New Kessil 360xe
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Just saw them for sale today. Just replaced my 360 with a 2 360x's 4 weeks ago. Arrgghhh... More light - ok, but I have plenty going from 1 360 to 2 360x (I did it to get better light spread - 2 over 36" is much better than 1 in the center). Better dimming - maybe, think that was already in the 360x (with the exception of a light moonlight). Slightly different spectrum choices - that could be good, but is mostly aesthetics. Of all those changes, better dimming might be the most interesting - the 360x at 1% was too bright as a moonlight - good for occasional night time viewing, but I don't think it was good for being on all night. Don't know if it would do it or not.
My Kessils malfunctioned 2 nights ago. I had tried to shut them down a few minutes early so I could acclimate a couple new fish (I have them on a planted freshwater tank). They would not shut down, but actually gave me an interesting very dim red light - kind of a nice moonlight. Only problem is they would not respond to the app after that at all (so they did not come back on the next morning. I had to do a factory reset on the doogle - then they worked fine (I had already tested pulling the doogle and knew the lights were still fine). It would be interesting if I could actually get the app to duplicate that light red glow - since I know they can run at a lower dimming setting now (abet only during a malfunction apparently).
I am not even new to salt water yet. Doing the mandatory 100's of hours of research right now. But that is a long rabbit hole I did not know I was going down till 4 weeks ago when my Kessil 360's power supply died. Will see, perhaps a 360XE will be in the future for the new reef aquarium (and my 360 will remain as a spare for my planted tank).
My Kessils malfunctioned 2 nights ago. I had tried to shut them down a few minutes early so I could acclimate a couple new fish (I have them on a planted freshwater tank). They would not shut down, but actually gave me an interesting very dim red light - kind of a nice moonlight. Only problem is they would not respond to the app after that at all (so they did not come back on the next morning. I had to do a factory reset on the doogle - then they worked fine (I had already tested pulling the doogle and knew the lights were still fine). It would be interesting if I could actually get the app to duplicate that light red glow - since I know they can run at a lower dimming setting now (abet only during a malfunction apparently).
I am not even new to salt water yet. Doing the mandatory 100's of hours of research right now. But that is a long rabbit hole I did not know I was going down till 4 weeks ago when my Kessil 360's power supply died. Will see, perhaps a 360XE will be in the future for the new reef aquarium (and my 360 will remain as a spare for my planted tank).
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The new Kessil 360XE are available now at Aquarium Specialty and I'm about to add them to our website. Hoping to have specs and better details very soon but the pricing is the same as the older model and the older models are on sale while supplies last. here's the link to our Kessil page and I expect to have the 360XE lights listed in a few minute from now...maybe 10 min. - https://www.aquariumspecialty.com/shop-by-brand/kessil.html
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New Kessil A360XE Sees 15% Output Increase | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
Kessil has upgraded its popular A360X LED light fixture with better thermal management, more advanced LED chips, and 15% more light output than the existing A360X. The new A360XE isn’t all new as it…
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Introducing the Kessil A360XE Tuna Blue and Tuna Sun LED Lights
Kessil, a leader in aquarium LED lighting, has once again raised the bar with the release of their new A360XE Tuna Blue and Tuna Sun LED aquarium lights. Building on the success of the A360X series, these new models incorporate several significant improvements that enhance both performance and...
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