Kessil A360X Lighting Schedules Thread

[paintman]

Sorry here's s pic of my lighting

 

[Aub_C]

Your schedule is fine for duration, but you may want to back down the intensity a little. No mention of color, what % are you running? How are your corals looking? They will tell you if they are happy or not, but 700+ par can scorch quite a lot if you're not careful. Post a pic of your corals and setup.

@minus9 I knew i forgot something, updated below.

I believe that I'm running a variation of your program since I named it Minus9 (thanks) in my kessil app. I was running 80% but i turned up the intensity so see if there was a change in growth. I had a monti a cap I had to move, other than that everything looks good. I have a lot of open space across the top for a 10 pack of acros that will be coming this weekend.

Thanks!

Time Intensity Violet Red Green Color
08:00 4 0 0 0 13
10:00 85 100 0 0 25
14:00 100 100 0 0 25
17:00 85 100 0 0 20
20:00 0 0 0 0 0

T5's come on 10:00 and go off at 17:00.

 

[Schmitty]

Here’s my tank running the Kessil A360X’s since launch.

It grows coral

The tank is 36 x 24 x 18 tall.

What are your settings? I just hooked mine up. So excited

 

[TreyC2010]

Can anyone recommend either of these two schedules? One has a distinctive peak while the other holds the intensity. The tank will be mostly lps but have a couple sps and softies. The tank is 48”l x 30”w x 24”d. The lights are approximately 12” from the edges and 8-9” from the top of the water. It’s an aquatic life hybrid setup.

 

[minus9]

Can anyone recommend either of these two schedules? One has a distinctive peak while the other holds the intensity. The tank will be mostly lps but have a couple sps and softies. The tank is 48”l x 30”w x 24”d. The lights are approximately 12” from the edges and 8-9” from the top of the water. It’s an aquatic life hybrid setup.

I would have a peak duration of at least 6hrs. Intensity is based on corals needs.

 

[Clueless_Reefer]

Hi everyone, just wanted to chime in here and get any feedback people would like to offer. I spoke to Kessil and they mentioned the schedule was pretty good.
Below you'll see I have my Dusk to Dawn for my 6 foot tank zone and then the same for my 3 foot lagoon which is growing mangroves - Kessil suggested I boost the green settings slightly.

 

[reaper93]

Yes it will

Just bringing this back up.... I am trying to program my kessils to have a 2 hour ramp up/down and a 4 hour peak. However, when I add those 4 points the spectral controller it shows a very sharp slope towards the end of the first point (very short ramp up time), not over the course of the entire 2 hours while the ramp down shows that it will slowly ramp down over those two hours. Any ideas on why this is or is it just a visual bug? What am I missing

 

[minus9]

Just bringing this back up.... I am trying to program my kessils to have a 2 hour ramp up/down and a 4 hour peak. However, when I add those 4 points the spectral controller it shows a very sharp slope towards the end of the first point (very short ramp up time), not over the course of the entire 2 hours while the ramp down shows that it will slowly ramp down over those two hours. Any ideas on why this is or is it just a visual bug? What am I missing

Depends, is the color following the intensity ramp? Also, what corals are you keeping with just 4hrs peak? I find that most corals need 6-8hrs of good lighting, intensity matching the corals needs of course.

 

[reaper93]

Depends, is the color following the intensity ramp? Also, what corals are you keeping with just 4hrs peak? I find that most corals need 6-8hrs of good lighting, intensity matching the corals needs of course.

I have intensity at 60 peak. Uv 100. I also have a t5 hybrid setup

 

[RBarth]

Have you measured PAR once your T5 kicks on? You might be surprised how much light your laying down. Sometimes a longer duration at lower intensity is better.

 

[reaper93]

Have you measured PAR once your T5 kicks on? You might be surprised how much light your laying down. Sometimes a longer duration at lower intensity is better.

I have not. I haven't even turned on the lights for over a day yet (new tank). I just want to figure out this kessil schedule first...

 

[RBarth]

Ahhhh, gotcha! So a few things to consider, get the wifi dongle and ditch the spectral controller. I found the kessil app very good and it does everything you need. Hated the controller. 'RENT' a par meter from BRS. I have a hybrid setup as well and I had to run my kessil pretty low because of the T5...until I came up with an interesting schedule that has worked very well allowing me to maximize my kessil.

 

[reaper93]

Ahhhh, gotcha! So a few things to consider, get the wifi dongle and ditch the spectral controller. I found the kessil app very good and it does everything you need. Hated the controller. 'RENT' a par meter from BRS. I have a hybrid setup as well and I had to run my kessil pretty low because of the T5...until I came up with an interesting schedule that has worked very well allowing me to maximize my kessil.

