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Radbluesfan,

Super nice tank and I really like your color...that yellow color from your really pop out. My Foxface color is nowhere nearly yours on my 48" Aquaticlife 4-lamp
T5. Do you mind to share your ratio on those two Eshine fixtures?
 
2 novas a4 or 1 a8

2 novas a4 or 1 a8

I have a 75 gallon mixed reef. I just ordered 2 a4s but now I'm thinking maybe 1 a8 would be enough. Should I get a4s or one a8? Tank is 48" long. The a8 is aprox. 100 dollars less. A8 is 24" long so a foot on each side would be open. I want to hang them in canopy around 10" off water. Thanks for any help.
 
newe70 said:
Radbluesfan,

Super nice tank and I really like your color...that yellow color from your really pop out. My Foxface color is nowhere nearly yours on my 48" Aquaticlife 4-lamp
T5. Do you mind to share your ratio on those two Eshine fixtures?
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Thank you very much.
12 neutral white
16 royal blue
8 cool blue, regular blue
6 actinic violet 420 nm
6 bridgelux 510 nm
They are Bridgelux 48X3s with the controller. As I have posted earlier, if I did it over I would probably drop 2 or 3 of the violets and greens (510nm) and replace them with blues. I was really surprised how so few whites really light up the tank. To achieve my favorite look I run blue 100% and white about 60%. Theoretically I wish my favorite look would be when both blue and white were 100%. They are great though and very quiet. Running blue only at 10% is a nice moonlight, although even 10% is a tad bright for moonlight.
 
These have been on my 75 gallon for a week. Very happy with the color. It is hard to get accurate video but this is not too bad. I am running white at 65% and blue @ 75%

Switch 1: 24 Royal Blue + 4 UV
Switch 2: 23 White + 4 Violet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vnyz...&feature=g-upl


Nice video. Off thread what sand is in your tank.

Bhazzard. What drivers did u upgrade on the nova. What befits did u get.
 
Legg_man

I have a 75 gallon as well. I am trying to decide on what lights to purchase. Yours look awesome. I have been trying search this thread to decide where and what to purchase. can you please outline what you purchased and from where.

Thanks

Ryan
 
legg_man said:
These have been on my 75 gallon for a week. Very happy with the color. It is hard to get accurate video but this is not too bad. I am running white at 65% and blue @ 75%

Switch 1: 24 Royal Blue + 4 UV
Switch 2: 23 White + 4 Violet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vnyzYcG1uw&feature=g-upl
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Legg man, I just watched this video. WOW!! Your tank is beautiful. How old is it? I can't wait to have some mature corals.It might be awhile because all I can afford is frags!
 
Chicago said:
These have been on my 75 gallon for a week. Very happy with the color. It is hard to get accurate video but this is not too bad. I am running white at 65% and blue @ 75%

Switch 1: 24 Royal Blue + 4 UV
Switch 2: 23 White + 4 Violet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vnyz...&feature=g-upl


Nice video. Off thread what sand is in your tank.

Bhazzard. What drivers did u upgrade on the nova. What befits did u get.
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Lights are 7 inches off of the water. I have a shallow hood so that is how they fit. I am still waiting to see the long term health of the corals with the LED's but I enjoy the look of what I bought.

Sand is sugar size and all corals were from small frags. Set it up a little over 2 years ago.

Thanks for the nice words!

Don't want to go off thread so nuff said
 
JJIM said:
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Thank you for the review Cappy! I am guessing you have the three switches so that you can manage the green and red on one, with the moon on another, and the rest on a third? Do you have the link you ordered from so that I may look it over? Thanks again!
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There are only two power switches and three dimmers as Glee stated.

Here is the original link when I ordered and got all the info:

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/546432064/2012_dimmable_led_aquarium_light_with.html


Here is a new link the rep sent me for future reference:
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-g...with-factory-price-Free-Ship-wholesalers.html


The only customization I had done was to the whites (all neutral white)
 
glee said:
jjim, i believe cappy bought the fixture with the standard configuration of 2 power switches with 3 dimmers. first power switch controls all 3 dimmers. second power switch controls the moonlight. the only change from the original set up is that he chose neutral whites instead of the other white LEDs.

i would like to see some pictures of the fixture and the reef tank with lights on. i would also like to know the number of inches above water line, tank dimensions and the coverage footprint.
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You are correct about the configuration, and also correct on some possible improvements.

