Kessil A360W and Apex

travisr100 · 08/02/2013, 09:22 AM

I'm setting up a new tank and purchased 2 A360W's and an Apex. I really like the aesthetics of the light. I also purchased the goose neck mounting arms which work really well and are very well made.

What I don't like is that the dimming range seems very limited. They can't be dimmed very low. At it's lowest setting it's still very bright. I was hoping to be able to dim down to almost moon light levels.

This is also an issue to be aware of when programming with the Apex. I set a ramp profile to vary the intensity between 0 and 100% over the course of 4 hours. It has to be 30 minutes into the ramp before the light even comes on. So if I extrapolate that, at 30 minutes in I'm at about 12.5%. Going to try setting the ramp to start at 13% and see if the light comes on at the proper time.

travisr100 · 08/02/2013, 09:32 AM

Also, because low dimming shuts the light off no need to use an energy bar outlet to turn them on and off.

08/02/2013, 09:22 AM	#1
travisr100 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 110	Kessil A360W and Apex I'm setting up a new tank and purchased 2 A360W's and an Apex. I really like the aesthetics of the light. I also purchased the goose neck mounting arms which work really well and are very well made. What I don't like is that the dimming range seems very limited. They can't be dimmed very low. At it's lowest setting it's still very bright. I was hoping to be able to dim down to almost moon light levels. This is also an issue to be aware of when programming with the Apex. I set a ramp profile to vary the intensity between 0 and 100% over the course of 4 hours. It has to be 30 minutes into the ramp before the light even comes on. So if I extrapolate that, at 30 minutes in I'm at about 12.5%. Going to try setting the ramp to start at 13% and see if the light comes on at the proper time.

08/02/2013, 09:32 AM	#2
travisr100 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 110	Also, because low dimming shuts the light off no need to use an energy bar outlet to turn them on and off.