Orphek LED lighting
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gregr
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I've got 2 Atlantiks over a 5 foot 150g 24" deep tank. The tank is full of mixed coral types- softies, LPS, SPS, clams and anemones. While all the corals are growing well and have great polyp extension I'm still experimenting with the settings on the lights. A few days ago I changed to this:
Ch1- 82
Ch2- 100
Ch3- 42
Ch4- 32
The overall look of the tank is awesome with those percentages so I'm hoping the corals like it. It's been like this for a few days only. Before that I had ch1 higher and ch3 lower- that was a bluer overall look that was ok but the change made it look a lot better to my eye. If anyone sees this and has only recently installed their Atlantics don't run these numbers right away- I took months to acclimate to the high output.
Ch1- 82
Ch2- 100
Ch3- 42
Ch4- 32
The overall look of the tank is awesome with those percentages so I'm hoping the corals like it. It's been like this for a few days only. Before that I had ch1 higher and ch3 lower- that was a bluer overall look that was ok but the change made it look a lot better to my eye. If anyone sees this and has only recently installed their Atlantics don't run these numbers right away- I took months to acclimate to the high output.
Are your Atlantiks v1or 2? I have my v2b centered over my 180 and a v1 on either side. The channels are different between the v1 and v2b so I have to try to balance the lights by eye. I'm looking into a par meter though. My v2b is 69,100,100,50. The v1 units are 100,71,100,88. I had them all set higher for a few weeks but I lost some corals so I brought them down but kept the duration the same.
FirstContact
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Just starting a 120g with the two of the new Atlantik WiFi pendants. I also have a 46g with two PR72s connected to my Apex and a DIF50 in the middle. I run the PR72s between seventy and eighty percent. Haven't started with the Atlantiks over the 120 yet.
getindavan
Member
holy crap nice tank
FirstContact
Active member
Pretty awesome tank. My skills are not there yet.
Here's a pic of the Atlantik pendants at 100% all channels.
Here's a pic of the Atlantik pendants at 100% all channels.
gregr
New member
I made a small change a couple days ago that had a huge impact on the look (whiter, less blue overall) and the corals didn't react at all so I think this will be my final recipe since I love the look. Or not... I may raise channel 1 even higher and lower 3 to get an even brighter whiter look. Anyhow, here's what I have now:
Ch1: 82% with a two hour ramp morning and night, ten hours total (6@82).
Ch2: 100% with a one hour ramp in the am and 90 min in the pm, 12.5 total.
Ch3: 42% with one hour ramp in am, 2 in pm, 11.5 hours total.
Ch4: 32% with 90 min ramps on each end, 10.5 hours total.
FirstContact
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Thanks a bunch. Just set them up last weekend. Waiting for water barrels and need to order more rock. Also need to finish the rock work.
moondoggy4
Team RC
I was at Reef A Palozza today in the OC I was hoping to see Orphek there but I did not see them there. They were there last year and had a great show so I thought for sure they would be attending the show.
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