kessil 160 vs 360

johnfallon135 · 02/27/2017, 05:39 PM

since turning the 360 up too high can burn corals so everyone leaves it at like roughly 50% wouldn't just getting a 160 and leaving it at full blast be the same thing?

mcgyvr · 02/27/2017, 05:56 PM

Roughly yes..

ca1ore · 02/27/2017, 07:02 PM

I run my 360 at 90% .....

johnfallon135 · 02/28/2017, 06:46 PM

how about the whites? that can't be at 90% lol

ca1ore · 02/28/2017, 10:20 PM

I run them off my Apex, 60 for color and 90 for intensity. You don't set the 'whites' in the same way as with other LED lights. Color at 60 is probably 17K, give or take. BUT, my tank is 30" tall so I need to run them high to get adequate punch to the sand.

ReefCowboy · 03/01/2017, 03:43 AM

Is the blue color (whites all down)of the A160's the same as the A360's? It sounds like a stupid question, but Ive owned the A160's and saw the A360 yesterday and it seemed a different blue.

The AP700's blue is visually different from the A160's as a friend had the last ones supplementing the corners of his tank, ran by an AP700 and we could tell the corners had different color.

ca1ore · 03/01/2017, 08:01 AM

I 'think' the 360 and 160 are different at the 100% blue end. Not significantly different, but the 160 does seem bluer to me. I've not seen the AP700.

2dawghouse · 03/01/2017, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ReefCowboy

Is the blue color (whites all down)of the A160's the same as the A360's? It sounds like a stupid question, but Ive owned the A160's and saw the A360 yesterday and it seemed a different blue.

The AP700's blue is visually different from the A160's as a friend had the last ones supplementing the corners of his tank, ran by an AP700 and we could tell the corners had different color.

On my tank with total lighting I have 3x250w radiums, 2X80w t5s, 2X160we and 2X360we (controlled by the kessil controller).

The 160 and 360 are identical in color all the way to 75% (I don't go above 75% intensity so I couldn't tell you after that). But at about 60% (color) the kessils are whiter in color than my radiums so I would say at 60% they are close to 16-17K. At 40-45% (color) they are very close in color to my radiums.

ca1ore · 03/01/2017, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ca1ore

I 'think' the 360 and 160 are different at the 100% blue end. Not significantly different, but the 160 does seem bluer to me. I've not seen the AP700.

Actually, I went and looked. They are the same - the reason the 160 'looks' bluer is because it has a blue ring around the lens.

02/27/2017, 05:39 PM	#1
johnfallon135 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 442	kessil 160 vs 360 since turning the 360 up too high can burn corals so everyone leaves it at like roughly 50% wouldn't just getting a 160 and leaving it at full blast be the same thing?

02/27/2017, 05:56 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Roughly yes.. __________________ Who me?

02/27/2017, 07:02 PM	#3
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	I run my 360 at 90% ..... __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

02/28/2017, 10:20 PM	#5
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	I run them off my Apex, 60 for color and 90 for intensity. You don't set the 'whites' in the same way as with other LED lights. Color at 60 is probably 17K, give or take. BUT, my tank is 30" tall so I need to run them high to get adequate punch to the sand. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

03/01/2017, 03:43 AM	#6
ReefCowboy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,742	Is the blue color (whites all down)of the A160's the same as the A360's? It sounds like a stupid question, but Ive owned the A160's and saw the A360 yesterday and it seemed a different blue. The AP700's blue is visually different from the A160's as a friend had the last ones supplementing the corners of his tank, ran by an AP700 and we could tell the corners had different color. __________________ Rimless 150 Gal Sps System: Giesemann Spectra/New Apex/2x MP40qd's+ 2x Gyre XF250's/Cor20/Custom Stand, Sump and Algae Scrubber/2x DOS dosing/Skimz Octa 205i Skimmer

02/28/2017, 06:46 PM	#4
johnfallon135 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 442	how about the whites? that can't be at 90% lol

03/01/2017, 08:01 AM	#7
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	I 'think' the 360 and 160 are different at the 100% blue end. Not significantly different, but the 160 does seem bluer to me. I've not seen the AP700. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs