New 360x

[Donovan Pittman]

Thought I would show the spread on a 48” tank which is clearly seen on the wall. These things are amazing. Controller is a bit wonky when trying to run the a80 Fuge light. It keeps lunar on when set for off. Still tinkering....

 

[James M]

Welcome to reef2reef!!
Nice tank and the lights look good

 

[Donovan Pittman]

I’ve been here before too many years ago with an account and password I don’t remember. I’m back after leaving reefing for a long time. From browsing the site for awhile seems to be a very common thing! Sucks you back in.

 

[Donovan Pittman]

Btw that is like 12% intensity. Tank cycled 2 months ago but just got the lights today. Gonna ramp them up real slow.

 

[SPR1968]

Great lights and tank and welcome to R2R as well!!

 

[DSC reef]

Thanks for this. After seeing your tank with just 2 of the new kessils I believe that just set in stone on what's going to light our new reefer 750. That's impressive for just 2.

 

[bckey]

I’ve been here before too many years ago with an account and password I don’t remember. I’m back after leaving reefing for a long time. From browsing the site for awhile seems to be a very common thing! Sucks you back in.

Welcome back! Happened to me this year also. I was out about 10 years. A lot has changed. Everything is a lot more high tech.

 

[WWIII]

Welcome back to reefing and R2R! Those lights are awesome, thanks for the post!

 

[Donovan Pittman]

Love em so far. The controller says it can run the new k-link lights and the older 0-10 volt lights. It can’t. At least not on separate lighting schedules. I can’t run a separate lighting schedule for my h80 over my fuge, it just follows the same schedule as the main lights. So back to a timer which is really dumb. Hopefully something they address with a firmware update.

 

[Donovan Pittman]

Update- Someone at Kessil saw this and they contacted me. After some troubleshooting it was determined that my controller was not recognizing any of the created programs on the 0-10 volt part of the dashboard. So they immediately sent out a new one. Pretty cool.

 

[Tastee]

Kudos to Kessil!

 

[TX_Punisher]

Thanks for this. After seeing your tank with just 2 of the new kessils I believe that just set in stone on what's going to light our new reefer 750. That's impressive for just 2.

How many? 4? Let us know as I have a 750 too

 

[Saluqui]

Here's a response from Kessil...................


There are many individuals, organizations, etc who try to use PAR readings for our lights.

We do not use PAR for measurements/comparison for the following reasons:

(1) PAR does not capture all the wavelengths needed for livestock growth, and coloration. PAR also does not distinguish the effectiveness of wavelengths. Higher PAR values does not necessarily translate to be more efficient. Eg. 50 PAR of green vs 50 PAR of blue. Theoretically, the blue is far more valuable but a PAR meter does not distinguish between the two. Worse still, it has less sensitivity in the blue/UV range.

(2) PAR also does not value wavelength combination. Kessil spent many years before launching any products to fine tune and test spectrum to balance the wavelength combinations. Kessil’s initial theories were based on an established successful practices and the most current biological research, all of which was verified independently. Through years of testing and experience, Kessil has refined lighting formulas that have proven to be effective.

Same as for CRI because it only tells how close it is visually comparing to natural light, but it does not tell us the efficiency of wavelengths and spectrum combinations.

For Kessil lights, they feature Kessil Logic, which maintains a very similar wavelength combination across different colors. This allows users to choose colors they like to see and not worry about balancing the wavelengths. It also maintains maximum output across each color, allowing the highest output possible.

Best,
Lai

510-620-5250

 

[saintsreturn]

Absolutely beautiful!

 

[Hemmdog]

Love em so far. The controller says it can run the new k-link lights and the older 0-10 volt lights. It can’t. At least not on separate lighting schedules. I can’t run a separate lighting schedule for my h80 over my fuge, it just follows the same schedule as the main lights. So back to a timer which is really dumb. Hopefully something they address with a firmware update.

Wait, you can run a h80 off the 360x controller?? How?