ATI Powermodule Hybrid Club

[Keith@ ATI NA]

Hey Keith,

I two 48" PM Hybrid which I bought in 2013-2014. My controller doesn't keep the time after a power outage either. Is there a firmware update for this and if so, could you point me to it? I wasn't aware there was a fix for the lost of time after a power outage.

Hey Mike,
This could possibly be fixed with a firmware update. If you could email us 2 things we can determine if there is a firmware update available for your light.
Send us:
A photo of the sticker on the inside of the leg of your power supply controller. This likely says "SST" something.
Your firmware version. This can be found in the menu, it will say HW X.XX and FW X.XX we need the FW (firmware) number.

Email this to us at customercare@ our domain name (trying not to get spammed). Be sure its the North America website.

 

[adtravels]

Will the 4x39 t5 and 2xled module hybrid be enough for my 36x24x24. It does have braces around the edge so the open selection is 32x20x20.
Thanks

 

[mike810]

Hey Mike,
This could possibly be fixed with a firmware update. If you could email us 2 things we can determine if there is a firmware update available for your light.
Send us:
A photo of the sticker on the inside of the leg of your power supply controller. This likely says "SST" something.
Your firmware version. This can be found in the menu, it will say HW X.XX and FW X.XX we need the FW (firmware) number.

Email this to us at customercare@ our domain name (trying not to get spammed). Be sure its the North America website.

I'll have to remove the controller to get that to you. It's mounted to the wall now and somewhat difficult to get to.

Side note, I know you run your T5s 100% and leds 100%. Did you do a custom setting for your leds or did you choose one of the presets for your leds? When you adding corals, what is your procedure for acclimating the corals to the intense lighting?

I'm running my leds and T5s at 100% also and gotta say, I love the shimmer. I'm running the ABS & B+ settings for the LEDS.

 

[Keith@ ATI NA]

I'll have to remove the controller to get that to you. It's mounted to the wall now and somewhat difficult to get to.

Side note, I know you run your T5s 100% and leds 100%. Did you do a custom setting for your leds or did you choose one of the presets for your leds? When you adding corals, what is your procedure for acclimating the corals to the intense lighting?

I'm running my leds and T5s at 100% also and gotta say, I love the shimmer. I'm running the ABS & B+ settings for the LEDS.

Hey Mike,
I do run the LEDs at full Blue Plus at 11am, then Blue + AquaB at 4pm, then back to Blue Plus at 7pm. Running them on these colors isn't really 100%, since some LEDs are lower to achieve the color. Hopefully this makes sense?

 

[mike810]

Hey Mike,
I do run the LEDs at full Blue Plus at 11am, then Blue + AquaB at 4pm, then back to Blue Plus at 7pm. Running them on these colors isn't really 100%, since some LEDs are lower to achieve the color. Hopefully this makes sense?

Yes I got ya, how do you acclimate corals when introducing them to the tank which such par levels?

 

[CindyK]

Got my Powermodule today and I am so excited. For now I've got the T5s at 100% and the LEDs only at 20% to hopefully acclimate slowly. I know Keith said 30-50% but without a PAR meter it looked so much brighter than my old lights it made me nervous - probably because my old T5 setup was a budget setup with less effective reflectors, etc. I played with it a little though of course - what beautiful results when the LEDs and T5s are combined more equally. It will be hard to go slowly.

My question - what settings are y'all using for moonlight?

Tx,

Cindy

 

[Keith@ ATI NA]

Yes I got ya, how do you acclimate corals when introducing them to the tank which such par levels?

Mike I honestly usually don't worry about it much, but if I do have concerns I just start them lower, or slightly in a shadow if needed and move them up. Often times I just stick them in the sand bed for a couple of days until I have an opportunity to glue them up. I sometimes use a Thrive (now defunked) 360 frag rack that allows me to put it nearly anywhere.

Got my Powermodule today and I am so excited. For now I've got the T5s at 100% and the LEDs only at 20% to hopefully acclimate slowly. I know Keith said 30-50% but without a PAR meter it looked so much brighter than my old lights it made me nervous - probably because my old T5 setup was a budget setup with less effective reflectors, etc. I played with it a little though of course - what beautiful results when the LEDs and T5s are combined more equally. It will be hard to go slowly.

My question - what settings are y'all using for moonlight?

Tx,

Cindy

Cindy it is good you are running your T5's at 100%, you need to season the bulbs for 50 hours at 100% prior to dimming them. Be sure you don't have a ramp period up and down and they just turn on straight to 100% during this period.

For moonlights I have a 48" fixture (3 LED Clusters). I have just the middle cluster with 1% royal blue for moonlights. I found 1% on all 3 clusters to be overpowering.

