Pasific sun Diuna t5 users

[MSHUR]

i have to agree with rodney on this one. PAR are very similar. In my testing numbers on the sand was lower in Diuna..maybe this has to do with different type of reflectors cause i use same ballasts what ati uses.

 

[rodneyri]

Hye Jay as the others have said the Diuna is more inline with the Powermodule, saying that the Sunpower isnt far behind and is a kick ar$e light. If there was only one reason to take the Diuna over the others that would be for turning the light on in banks of two.

Looking to change to a sunpower?

 

[dcmartinpc]

Rodney, you nailed the exact reason I would pick a Diuna over an ATI fixture. That and they are the only ones making a 10 lamp fixture right now. I also much prefer how the Diuna supports the acrylic.

Keeping that in mind, I hunted for over a month for a 10 bulb Powermodule and could not find one someone was willing to ship. Powermodule, Sunpower, and Diuna are all amazing fixtures and I truly believe you can't go wrong with any of them.

Don


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[JaySchulz]

I really appreciate the feedback guys. I've been trying to decide on light fixtures for my upcoming tank (I have till March so I have plenty of time). Tank will be 72"x72"x27" so two 10 bulb fixtures would be ideal vs two 8 bulb Sunpowers.. I've been thinking Pac Sun from the beginning of my research stage because of the ability to turn on lights in banks of two and their PAR programs but I always hear so many complaints about the software and that the ATI cools the bulbs better. To be fair all the complaints are always about the hybrid fixtures. I also always wonder if the software complaints are due to user error and not actually problematic software.

 

[dcmartinpc]

Pasific sun Diuna t5 users

OK I am officially a member of the club! Please ignore the mostly empty and dirty tank. Stabilizing the tank before I start loading up on SPS again!

Here are some quick before and after pics. Please note these are from my phone and the T5 is definitely shifted to purple/red a bit from reality but it is definitely sharper and more saturated in real life than the previous light setup. I am coming from Dual 400w radiums, 2xBlue+, and 2xActinic.

Tank Dimensions: 60x36x24

Diuna Bulb Combo:

Blue+
Fiji Purple
Coral+
Blue+
Giesemann Tropic
Blue+
Blue+
Coral+
Fiji Purple
Blue+

Before

For some reason the Radiums come through looking almost foggy when photographed with the iPhone.

After with Diuna 10x54w

I could not be happier! And my power usage for lighting appears to be about 1/3 what it was before!

I will post some more pics tomorrow once everything wakes up. I took the Diuna pics after normal lights out and most everyone was already off to bed.

Don


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[jaymack750]

I recently received my light and it is awesome! i ordered it in black and it was wroth the wait! I ordered the 8x80 watt and it does the trick. the only problems i had was the software for mac doesn't give you all features like the bulb life page,the day time lighting graph etc.like the PC software that comes on the disk with the fixture but you can control it pretty well with the mac software. I just used an old laptop and ran it on that..No biggie. This my first T5 fixture as I'm running 3 AI hydra 52's on my 220 gal mixed reef. This fixture is on my new 105 rimless which is gonna be primarily SPS dominated. Any suggestions on on bulb combinations?



tank info:220gal mixed reef-AI hydra 52's-aquaC ev-240-maxspect gyres-trigger systems emerald 36-apex controller-apex dos

 

[Kbel1969]

Finally got mine last week. Black 8x54. Can't wait to hook everything up. It took forever to get. 2 1/2 months

 

[jaymack750]

Did you get it from Aquatica in tinleypark??

 

[Przemek_PacSun]

I recently received my light and it is awesome! i ordered it in black and it was wroth the wait! I ordered the 8x80 watt and it does the trick. the only problems i had was the software for mac doesn't give you all features like the bulb life page,the day time lighting graph etc.like the PC software that comes on the disk with the fixture but you can control it pretty well with the mac software. I just used an old laptop and ran it on that..No biggie. This my first T5 fixture as I'm running 3 AI hydra 52's on my 220 gal mixed reef. This fixture is on my new 105 rimless which is gonna be primarily SPS dominated. Any suggestions on on bulb combinations?



tank info:220gal mixed reef-AI hydra 52's-aquaC ev-240-maxspect gyres-trigger systems emerald 36-apex controller-apex dos

