don’t belive so. Kessil logic. Set color values.
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drtrash
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Looking to draw off radion data for comparison not worried about par, only running kessil ap700 at 52% so sure i have plenty room to increase, also added a pair of t5's. Since kessil logic is a black box, just looking for spectrum comparioson between the AB and logic
Peanut
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I run SPS AB+ on my tank. I have 2 AI Hydra 52 HD+ and 1 Kessil A360 Tuna Blue in the middle. On my Kessil, I run my color channel at 62 for SPS AB+
How I came to it originally may not be logically sound, but I have since found supporting information that I may have the right number anyway. Originally I went on the assumption that 0-50 were the blues, and 51-100 were the red green and white. Since SPS AB+ is defined as 100% on the blues and 24% on red green white, I used 50 for the 100% blues and 12 for the 24% red green white for a total of 62.
Since then I questioned how I came to my number and did some more research. Ideally what I was looking for was a table from Kessil that showed color value and color temp. I could not find that. Kessil should really publish something like that.
I reread the document where SPS AB+ is defined here and while there is no color temperature mentioned on the SPS AB+ page, the next page that defines SPS PHX14 (which is very close in definition to SPS AB+) says it is modeled after a 14k bulb.
I came across another thread here where 1) many members reported testing and getting the most PAR at 60 and 2) one member got a response from Kessil stating “In regards to the color, the tuna blue ranges from 20,000 k to 10,000 k. The lower the color %, the bluer the light and higher color % is the white spectrum. 14,000 k is around 60-70%. Please let us know if you have questions. ”
did he just say "14,000 k is around 60-70%"?!?!?
I'm sticking with my 62
Once you have color, max intensity should be set based on the height of your fixture.
How I came to it originally may not be logically sound, but I have since found supporting information that I may have the right number anyway. Originally I went on the assumption that 0-50 were the blues, and 51-100 were the red green and white. Since SPS AB+ is defined as 100% on the blues and 24% on red green white, I used 50 for the 100% blues and 12 for the 24% red green white for a total of 62.
Since then I questioned how I came to my number and did some more research. Ideally what I was looking for was a table from Kessil that showed color value and color temp. I could not find that. Kessil should really publish something like that.
I reread the document where SPS AB+ is defined here and while there is no color temperature mentioned on the SPS AB+ page, the next page that defines SPS PHX14 (which is very close in definition to SPS AB+) says it is modeled after a 14k bulb.
I came across another thread here where 1) many members reported testing and getting the most PAR at 60 and 2) one member got a response from Kessil stating “In regards to the color, the tuna blue ranges from 20,000 k to 10,000 k. The lower the color %, the bluer the light and higher color % is the white spectrum. 14,000 k is around 60-70%. Please let us know if you have questions. ”
did he just say "14,000 k is around 60-70%"?!?!?
I'm sticking with my 62
Once you have color, max intensity should be set based on the height of your fixture.
