Maxspect Mazarra.

chgoblknazn said:
Ahhh. This is so exciting.

Last Sunday morning, I had a mishap while working in the tank. The module slid off the stem of the ball-joint and went for a short swim. It was in the water for 2 seconds and I grabbed it without being electrocuted. The module spent half a day drying but one line of LEDs were not working properly.

I emailed Chris at Coralvue and advised me to send it in and they are working on it now. He's awesome and has been so patient with me. I love that he's accessible.

I have one module over the tank now and this will give my corals some time to adjust to the new lighting. I wanted to cry when it fell into the water. I had JUST placed an order on Friday for a custom acrylic cover for my rimless tank to prevent this kind of accident. UGH!!! :headwalls:
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Awe man that sucks! Accidents happen for sure. Oh well...
 
chgoblknazn said:
Ahhhhh....I didn't catch that in the original post.

I wonder if the parts, modules, power supply are all interchangeable with these kits.
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Good question, i may be wrong but i think the "S" serie is 48 w., the "P" is 60 per module.

When installing everything, i took it "very slow" trying to avoid them a swim, good luck to you when it come back.
 
Had 3 "P" modules installed on my 48 x 24 x 24 all programed and running. I like them very much, nice features : weather and dusk/down, for the long run? my corals will tell but for now i'm impressed! :celeb2:
 
I plan on buying one of the Mazarra P light in about a month for my 28g JBJ Nanocube. I read this whole thread and there were a lot people having problems with this light for the first couple batches. Does anyone know if most of these problems have been addressed and fixed? Should I go ahead and buy it or do you think I should wait a little while and make sure everything is right?
 
mos90 said:
i just purchased a mazarra s for my 28g nano. i like it except for a few things. it only has 4 time set points. it makes it nearly impossible to a morning/night actinic look. 1% on the blues a kinda bright for nighttime. even with the 100 deg optics its kinda spotlighted.

i have ai blues on my other tank, i like the color much better.

i had i 150w phoenix mh on it before. the color on the mh was 10% better..
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I'm assuming you have the 28g JBJ nanocube tank. How do you have the light mounted and how high is the light from the water surface? I'm wondering how high off the surface of the water the light would need to be to not have the spotlight problem with the 100 degree optics. If I don't hang the light does the light come with everything I would need to mount the light on the tank edges with the JBJ lid removed?
 
clownfool said:
I plan on buying one of the Mazarra P light in about a month for my 28g JBJ Nanocube. I read this whole thread and there were a lot people having problems with this light for the first couple batches. Does anyone know if most of these problems have been addressed and fixed? Should I go ahead and buy it or do you think I should wait a little while and make sure everything is right?
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I have my new Mazarra mounted over my 120 since about 3 weeks and everything is working fine except for the racking itself, it won't stay straight.
 
bebereef said:
Good question, i may be wrong but i think the "S" serie is 48 w., the "P" is 60 per module.

When installing everything, i took it "very slow" trying to avoid them a swim, good luck to you when it come back.
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The module came back yesterday and I have it above the tank. Apparently there is a recall on the ball-joint which is what came lose and sent my module swimming. The repair cost $100 plus shipping and now it's working just fine.

I cant stress this enough with these lights....GET A TANK COVER. The set is so modular with a million parts and if you haven't tightened things enough, something can come lose. :headwally:
 
bebereef said:
I have my new Mazarra mounted over my 120 since about 3 weeks and everything is working fine except for the racking itself, it won't stay straight.
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I had to hold everything taunt on the tank while installing and then screwed the bolts in while I held everything tightly. It's pretty tight.
 
i will try again to put it straight, i may consider to use that extension they have instead, it's almost the right length, will only need to cut it a bit, what do you think?
 
bebereef said:
i will try again to put it straight, i may consider to use that extension they have instead, it's almost the right length, will only need to cut it a bit, what do you think?
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I don't know about cutting it. Since these slide along the grooves of these tracks, I would be worried about something bending and not being able to slide into the track.

I ended up buying the D kit for one piece in it. I did not like that at all. Granted it was only $35 for the kit, I had to hunt it down and finally found an online dealer who had it. The rest of the pieces in the kit was sitting in my closet with no purpose.

I think these mounting kits should have been thought out better for the more standard sized tanks like 24", 36" 48", etc. I don't like that I have gaps between the tracks where a module can fall through if I am moving it. I would have liked one single continuous track for the length of my tank so it would look cleaner.
 

