Any of you SPS guru have Orphek Atlantik V4
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plyle02
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Hi MSHUR.
Search out Gary Wilkinson cube tank from UK, uses Atlantik panels with massive success. If you use facebook, you can search him there. He used to like me, help to represent AF brand, he is still on the user page for AF, but not sure if he still is a mod. Anyway, he posted me photos there, his tank is outstanding.
Search out Gary Wilkinson cube tank from UK, uses Atlantik panels with massive success. If you use facebook, you can search him there. He used to like me, help to represent AF brand, he is still on the user page for AF, but not sure if he still is a mod. Anyway, he posted me photos there, his tank is outstanding.
duraace9sp
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I just setup my V4 today......so to say they are better than my T5s they replaced is a bit early. That noted, I'm quite impressed with the Orphek v4. I am in fact ordering two more to replace the lighting in my other LED based system.......
Really meets or exceeds expectations.
Really meets or exceeds expectations.
jackson6745
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plyle02
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I am inquiring on the V4 Compact, so close to pulling the trigger, I think this would be insane over my footprint, and would allow for sps coloration and growth. I do not want to run other lights, one single source light, led preferred at this point due to heat transfer and electricity. Hey Matt, how did you like the GHL Mitras? I have also been looking over the LX7, I think 
Cheers man!
Cheers man!
reefmutt
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Hey Perry, I found the user interface very cumbersome and simply a pita.. but I’m sure it’s waaaay better now. Back when I had them, there was no WiFi connection.. had to connect to a laptop..
As for the lights- fantastic and the newer generations are even better. I have three still hanging over a reef and they have literally not been touched in years. They must be almost 8 years old now..
No longer over an sps tank- mostly softies but they work great. No moving parts and they are marathon runners.
I’m sure the newer ones have new leds.. not sure.
As for the lights- fantastic and the newer generations are even better. I have three still hanging over a reef and they have literally not been touched in years. They must be almost 8 years old now..
No longer over an sps tank- mostly softies but they work great. No moving parts and they are marathon runners.
I’m sure the newer ones have new leds.. not sure.
reefmutt
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I’d be skeptical as well..
I’ve always been a proponent of multiple sources of light to avoid shading..
My tank is only 4 1/2 feet long and I had 3 panels. That was good coverage.
I had them hanging perpendicular to the length of the tank..
I would probably go with 5 on a 6 foot tank..
wouldn’t have to drive them as hard and less shadowing..
I’ve always been a proponent of multiple sources of light to avoid shading..
My tank is only 4 1/2 feet long and I had 3 panels. That was good coverage.
I had them hanging perpendicular to the length of the tank..
I would probably go with 5 on a 6 foot tank..
wouldn’t have to drive them as hard and less shadowing..
reefmutt
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Ya.. tough question.. considering you probably won’t have corals in the first 6-8 inches of the tank at the front, technically, you’re only covering 30ish inches with a 20 inch light.. and if the corals are shaded on their backside, where you never see them, it’s not so bad..
reefmutt
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Here’s an old pic..
I have a pair of monster L brackets that are attached to the wall and I hung the above contraption from it..
the contraption is just a pair of aluminum angle pieces with squares of plywood (not shown) screwed to the aluminum..
Hold on.. here’s a pic with the wood in place.. and the mh- this is a waaay old version back from 2014..
You can see the plywood on ends and in middle
.. man I love photobucket for ease of use..
I have a pair of monster L brackets that are attached to the wall and I hung the above contraption from it..
the contraption is just a pair of aluminum angle pieces with squares of plywood (not shown) screwed to the aluminum..
Hold on.. here’s a pic with the wood in place.. and the mh- this is a waaay old version back from 2014..
You can see the plywood on ends and in middle
.. man I love photobucket for ease of use..