 

[CindyK]

Mike I honestly usually don't worry about it much, but if I do have concerns I just start them lower, or slightly in a shadow if needed and move them up. Often times I just stick them in the sand bed for a couple of days until I have an opportunity to glue them up. I sometimes use a Thrive (now defunked) 360 frag rack that allows me to put it nearly anywhere.



Cindy it is good you are running your T5's at 100%, you need to season the bulbs for 50 hours at 100% prior to dimming them. Be sure you don't have a ramp period up and down and they just turn on straight to 100% during this period.

For moonlights I have a 48" fixture (3 LED Clusters). I have just the middle cluster with 1% royal blue for moonlights. I found 1% on all 3 clusters to be overpowering.

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[jonray]

Apologies if this has been mentioned before on this huge thread. I had a 24 inch hybrid and the amount of light overspill was huge on my 24 inch tank. I am upgrading to a 60 inch tank. Will a 36 inch new generation hybrid provide enough light for the tank with SPS in the centre and LPS at the edges, or would I have to get the 48 inch version. The tank depth is 24 inch. Thanks in advance.

 

[Keith@ ATI NA]

Apologies if this has been mentioned before on this huge thread. I had a 24 inch hybrid and the amount of light overspill was huge on my 24 inch tank. I am upgrading to a 60 inch tank. Will a 36 inch new generation hybrid provide enough light for the tank with SPS in the centre and LPS at the edges, or would I have to get the 48 inch version. The tank depth is 24 inch. Thanks in advance.

I would highly discourage you from putting a 36" fixture on a 60" tank. I would go no more than 12" longer aquarium vs fixture. IE a 48" fixtures on a 60" tank. I would recommend however buying the same size fixture as aquarium, in your case a 60 fixtures for a 60" aquarium when possible.

Your light spillage was likely more front to back vs side to side depending on the depth of the tank and height of the fixture off the water.

 

[adtravels]

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Great:fun5:two weeks after I buy the old one from Germany!!!

 

[jonray]

I would highly discourage you from putting a 36" fixture on a 60" tank. I would go no more than 12" longer aquarium vs fixture. IE a 48" fixtures on a 60" tank. I would recommend however buying the same size fixture as aquarium, in your case a 60 fixtures for a 60" aquarium when possible.

Your light spillage was likely more front to back vs side to side depending on the depth of the tank and height of the fixture off the water.

Thank you Keith

 

[ClownsRCoo]

I've got a 48" 8 bulb one of these for sale if anyone is wanting to get in the club. PM me for details


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[sahin]

I sold my 4 year old 8x24w unit a few months ago as I upgraded tanks and will be placing an order for the new Wifi version.

I know some of you already have the new LED cluster which has UV/Purple/Cyan colours etc. Does the new clusters pop the colours better a lot better?

Also, has anyone ordered and been given a delivery date yet? ATI's FB page says its available to order now, but no news about shipping dates or if retailers have these in stock.

I've been using a cheap 8x54watt Hydroponics fixture since my upgrade (it was all I could afford at the time...)...but that thing is sooo industrial looking its not funny lol.

 

[Zacharoo]

Has anyone experienced their lamp not loading? I have the 60" 4 led clusters. When I go to light studio to change setting the USB is connected but won't connect to lamp. I get an error message saying "error while reading from device". I've had this light for years with no problems until now. Today I downloaded the newer version of light studio hoping it would help but it didn't. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Keith@ ATI NA]

Has anyone experienced their lamp not loading? I have the 60" 4 led clusters. When I go to light studio to change setting the USB is connected but won't connect to lamp. I get an error message saying "error while reading from device". I've had this light for years with no problems until now. Today I downloaded the newer version of light studio hoping it would help but it didn't. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Zach are you confident the cable being used is the exact cable that came with your fixture? These cables are incredibly specific, if you borrowed one, purchased a replacement cord, made one etc that is certainly your problem.

 

[cchomistek]

Other than the wifi controller compenent does anyone know what the new features on the powermodule hybrid are that just got launched in the US.

Thanks

 

[rtparty]

Other than the wifi controller compenent does anyone know what the new features on the powermodule hybrid are that just got launched in the US.

Thanks

Updated LED clusters as well. They will also be bringing the 6 bulb version in the near future. This is a size that I think many would enjoy

 

[sahin]

For a few of us in the UK, the new ATI had landed! :fun4:

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So the wifi works rather like your router; it sends a wifi signal which you can connect to using any device. I managed to connect a minute or so with my Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus.

New LED's are Purple, Actinic and Cyan (as well as the usual Royal Blue, Blue and White LED's). Gone are the red LED's.

There is no longer a small display on the controller. Its all over wifi now.

 

[cchomistek]

Thanks sahin

Unit looks great. Can't wait for mine to show up. Pretty stoked.