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I think these mounting kits should have been thought out better for the more standard sized tanks like 24", 36" 48", etc. I don't like that I have gaps between the tracks where a module can fall through if I am moving it. I would have liked one single continuous track for the length of my tank so it would look cleaner.
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Totally agree with you. To avoid modules from falling because of those gaps, there is a hole where you can put a screw acting as a stopper but like in my set up, you may not be able to move your modules as you would like to. The extension i was referring to would indeed permit to eliminate those gaps but if i remember, it need to be cut a bit for perfect fit, i have a 120 gal. 48 x 24 x 24.
 
bebereef said:
Totally agree with you. To avoid modules from falling because of those gaps, there is a hole where you can put a screw acting as a stopper but like in my set up, you may not be able to move your modules as you would like to. The extension i was referring to would indeed permit to eliminate those gaps but if i remember, it need to be cut a bit for perfect fit, i have a 120 gal. 48 x 24 x 24.
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That wouldn't work for me. If you take a look at the second pic, I have that module on the right halfway on the track to go over that one spot of the tank where my acro colony is sitting. It's secure, but it looks tacky as hell.

Who could cut these tracks? I need to take a look at the tracks available in all the kits to see if there is something longer that I could use. I hate having to buy all of these track kits. UGH!
 
I am looking to buy one Maxspect Mazarra P LED Module. I have a 28g JBJ nanocube. If I take off the lid on my nanocube, would I be able to fit the Maxspect Package A - 9.4" Tank Mount on my Nanocube?
Will I also have to buy the Maxspect Mazarra Package D - Right Angle Adapters to make it fit? If that doesn't work, how can I mount the LED light?
 
clownfool said:
Maxspect Mazarra P Series Aquatic Lighting

Each module comes with 4 individually dimmable LED channels.
Adjustable LED driven current. (1500mA/1000mA/700mA)
Heat sink temperature monitor and cooling fan control.
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I wonder if that's because it's dimmable. I know all 4 light spectrums are present, which the AI Sol Blues do not have. It might be explained in the brochure.

http://maxspectusa.com/media/MazarraBrochurev1.1.pdf
 
I own two Mazzara S-series LEDs and love them. They are both in the middle of my 150 gallon, with T5HO on the sides. Looking forward to getting at least two more units. I love the fact that I can change out the lenses very easily and having 4 program times is good enough for me! I highly recommend them.
 
So a few weeks ago I was doing some work in my DT and I needed to push one of the modules toward the rear of the tank. The modules are designed to go back and forth on a track that is built into each module. While pushing it back, the ball joint arm slides off of the connection joint and my module takes a dive into my DT. I quickly grabbed it and only half of the light got wet for a couple seconds. I wanted to die!! I only had the set on my tank for 9 days. two days prior I had just ordered a custom acrylic cover for my tank just in case this would happen. UGH!!!

I grabbed a box fan and propped the light along the wall to dry the light. After an hour, I plugged the light and brought it online. A diagonal line of LEDs were flickering and the LCD wasn't fully functional. I propped it back up on the wall and turned the fan back on and let it dry for half a day. When I came back home I plugged it up and the same line of LEDs were still flickering but the LCD was working fine.

I contacted Chris at CoralVue and told him what happened. I was familiar with him because we had been communicating about the mounting options prior to my purchase. He was really patient with me and answered promptly. He told me there was a recall of sorts for the ball joints and to send in the unit and they would take are of it. Apparently the new ball joints aren't as secure as the original ball joint design.

After a week and a half and $115 for labor, parts and shipping...the light was back on my tank. Everything was working fine.

Fast forward to tonight and I am watching tv next to my DT. I then hear a crash and look above my tank. The repaired unit had fallen onto my tank cover. I turn on my living room light and inspect it. The light is fine so I take a look at the mount. The connection between the ball joint and the sliding plate that attaches to the mounting track that runs above the tank had come loose. Apparently it screws into the ball joint assembly plate, though I thought it was soldered or permanently glued into it.

I unscrewed the tiny screw that attaches the sliding plate to the ball-joint assembly to keep the module secured to the ball joint assembly. This is the screw that came loose originally that sent my module swimming a few weeks prior. It was tougher to get it loose because I had tightened it so securely to avoid the same outcome a couple weeks prior. It was now almost stripped.

I finally got the screw out and totally disassembled the ball joint assembly. I reassembled it and tried to screw everything back together. The tiny screw now was totally stripped and my light is now up there hanging on it unsecured. If the wind blows, the light JUST might fall off of the track. Since the kit doesn't include any extras I now have to contact CoralVue again. The kit includes a million extra other screws though.

You guys have no idea how upset I am with these lights. Don't get me wrong, I love the mounting versatility and options along with the adjustability of the LEDs. But the issues with mounting the modules and it all being secure has me POed. I can't stress enough the importance of having a tank cover between your water surface and your lights. Had I not had the tank cover, I would have had another swimmer on my hands. :headwally::angryfire:
 
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