ATI Powermodule Hybrid Club

Now that I feel my corals have acclimated to the new unit, I've lowered it and added a Kessil 360 on each end. I went with a 48" unit over my 62" tank and was starting to regret my decision to not buy the 60". With th kessils now in place, I'm happy again. I'm temporarily using the Kessil goose necks, but plan on adding swivel mounts to the sides of the ATI unit for a cleaner look.

Oh, and there is simply no comparison the shimmer put out by the kessils and what ATI unit does.
 
illumnae said:
I had this issue as well. Issue was a faulty controller box. After much hassle I finally got a replacement controller box and the issue was fixed.
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That will be my next option. I would rather avoid a warranty claim however if possible and hope it will be an easy fix. I'm just worried because I have no idea what I'll find when I open the box. ATI support mentioned that changing the relay is a simple procedure but haven't found anything on this on the forums or the web so far .
I suppose I will find out soon enough once the replacement relay arrives but any help by someone who has already worked on the insides of the box would be great.
 
Got my ATI 4-bulb Powermodule this week. Getting ready for installation over the weekend, however, noticed that one of the grip-locks on the fixture is stuck. Won't let me thread the cable through it, the pin is stuck and does not move up and down freely. Bummer :mad:

Really amazed at the quality control on these plus $1000 devices.

Is there an easy fix for this, or do I need to wait for ATI to ship me a replacement?

Thanks.
 
So do the bulbs come with the hybrid powermodule? Are they included in the price and do you just tell them.what bulbs you want?

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Given the blue and royal blue leds do give corals the pop in colour, do we still need an ati actinic bulb in the mix, or are we better off going with one more blue plus?
 
OK. My corals responded pretty poorly to the short burst of 50% LED power. Peak lasted for 1 hour mid-day. I was running it on 255 RB and 255 B and like 30 White and 5 Red. However my T5 cycle was relatively short a 6 hours.

Having a lot more success now running T5's for at least 8 hours, no big LED peak, short morning and dusk peak of RB ONLY for 1 hour.
 
Logzor said:
OK. My corals responded pretty poorly to the short burst of 50% LED power. Peak lasted for 1 hour mid-day. I was running it on 255 RB and 255 B and like 30 White and 5 Red. However my T5 cycle was relatively short a 6 hours.

Having a lot more success now running T5's for at least 8 hours, no big LED peak, short morning and dusk peak of RB ONLY for 1 hour.
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That defeats the purpose of having LED's on the fixture, do you think the SPS do just well without them and save almost $1000 to the sunpower.
 
I bought my ATI powermodule LED hybrid from you just over a year ago and 2 of the 8 T5 bulbs were flickering for a few days and are now off.

Is this a known issue with a fix?
 
dg3147 said:
I bought my ATI powermodule LED hybrid from you just over a year ago and 2 of the 8 T5 bulbs were flickering for a few days and are now off.

Is this a known issue with a fix?
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I think I fixed that issue..maybe bad bulbs. But now, my power box seems to be malfunctioning. The LED display screen is lit; though, blank and all the bulbs seem like they are trying to fire back on but will not. arg! worried corals wont make it through holiday weekend.
 
africangrey said:
That defeats the purpose of having LED's on the fixture, do you think the SPS do just well without them and save almost $1000 to the sunpower.
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It sort of does defeat the purpose. With 8 T5's running, that alone is a lot of light. Let alone three 75w LED chips. My acropora just haven't responded well to the LEDs at higher power. I had good success with 7 T5's and XHO Reefbrites. At the lower power on the Powermodule I am essentially replicating the Reefbrite blues.

If you ran all actinics or had a really deep tank I think you could push over 50% for the better part of the light cycle, otherwise I don't see how you avoid frying your corals.

Is anyone really driving their LEDs at higher power with success?
 
Logzor said:
It sort of does defeat the purpose. With 8 T5's running, that alone is a lot of light. Let alone three 75w LED chips. My acropora just haven't responded well to the LEDs at higher power. I had good success with 7 T5's and XHO Reefbrites. At the lower power on the Powermodule I am essentially replicating the Reefbrite blues.

If you ran all actinics or had a really deep tank I think you could push over 50% for the better part of the light cycle, otherwise I don't see how you avoid frying your corals.

Is anyone really driving their LEDs at higher power with success?
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Logzor I have the 4x24 and I recently upped the Led to blues at 65% and whites to around 18%. This intensity lasts for about an hour but they run around 40% intensity for about 5 hours. So far so good. That being said if I had the 8 bulb I might not be able to get away with this. To be honest I've wondered if I woukd be better off at times with an 8 bulb sunpower. I wish ATI would take the time to do something similar to what ecotech did and come up with recommended percentages and profiles based on what the aquariast is keeping. I think we all end up tinkering with the leds too much. Can anyone else share some updated profiles they are having success with?
 
This fixture is on my shortlist for a 300 build (gallons, not movie, however awesome that would be). What revisions has the hybrid had since introduction?

If anyone would like to help me out, this is my shortlist:

ATI hybrid 8 bulb
ATI Sunpower 8 bulb with Reefbrites
Pacific Sun Pandora R2+
Pacific Sun Diuna 10 bulb
Philips Coralcare (probably won't be released in time)
 
Hi Joe,

Can you pm your bulb combination and setting please sir.

Best regards,

JPMagyar said:
Thanks for letting me know! Cleaned it out.




Me too! Took a bunch of macros today so I can keep track of how things are progressing. I really think my red bushy coral is already improving. Nearly all my corals have some brown areas that are lacking in colorful zoox so I'm gonna keep a careful eye on those areas to see if I notice any changes . . .

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Anyone here with the 8x24 powermodule hybrid have insight into whether the LED clusters are enough to provide meaningful shimmer / color alteration?

I'm concerned that the 8 24W bulbs will overpower the LEDs and get rid of any potential shimmer. But at the same time, I won't want to blast the LEDs to get shimmer because the LEDs might bleach some of the corals.

Comments/thoughts anyone?
 
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