Kessil 360X Testing

[madweazl]

no offense to you intended but that is sort of the point.. "beliefs"...just like mine.. ;)



That's expected w/ every led anywhere...;)

This is the "old" a350 as dissected ..

I'll collect some relevant data but you need to stop posting the 350 data; it was old six years ago. It wasnt applicable to the 360WE and it isnt applicable to the 360x.

 

[madweazl]

I hope to see all the good and bad; I don't care what it should do, only what it does do.

 

[oreo54]

When dealing with lighting sources designed for reef aquaria, I tend to think intensity is more important than spectral quality (as long as a *reasonable* light source is used.)

Color is "mostly" for "look" or "like"...

I'll collect some relevant data but you need to stop posting the 350 data; it was old six years ago. It wasnt applicable to the 360WE and it isnt applicable to the 360x.

Not until I hear it from Kessil..I do not accept your images..sorry, we need to agree to disagree here..
BTW you really have no right to tell me what, and what not to post..A bit pretentious of you wouldn't you agree..

I'll still argue that, no matter how "changed" it is .. it's still a simple 2 channel unit..
THE now "old" 360

Apparently finally (after how many years did other companies have "multi" channel contol? Well except the Chinese bb's ) they innovated. Granted they have the 700, which is never really talked about much and FINALLY have moonlight.. no more DIY rings (personally not "my" fav feature anyways..)

On the up side.. good to see Kessil play catch up... ;)
Prob sound crankier than I mean to be but hey.. still a free country.

Personally see more positives in the "X" version than in the past ones..just an opinion.

Kessil A360X: The long awaited A360 replacement

https://aquanerd.com/2018/09/kessil-a360x-the-long-awaited-a360-replacement.html

Guess I'm not the only one..

 

[Dana Riddle]

FWIW:

 

[Ian M]

Lots of good info in this thread as I am a huge Kessil fan. Has anyone completed the same measurements with two lights at 12", 18" and 24" apart? For those that have tanks needing more then one light, would be nice to see the spread/mixture and par of light.

 

[Dana Riddle]

Lots of good info in this thread as I am a huge Kessil fan. Has anyone completed the same measurements with two lights at 12", 18" and 24" apart? For those that have tanks needing more then one light, would be nice to see the spread/mixture and par of light.

I haven't done such testing as, since I was retired, rely on either loaner units or donations. Maybe someday.

 

[User1]

When dealing with lighting sources designed for reef aquaria, I tend to think intensity is more important than spectral quality (as long as a *reasonable* light source is used.)

Thanks. I sort of feel like a stalker. I was searching for some low light corals (actual corals that I'd like to add to my tank in lower lighted, shaded areas, when I came across a article you published back in 2004 (https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/3/aafeature1). I enjoyed reading it. In fact, I was diving a wreck 4 or 5 years back in Hawaii, a F4U Corsair, and it was about 114 - 119' feet down. It had a rather large brain coral of some type mixed in with some other stone type corals (and a moray eel). I was really impressed at the corals size and health not to mentioned surprised it was there.

I wanted to ask a question on intensity if possible. By intensity do you mean the power at which the LED is running at (say 80%, 100%, etc)? Thanks again. I really enjoyed the how much light article although I guess it is old news to many.

 

[shred5]

Thanks for doing this Dana..

 

[Dana Riddle]

Thanks. I sort of feel like a stalker. I was searching for some low light corals (actual corals that I'd like to add to my tank in lower lighted, shaded areas, when I came across a article you published back in 2004 (https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/3/aafeature1). I enjoyed reading it. In fact, I was diving a wreck 4 or 5 years back in Hawaii, a F4U Corsair, and it was about 114 - 119' feet down. It had a rather large brain coral of some type mixed in with some other stone type corals (and a moray eel). I was really impressed at the corals size and health not to mentioned surprised it was there.

I wanted to ask a question on intensity if possible. By intensity do you mean the power at which the LED is running at (say 80%, 100%, etc)? Thanks again. I really enjoyed the how much light article although I guess it is old news to many.

Yes, the Intensity knob was adjusted to minimum to maximum. Sorry I missed diving on the Corsair - that would have been super cool. Off the Kona coast the depths you mention are about the maximum depths I personally saw corals. Definitely no large outcroppings at 140 feet.

 

[Dana Riddle]

Thanks for doing this Dana..

Thanks Dave. Sometimes I'm all fired up to do this sort of testing, but lately I'm not. It takes a lot of discipline to do it anyway. So guess where I've been all day - down in the lab. ;Bored

 

[User1]

Yes, the Intensity knob was adjusted to minimum to maximum. Sorry I missed diving on the Corsair - that would have been super cool. Off the Kona coast the depths you mention are about the maximum depths I personally saw corals. Definitely no large outcroppings at 140 feet.

Cool, and thanks again. Here are a couple not very good photo's as we came up upon her. I believe it was a training accident, pilot error, fuel. It really is in the middle of nowhere from what I remember but is one of the wrecks you can do first thing in the morning if the weather is good. I had to go through my old dive logs because I wasn't sure of the depth. It was 114 feet but you can see some of the hard corals on the fuselage.

There was a mother of all moray's in there when we came up. It startled me so I didn't get a photo. I'll have to check with my daughter or brother in law. One of them did has it moved between the cockpit and rear of the plane.

