jmchzn123
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Solaris? I have 48" first gen and its giving me problems. Any word on where and who can repair this light?
joe
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jmchzn123
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its me I have now been gone for a few yrs. I let my premium membership lapse...had to rejoin as a new user.......
My Solaris needs bulbs and I wanted to upgrade to 3w crees and apparently thats a major undertaking so I opted for new AI Sol Blues which will be here sometime in 2011..lol...the final disposition of the Solaris will be experimental play toy. That controller is great! It's sad what happened to PFO and Patrick (and Carla?) They are great. The first gen light wasn't as good as I thought or hoped...yes so many of you who gave me grief were right.You guys as usual argued with science and biology. I remember one pm I got stating my lack of photobiology knowledge will trump my passion for the LED systems at the time and I would be killing the animals......I should have listened. The light did fine with soft coral and some LPS and a well placed clam but SPS was out of the question. I'm sure the AI are gonna do a better job. So after eating some humble pie I'm looking forward to the next chapter in Reefkeeping!
robertifly
Premium Member
jmchzn, sorry to say I too have a 1st gen Solaris 36" and one bank completely gone, it is a nice controller and the frame is good and heavy. I wanted to know if it is possible (practical) to rebuild with new tech leds. Is anyone doing that?
PacificSun
Registered Member
Dear Robert,
Where do you live? We was upgrading some fixtures in the past for latest LED chips.
If your hardware is ready(led driver), we can put latest chip - the same lik in Metis XM for example(with up to 10W Cree XM-L led chips - average output 160lm/W)
Please contact me (PM) - or send email to us
info@pacific-sun.eu
Regards
Tomek
PS Team
Where do you live? We was upgrading some fixtures in the past for latest LED chips.
If your hardware is ready(led driver), we can put latest chip - the same lik in Metis XM for example(with up to 10W Cree XM-L led chips - average output 160lm/W)
Please contact me (PM) - or send email to us
info@pacific-sun.eu
Regards
Tomek
PS Team
joecaholic
New member
has anyone heard of the evelution led 120 looking to buy would love some feedback of performance and if its worth the money thank you
Bigdaddy_wood
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i would also like info on evelution led 120
Hagisan
Preparing to move on...
I am getting a new light system for my 90 gallon tank and want to make sure that it is good for all SPS and LPS corals. any suggestions??? I found a light system on ebay 48" 2x250w MH 2x54w T5 HO (608w total) will this be sufficient for what I need? Just don't want to buy something and have to upgrade again when i decide to get something new for my tank.....
Newbie
Newbie
Hi All,
My name is Philippe and I just started the hobby. I leave in San Francisco and got a used 40Gal tank out of craigslist. It is 30" long 13" deep and 24" high.
I have a remora C protein skimmer, a Fluval 304 filter 2x koralia 500g/h and 1 750 g/h.
So far the population in my tank is:
2 clown fish
1 skinny fish yellow in the front and purple in the back (came with the tank)
1 fish that eat sand
1 cleaner shrimp
5 turbo
3 hermit crab
some snale that goes under the sand (no idea how many but may be a couple)
1 bleu start fish
2 feather duster (about 3 inch big)
1 white anemone with purple dot at the end
1 regular looking anemone
1 torch
1 frogspawn
1 plate coral
1 purple mushroom
some rock
some sand
my light came with the tank and I think they are 2x65W compact.
Do you think it is ok for my tank if i want to stay with the coral i have or do you think i need to upgrade. If i do need to upgrade what do you recommend considering that my budget is very limited?
Thanks for your help.
Newbie
Hi All,
My name is Philippe and I just started the hobby. I leave in San Francisco and got a used 40Gal tank out of craigslist. It is 30" long 13" deep and 24" high.
I have a remora C protein skimmer, a Fluval 304 filter 2x koralia 500g/h and 1 750 g/h.
So far the population in my tank is:
2 clown fish
1 skinny fish yellow in the front and purple in the back (came with the tank)
1 fish that eat sand
1 cleaner shrimp
5 turbo
3 hermit crab
some snale that goes under the sand (no idea how many but may be a couple)
1 bleu start fish
2 feather duster (about 3 inch big)
1 white anemone with purple dot at the end
1 regular looking anemone
1 torch
1 frogspawn
1 plate coral
1 purple mushroom
some rock
some sand
my light came with the tank and I think they are 2x65W compact.
Do you think it is ok for my tank if i want to stay with the coral i have or do you think i need to upgrade. If i do need to upgrade what do you recommend considering that my budget is very limited?
Thanks for your help.
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reefmanmatt
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im running plusrite 22,000k 175 watt halides and having good luck with them . growth is good , color is nice , shimmers like all the rest . i personally havent seen par readings but i can tell you my coral like them :hammer:
reefngeek
New member
Hey guys I'm in need of some Metal Halide lighting help. It's for a 18inx18inx18in cube and I plan on running a 20k Radium 250watt bulb on it. The ballast I'm goin for is a Lumatek 250watt dimmeble/multiple wattage kit. What are some reflectors that would be compatible with the ballast? I'm not looking to do any wiring as I'm not experience in that.