Can I see your schedule? Really, the apps that much better? I'm just scared of spotty wifi especially considering the tanks in a school

 

[RBarth]

Once u have it set up on the app it's gonna run regardless of wifi signal. To me the app is that much better. The logic behind my schedule is this. My tank is Euphyllia dominate. I'm gonna try and explain this the best I can lol. I want my peak par to be 170. The T5 I have is dimmable but I don't use that feature because I don't want controllers ie apex etc. The problem I had was not being able to have a nice gradual ramp up to 170 because the T5 added too much so light. U have to take into consideration the total par of ur kessil and t5 and how u ramp that. For example, to get the 170 I want with the t5 I had to run my kessil at 30%. So i was doing a schedule like the one u posted ramping the kessil to 30% then BAM, the t5. Sooooo....what I decided to do was find the % that kessil would hit 170, in my case that was 75%, then I would take the kessil back down during t5 time to maintain that 170 and once the t5 goes off turn the kessil back up to 75% and ramp back down. Sounds complicated but dang my corals love it.

 

[RBarth]

This is what I was doing with the t5 being on during peak time but I didn't get to take advantage of my kessil spectrum AND I didn't like the par jump once the t5 kicked on.

 

[reaper93]

Once u have it set up on the app it's gonna run regardless of wifi signal. To me the app is that much better. The logic behind my schedule is this. My tank is Euphyllia dominate. I'm gonna try and explain this the best I can lol. I want my peak par to be 170. The T5 I have is dimmable but I don't use that feature because I don't want controllers ie apex etc. The problem I had was not being able to have a nice gradual ramp up to 170 because the T5 added too much so light. U have to take into consideration the total par of ur kessil and t5 and how u ramp that. For example, to get the 170 I want with the t5 I had to run my kessil at 30%. So i was doing a schedule like the one u posted ramping the kessil to 30% then BAM, the t5. Sooooo....what I decided to do was find the % that kessil would hit 170, in my case that was 75%, then I would take the kessil back down during t5 time to maintain that 170 and once the t5 goes off turn the kessil back up to 75% and ramp back down. Sounds complicated but dang my corals love it.

I actually understand that. What size/dimensions are the tank? Also what T5 bulbs are you running? Still stumped on the ramp up/down of the controller

 

[RBarth]

I have an IM 40. 24 L x 19 H x 20 W. I use ATI Blue plus BUT I only run 2 bulbs and unhooked the 2 bulbs on the end. It could just be a glitch that ur seeing on the controller and the ramping times could b right in reality. The thing about lighting IMO (and this is solely based on the type of corals u want/have) is that reefers get wrapped up in how much power/par these lights put out when in reality corals don't need to b beat to hell with light! Again, this is just my opinion. Give them some good quality light and let them figure it out. My torches HATED 200+ par but yet the vendors that I got them from kept them at 300! Sooooo many other factors involved though.

 

[minus9]

When I ran T5’s with my Kessil’s I used 3 blue+ and one coral (or purple)+ with great results. I only ran the T5’s during peak hours, so 6hrs, the Kessil’s ramped up/down for 3hrs. I would get a year and a half out of the bulbs before changing them. I also changed two bulbs (one on each channel) then waited a week or two, then changed the other two.

 

[RBarth]

Do whatever Minus9 says lol. He KNOWS lighting. Got the best results once I starting using the spectrum he recommended!

 

[RBarth]

When I ran T5’s with my Kessil’s I used 3 blue+ and one coral (or purple)+ with great results. I only ran the T5’s during peak hours, so 6hrs, the Kessil’s ramped up/down for 3hrs. I would get a year and a half out of the bulbs before changing them. I also changed two bulbs (one on each channel) then waited a week or two, then changed the other two.

Did u adjust for t5 par with the kessils or just let it rip?

When I ran T5’s with my Kessil’s I used 3 blue+ and one coral (or purple)+ with great results. I only ran the T5’s during peak hours, so 6hrs, the Kessil’s ramped up/down for 3hrs. I would get a year and a half out of the bulbs before changing them. I also changed two bulbs (one on each channel) then waited a week or two, then changed the other two.

When I ran T5’s with my Kessil’s I used 3 blue+ and one coral (or purple)+ with great results. I only ran the T5’s during peak hours, so 6hrs, the Kessil’s ramped up/down for 3hrs. I would get a year and a half out of the bulbs before changing them. I also changed two bulbs (one on each channel) then waited a week or two, then changed the other two.

Did u adjust ur Kessil’s to accommodate the increased par the t5s put out?