Hi
Depending of your stock - for SPS dominated tank for most intensive pigmentation we suggest - for 8 tubes combo:
5 pcs Blue(like Crystal Blue PS, Blue Plus ATI etc)
2pcs Spectra+(or Coral+)
1pcs Shallow Water/Aquablue Special or Pigment INT/ATI Purple Plus(however Pigment INT is less pink and for me looks better)
I'm sure that you will like it

Regards

Przemek

 

[MSHUR]

Hi
Depending of your stock - for SPS dominated tank for most intensive pigmentation we suggest - for 8 tubes combo:
5 pcs Blue(like Crystal Blue PS, Blue Plus ATI etc)
2pcs Spectra+(or Coral+)
1pcs Shallow Water/Aquablue Special or Pigment INT/ATI Purple Plus(however Pigment INT is less pink and for me looks better)
I'm sure that you will like it

Regards

Przemek

Hi Przemek

what you recommend for 10 bulbs?

mike

 

[Przemek_PacSun]

For 10 bulbs I love two combos:
a) more crispy white, best for good growth
6pcs Crystal Blue
2pcs Spectra+
2pcs Shallow Water

when your tank looks like forest ;-) you can go with following combo for good pigmentation and strong contrast
b) 7pcs Crystal Blue
2pcs Spectra+
1pcs Pigment INT

also very nice is only blueigment INT combo - 8pcs Crystal Blue, 2pcs(as tube #2 and #9 ) Pigment INT.
Corals grow little slower but colors are really amazing!

Regards

Przemek

 

[MSHUR]

interesting

you only recommend 2 white bulbs . white i mean spectra, Coral + or KZ Gen -2
I use 4 KZ Gen -2 and i feel i am missing some colors, maybe time to change

 

[rodneyri]

I typically balance the white and blue tubes out then fill in with pink/purple tubes. So for 10 bulbs - 4 blue / 4 white / 2 purple tubes. Gives a nice crsip look with a hint of blue, shows off the coral colours to my eyes

 

[MSHUR]

I typically balance the white and blue tubes out then fill in with pink/purple tubes. So for 10 bulbs - 4 blue / 4 white / 2 purple tubes. Gives a nice crsip look with a hint of blue, shows off the coral colours to my eyes

agree!
currently my combo is:
4 -KZ Gen2
5- KZ Super Blue
1- KZ FP

Love this combo so far

 

[Kbel1969]

Did you get it from Aquatica in tinleypark??

Jaymack, yes I did, Mario is the most incredible person to deal with. I take it you were the other person that he ordered one for? He had mentioned someone else he ordered a light for.

 

[jaymack750]

Jaymack, yes I did, Mario is the most incredible person to deal with. I take it you were the other person that he ordered one for? He had mentioned someone else he ordered a light for.

Yes he is!! I shop with Mario because he stocks everythin and he doesn't he can order it. I'm the other person and it did but it was worth the wait!

 

[jaymack750]

Hi
Depending of your stock - for SPS dominated tank for most intensive pigmentation we suggest - for 8 tubes combo:
5 pcs Blue(like Crystal Blue PS, Blue Plus ATI etc)
2pcs Spectra+(or Coral+)
1pcs Shallow Water/Aquablue Special or Pigment INT/ATI Purple Plus(however Pigment INT is less pink and for me looks better)
I'm sure that you will like it

Regards

Przemek

Thank for the reply and I'm gonna try that ccombination.

 

[Kbel1969]

Yes he is!! I shop with Mario because he stocks everythin and he doesn't he can order it. I'm the other person and it did but it was worth the wait!

Agreed. It was a long wait! Is your light up and running, and how does it look? Mario gave me the light combo for yours, if you can post some pics, I'd like to see how your combo looks. Thanks

 

[jaymack750]

Agreed. It was a long wait! Is your light up and running, and how does it look? Mario gave me the light combo for yours, if you can post some pics, I'd like to see how your combo looks. Thanks

I hung it already and it looks good above my tank!! I haven't programmed it because there's no water in my tank yet but I'll program it tomorrow and take a few pics for you

 

[Przemek_PacSun]

interesting

you only recommend 2 white bulbs . white i mean spectra, Coral + or KZ Gen -2
I use 4 KZ Gen -2 and i feel i am missing some colors, maybe time to change

Hi!
Using only two white tubes make tank looking more "contrast" - I feel personally that corals grow little slower but overall corals looks more "saturated".
You need to check it out - I think that you will like it, it bring some colors back, however I feel that corals grow little slower(probably due less amount of symbiotic algae in corals tissue - however it make them more colored again ;-)

Regards

Przemek