Thanks,
Kyle
Thanks,
Kyle
TropTrea
New member
Over 10 years ago I went with Compacts and after 6 months switched to MH since the compacts just did not do the job that dorals realy need. Sure you can keep them alive for a while with compacts but color slowly fades and growth is at a minimium. Since then I have gone with the HO T-5's that I'd recommed for you. A 6 bulb fixture preferabley but your 13" front to back space might mean you will have to go with a 4 bulb fixture. With a 4 bulb fixture I'd run ATI Blue Plus bulbs on your Dawn to Dusk timer and an ATI Purple Plus and an ATI Aqua Blue Special on the Mid Day timer.
cherubfish pair
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Could someone critique these dimmable T5 Aquatronica's for me, I would love to get some dimmable lights for my nano on a budget. Something that would interface with Digital Aquatics advanced light controller. In the link it says they are a 0-10V ballast which is what DA's ALC requires. Can anyone confirm this?
http://www.aquatronica.com/products-1/lights/lights
http://www.aquatronica.com/products-1/lights/lights
shelley120861
New member
Depends on many thinks, what type of coral are you looking to keep, what are the dimensions of your tank, how much are you looking to spend?
I'm also needing lighting suggestions for a 140 gallon, 48" x 24" x 28.5 high". I'm looking to keep softies/sps/lps and really would like to keep total price for lighting nor more than $700. I really like my T5's but wondering about coral getting adequate lighting with a tank of this depth? I need a system that is going to fit in my canopy, not hang from the ceiling. I prefer the type on legs if possible. I'd like suggestions of brand, etc. if possible
Thanks!
EDIT: Can someone also give me recommendations for same lighting for a 72" tank with canopy? Thanks!
I'm also needing lighting suggestions for a 140 gallon, 48" x 24" x 28.5 high". I'm looking to keep softies/sps/lps and really would like to keep total price for lighting nor more than $700. I really like my T5's but wondering about coral getting adequate lighting with a tank of this depth? I need a system that is going to fit in my canopy, not hang from the ceiling. I prefer the type on legs if possible. I'd like suggestions of brand, etc. if possible
Thanks!EDIT: Can someone also give me recommendations for same lighting for a 72" tank with canopy? Thanks!
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TropTrea
New member
Depends on many thinks, what type of coral are you looking to keep, what are the dimensions of your tank, how much are you looking to spend?
I'm also needing lighting suggestions for a 140 gallon, 48" x 24" x 28.5 high". I'm looking to keep softies/sps/lps and really would like to keep total price for lighting nor more than $700. I really like my T5's but wondering about coral getting adequate lighting with a tank of this depth? I need a system that is going to fit in my canopy, not hang from the ceiling. I prefer the type on legs if possible. I'd like suggestions of brand, etc. if possible
If you do it yourself with LED's you can realy get a fantastic lighing set up for well under that amount of money. With Do it Yourelf LED's you can get 84 LED's running at roughly 3 watts for a total of 250 Watts of LED lighting. This would put out more light than a pair of 400 watt MH bulbs with some atinic suplementation. and you realy do not need moch more than about 1/2 of that.
Now going to comercial set ups with LED's becareful as many are running 1/2 watts on there leeds and after dropping over 100 on a fixture you will find out you need 4 of those fixtures. Then they all do not have lenses so you can cover the entire height of tha tank. the better premade LED modules will cost you at least double your budget.
Look at some of the DIY threads on LED's. LED's can be fantastic lighting systems for the dollar when you build them yourself. I would recommend a 60 3 Watt LED system 180 watts total with 50 degree lenses on all your LED's. Should cost you under $500 to build and will be more effecient than a comercial one costing 3 to 4 times that.
Your other options would be going to quality 8 bulb T-5 HO lighting fixture that will cost you over $700. Besides that you will using more than twice the eletcricity plus be spending an additional $200 a year on bulb replacement.
Then there are the old MH/ T-5 combos. Which will again cost you close to your budget if not more. Will cost even more for electrical consumption than the T5's and will have you spending at least over $200 a year in bulb replacement.
shelley120861
New member
Wow! I found some Tek T5's for around $399 for a 48" strip, 6 bulbs, but that's probably not enough 
I am female and dangerous plugging items into the wall, so I know I could NEVER figure out a DYI! LOL! I'm just so confused! LOL! Now my husband is saying he would prefer a 72" long tank, but I really think I'm going to stick with the 48". He's not paying for the lights! LOL!
I am female and dangerous plugging items into the wall, so I know I could NEVER figure out a DYI! LOL! I'm just so confused! LOL! Now my husband is saying he would prefer a 72" long tank, but I really think I'm going to stick with the 48". He's not paying for the lights! LOL!
TropTrea
New member
Wow! I found some Tek T5's for around $399 for a 48" strip, 6 bulbs, but that's probably not enough
Well your husband could build the LED fixture. Is all he realy needs to know is how to read + and - and keep things in order.
I always say go as big as you can afford to go. Regardless how big you go some day you will be sorry you did not go bigger. But do not go so big that it going to strain your budget and you end up settleing for sub par parts to keep it in budget.
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