I can snap some shots at some point, but the unit itself is exactly like the photos on alibaba. As far as taking a picture of it on my tank I can do that as well but I dont have any corals yet so it may be kind of boring.

I did end up gutting my BC29 hood that was cracking anyway), cutting a rectangular hole in it and set the light on top of the hood. The leg kit functioned perfect but the reflection off the surface of the water was pretty bright and I think it is more aesthetically pleasing the way I have it now.

Be patient with the pics as I havent ever posted a pic in a forum before and dont have membership to a hosting website yet!

Jason
 
legg_man said:
These have been on my 75 gallon for a week. Very happy with the color. It is hard to get accurate video but this is not too bad. I am running white at 65% and blue @ 75%

Switch 1: 24 Royal Blue + 4 UV
Switch 2: 23 White + 4 Violet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vnyzYcG1uw&feature=g-upl
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I watched a your video...all I can say is WOW. The color is so vibrant. I have seen lot of pictures a few video from these LED fixtures. They do look so damn good. The color of these led so beautiful and so full of beautiful colors comparing to my current Aquaticlife T5. Eventhough, I have upgraded all light bulbs to ATI bulbs. But the color is nowhere close to these led fixtures, imo. Keep the pictures and your comments on these fixtures coming guys.

Here a few of pix from my T5. Nowhere close to your LED :(
 

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I think I am about to order a Nova a4 this week. This is what I have come up with as far as LEDs go.
dimmer 1:
12 reg. white
8 neutral white
4 UV
dimmer 2:
16 reg. blue
4royal blue
4 violet
What does everyone think. I do like a more crisp color. Like a phoenix 14k
I had an apollo led that was exactly like the nova except not dimmable. I returned it because it was just too powerful for my setup. I did like the color just a little bland, not as much pop as Id like. It had a 1:1, W:B ratio. I think the violets, royals and uv will fix the small lack in spectrum
John
 
cec09 said:
I think I am about to order a Nova a4 this week. This is what I have come up with as far as LEDs go.
dimmer 1:
12 reg. white
8 neutral white
4 UV
dimmer 2:
16 reg. blue
4royal blue
4 violet
What does everyone think. I do like a more crisp color. Like a phoenix 14k
I had an apollo led that was exactly like the nova except not dimmable. I returned it because it was just too powerful for my setup. I did like the color just a little bland, not as much pop as Id like. It had a 1:1, W:B ratio. I think the violets, royals and uv will fix the small lack in spectrum
John
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As you and I found out, 1:1 ends up being 10-12k in color. It looks incredibly bright, but just doesn't have enough blue.

Your ratio sounds good. With the dimmer switches, you can adjust color even further, which is a great feature over non-dimmable ones.
 
I just emailed sam and Im not sure if he understands the difference between cool white - neutral white and cool blue - royal blue. Is it really that big of a deal? would it still be ok if I just went with 20 white, 20 blue, 4 violet and 4UV? Are the 4 violet and 4UV enough to shift it to the 14k-16k range? What kelvin do you think this LED combo would be? Should I take out 4 whites and add 2 blues and 2violets? or maybe just 4 more violets? What is the best combo to get a really crisp phoenix 14k look?
Thanks
John
 
cec09 said:
I just emailed sam and Im not sure if he understands the difference between cool white - neutral white and cool blue - royal blue. Is it really that big of a deal? would it still be ok if I just went with 20 white, 20 blue, 4 violet and 4UV? Are the 4 violet and 4UV enough to shift it to the 14k-16k range? What kelvin do you think this LED combo would be? Should I take out 4 whites and add 2 blues and 2violets? or maybe just 4 more violets? What is the best combo to get a really crisp phoenix 14k look?
Thanks
John
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2:1 royal blue:cool white is 14k. Violets are very dim, so if you truly want 14k you need twice the amount of blue than white. 420nm violets are beneficial though.
 
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