Edit: Apologies. I got us off topic due to my reading of that other article. Sorry.

 

[Dana Riddle]

Cool, and thanks again. Here are a couple not very good photo's as we came up upon her. I believe it was a training accident, pilot error, fuel. It really is in the middle of nowhere from what I remember but is one of the wrecks you can do first thing in the morning if the weather is good. I had to go through my old dive logs because I wasn't sure of the depth. It was 114 feet but you can see some of the hard corals on the fuselage.

There was a mother of all moray's in there when we came up. It startled me so I didn't get a photo. I'll have to check with my daughter or brother in law. One of them did has it moved between the cockpit and rear of the plane.

Edit: Apologies. I got us off topic due to my reading of that other article. Sorry.

Kinda hard to tell - some colonies look like Pocillopora meandrina/P. eydouxi. Really cool. P-38s are my favorite WWII aircraft, but F4Us are way up there.

 

[Helfish]

Yes!

Thank you again Dana, for your extensive and hard work!

Your Kessil AP700 review in the Advanced Aquarist had interesting result on the power consumption as well. Kessil is advertising the maximum power consumption be higher, than it actually is. Personally, I do not think this is a good way to do things and is misleading. I realize, that they market it maximum 185w, however according to the research, it does not achieve that even closely.

I have been interested in Kessil lights for a long time, yet these results does not generate trust in me for the brand.

 

[Dana Riddle]

Thank you again Dana, for your extensive and hard work!

Your Kessil AP700 review in the Advanced Aquarist had interesting result on the power consumption as well. Kessil is advertising the maximum power consumption be higher, than it actually is. Personally, I do not think this is a good way to do things and is misleading. I realize, that they market it maximum 185w, however according to the research, it does not achieve that even closely.

I have been interested in Kessil lights for a long time, yet these results does not generate trust in me for the brand.

Bear in mind that there are multiple spectral settings for the AP700 and I did not test them all. With that said, the P3 International Kill-A-Watt meter I used during testing reported 161 watts at the 'bluest' and 'maximum intensity' settings.

 

[Helfish]

Bear in mind that there are multiple spectral settings for the AP700 and I did not test them all. With that said, the P3 International Kill-A-Watt meter I used during testing reported 161 watts at the 'bluest' and 'maximum intensity' settings.

Thanks for clarifying. So the Kessil AP700 could draw closer to the advertised 185 watts of power in the 50/50 setting. The kessil 360X has about 14% power usage increase from whitest to 50/50, so if the same applies to the kessil AP700, 50/50 setting would increase the power usage as well.

 

[Dana Riddle]

It is generally my contention that there are no poor options for aquarium lighting (within reason of course!) but there are poor applications. I present data and let the individual decide if the light is proper for their particular situation.

 

[madweazl]

Thank you again Dana, for your extensive and hard work!

Your Kessil AP700 review in the Advanced Aquarist had interesting result on the power consumption as well. Kessil is advertising the maximum power consumption be higher, than it actually is. Personally, I do not think this is a good way to do things and is misleading. I realize, that they market it maximum 185w, however according to the research, it does not achieve that even closely.

I have been interested in Kessil lights for a long time, yet these results does not generate trust in me for the brand.

I dont believe Dana tested this but if all channels were run at 100% (ie. color, intensity, violet, green, and red), power consumption would likely increase. I can test this on a Kil-A-Watt meter next week some time if Dana doesn't already have the data.

 

[Dana Riddle]

I dont believe Dana tested this but if all channels were run at 100% (ie. color, intensity, violet, green, and red), power consumption would likely increase. I can test this on a Kil-A-Watt meter next week some time if Dana doesn't already have the data.

@madweazl I've posted all data I have. Could you flesh out my measurements? Would be interesting to see how the two Kill-A-Watt meters compare. Thanks!

 

[Dana Riddle]

Dana,

Just finishing up my tank build and trying to decide on which lights to go with this time around. My Hydra 52s have served me well but it is time for something new. What are your thoughts on these PAR measurements?

My tank is 28” deep. I really wanna try these lights but I just don’t think that’s enough power for SPS and a 28 inch deep tank. I think even if a put one every 12 to 15 inches they would be hard-pressed to have 100 par on the Sand and 300 par at 12” deep.

Is there something that I missing here? Is it a PUR vs PAR thing? How does one grow SPS 18 inches down with these things? 150 PAR just does not seem like enough. You would think with Kessil being as reputable as they are would make a light that could grow SPS at 18 inches of water depth. Love the color they produce and would love to give them a try. Please share your thoughts. Thanks in advance.

Sorry for the late reply - your message was lost in the shuffle. I just looked at a tank using Hydras Monday. I didn't record the numbers but the owner did. @declanisadog can you share those numbers?

 

[oreo54]

Thanks for clarifying. So the Kessil AP700 could draw closer to the advertised 185 watts of power in the 50/50 setting. The kessil 360X has about 14% power usage increase from whitest to 50/50, so if the same applies to the kessil AP700, 50/50 setting would increase the power usage as well.

Image states that was what was found to be "maximum".. so there is that.
IF that is accurate....???

Inferring things "cross platform" has its perils...

Yea it is possible...