ATI Powermodule Hybrid Club
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Chris Abbott
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After reading through a few pages I have to ask would you guys buy this fixture again? I understand having to work through the issues once you have dropped this much on a lamp, but I am skeptical on joining in on the fun!
rtparty
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There isn't a 10 bulb LED Powermodule. 8 bulbs is the most
rtparty
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Not if I had a way to do my own T5/LED hybrid and make it look good. Which is what I'm doing on my new 50g cube I'm slowly piecing together
rtparty
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What are the dimensions?
rtparty
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The 60" is plenty. I think you can get away with the 4 bulb version personally but the 8 bulb offers a much larger area you can cover. If you are going full blown SPS with clams on the sand bed, 8 bulb will work nicely. If you want some low light area for LPS, go with 4
rtparty
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I believe 21". A quick Google search could confirm that
hbrochs
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I've had my ATI hybrid for about two years, and the t5s started flickering. Troubleshooting with customer support had me change bulb positions multiple time to try and rule out a bad tube. Then I bought four new bulbs and the same problem, so I'm buying two new ballasts that I'll try and install myself. They are sending me a link for an instructional video. Hopefully this will fix the problem.
BruceWayne
New member
I need this light in my life!!!
hbrochs
New member
Ballast failure and replacement
Ballast failure and replacement
I've had the 48" ATI powermodule hybrid for about two years now. Last week the t5 bulbs were off but flickering. I spent awhile on the phone with Kieth at ATI troubleshooting, switching bulb positions and trying in new bulbs. In the end he thought that both of my t5 ballasts were bad. He said that I could buy two new ones and he'd send me the uTube link to guide me through the install. Well the uTube was on a slightly different fixture, and there were some significant differences. I have to say that this was Extremely difficult for me, and I'm not like a D2Mini, but I have some skills. The tolerences for the parts and wires was very tight and there are many wires. Keith tried to help as best he could but he's not a repair troubleshooter and Sam was out. In the end I got it all together and two of the t5s were working as well as the LEDs. This actually made me Very happy, because I really thought that at the end I would have a completely dead fixture and a tankful of corals in the dark.
So I'm going to mail off my fixture to ATI and have them fix it. The problem is that with shipping both ways and time for the repair it very well might be three weeks. I have to probably buy a used t5 fixture? for the interim before I send this one off. I read in this thread where someone did the ballast swap themselves, and I bow deeply to your bravery and skill!!
Just a warning to anyone who has this issue that swapping out ballasts is not for the feint of heart.
Howard
PS if anyone has a fixture they want to rent me for a month, I'm all ears!!
Ballast failure and replacement
I've had the 48" ATI powermodule hybrid for about two years now. Last week the t5 bulbs were off but flickering. I spent awhile on the phone with Kieth at ATI troubleshooting, switching bulb positions and trying in new bulbs. In the end he thought that both of my t5 ballasts were bad. He said that I could buy two new ones and he'd send me the uTube link to guide me through the install. Well the uTube was on a slightly different fixture, and there were some significant differences. I have to say that this was Extremely difficult for me, and I'm not like a D2Mini, but I have some skills. The tolerences for the parts and wires was very tight and there are many wires. Keith tried to help as best he could but he's not a repair troubleshooter and Sam was out. In the end I got it all together and two of the t5s were working as well as the LEDs. This actually made me Very happy, because I really thought that at the end I would have a completely dead fixture and a tankful of corals in the dark.
So I'm going to mail off my fixture to ATI and have them fix it. The problem is that with shipping both ways and time for the repair it very well might be three weeks. I have to probably buy a used t5 fixture? for the interim before I send this one off. I read in this thread where someone did the ballast swap themselves, and I bow deeply to your bravery and skill!!
Just a warning to anyone who has this issue that swapping out ballasts is not for the feint of heart.
Howard
PS if anyone has a fixture they want to rent me for a month, I'm all ears!!
Scorpius
Stick Head
Usually with wiring of this magnitude I write down where every color wire goes on a piece of paper. white to black red to green etc.
Or you could take photos with a camera as you take it apart and then follow your photos in reverse to put it back together.
hbrochs
New member
I did tag the wires with labeled bits of masking tape. It's just hard to describe the jumbled birds nest of wires that has to fit in a space that's too small.
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africangrey
Active member
holy moly, how much does it cost to ship this puppy back and forth, Is it still under warranty?
westreef
Lost as usual
I did tag the wires with labeled bits of masking tape. It's just hard to describe the jumbled birds nest of wires that has to fit in a space that's too small.
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I was so lucky that it took me 3 hours to change one bad ballast. I was so extremely happy when I turned the power on and it worked. Saved me so much hassle if I had to return the whole fixture for repair. My fixture was about 13 months old and I got a discount for the replacement ballast. Anyway hbrochs, you have my sympathy.
By the way, when the fixture works, it is a fantastic light. No doubt about it.
hbrochs
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The warranty is for one year, and it's about two years old. I'm not happy it's broken but Keith and Sam at ATI are helping me sort it out. They found me a 3 Foot Sunpower fixture at discounted price I'm gonna buy so my tank is not dark for a few weeks. I guess I can make a frag tank with it later or sell it. Westreef, I bow to your electrical skills!!
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