The new Kessil A360XE

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Heard the fans are quite loud on the 360x the XEs could be louder? if that would bother you, probably not too much of an issue if on low.

Can’t hear my A160s.
 

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Heard the fans are quite loud on the 360x the XEs could be louder? if that would bother you, probably not too much of an issue if on low.

Can’t hear my A160s.

I've never head the fan(s) on any of my a360x's. Of course one should pay attention to regularly scheduled cleaning which includes a gentle air blowing through the light to remove dust and dander or in my case German Shepherd dog hair...
 

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I think they would be fine. . . MAYBE a little overkill depending on what you want to grow, but I still say go for it! I have two A160's on my 29gallon and want MORE POWER!!!

That said, my tank is a bit deeper and pretty full of SPS. . . you may be able to go a bit smaller/cheaper and still get what you are after. . . depending on what you are after!
 

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I was surprised to hear they were noisy to be fair as i said I can’t hear the 160s…was from an experienced YT channel, maybe they had a duff pair.
 

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What are you planning to keep is the question. I have 2 360x with the 55 reflectors and the reef Brite add on. Hovering 10" off water on a 2x2x2. No fan noise and 1 didn't cut it. Also the 360 has burn out issues when ran past 60% from a lot of reviews but maybe fixed now so 2 at 50% vs 1 at 100% is better imo.
 

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What are you planning to keep is the question. I have 2 360x with the 55 reflectors and the reef Brite add on. Hovering 10" off water on a 2x2x2. No fan noise and 1 didn't cut it. Also the 360 has burn out issues when ran past 60% from a lot of reviews but maybe fixed now so 2 at 50% vs 1 at 100% is better imo.
Hey I don't want to hijack this thread, but I'm setting up at 60 cube (2x2x2) also with two a360x's and wanted to see if I could PM you and pick your brain about your settings.
 

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Does anyone have any real world experience with the new Kessil lights that came out a few weeks ago? It seems like Kessil gets shunned when it come to reef tank lighting.
 
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Did someone pull a fast one on me? I just took a picture of the two that I purchased and they have logo on the lights “A360X” not “A360XE”, I quickly checked box and they have labels that say A360XE.

These two are of the lights I got recently.

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Here is the box that they came in.

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This is picture from Bulk Reef Supply webpage.

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Did someone pull a fast one on me? I just took a picture of the two that I purchased and they have logo on the lights “A360X” not “A360XE”, I quickly checked box and they have labels that say A360XE.

These two are of the lights I got recently.

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VvrX2V.jpg


Here is the box that they came in.

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This is picture from Bulk Reef Supply webpage.

3EPCpM.jpg

Mine also says 360X, but has 360XE on the box. So it's either supposed to be like that or we both got duped.. hah
 

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I would call them. It’s hard to see in this pic but looks like an “E” next to the x.

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Wow I hope they didn’t put the wrong light in the box. If so I’m sure they will make it right. Does the serial number on the light match the serial number on the box if present?
 
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