Vertex Illumina Club

[Padrino]

How many red pads would you put on the 60" unit? im thinking 3

Steve

Rob....that def helps. Any chance you can post some fts? Im thinking about doing 3 24" fixtures mounted ll ll ll.

Steve

I would put about 3 or 4 of them in a 5 foot fixture. Depends if you have more LPS or SPS. I think the red is more beneficial to LPS in terms of making the colors stand out more. However I keep in close contact with the owner of Vertex and I am waiting for the modules they will be releasing in about 7 months.

Here is a picture the day after i moved my tank over to my new house. This is just the illumina 260 really high above my 90. It does not have the illumilux attached. Taken with my blackberry sorry so poor quality

 

[rodneyri]

sorry for crappy pics my SLR is not here right now but here is 4 months growth under the illumina

i dont have a latest shot of this one but its taking the entire rock now its on

 

[notclear]

However I keep in close contact with the owner of Vertex and I am waiting for the modules they will be releasing in about 7 months.

May I ask what modules will they be releasing in 7 months?

 

[SPotter]

sorry for crappy pics my SLR is not here right now but here is 4 months growth under the illumina

i dont have a latest shot of this one but its taking the entire rock now its on

what are the dimensions of your tank and which fixture are you using?

 

[rodneyri]

my tank is 56x30x22 and using the 48" 200 illumina. my lights are set to 85;65;65 (w;b;rb) and the light is 6" above water level.

 

[Padrino]

my tank is 56x30x22 and using the 48" 200 illumina. my lights are set to 85;65;65 (w;b;rb) and the light is 6" above water level.

The new tank is 60x30x26 or 28. I have a 48" illumina 260 that will be about 6" above the water surface similar to yours. However as mentioned before, I feel that the spread doesn't really cover the width efficiently so I added the 2 illumilux blue strips.

Currently I have my lights set to 50/85/90 (W/B/RB) or the blues are 90 and royal blues are 95, can't remember exactly what I left them at.
I did purchase 2 Red aux modules however only one is functioning. I am waiting to receive a new one to replace this faulty module.

Rob

 

[SPotter]

Thanks for all of the help from everyone here. I don't think this is going to be the right fixture for my setup.


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[Cloudburst2000]

Have people noticed better color using the red aux modules? I know some people complain about reds seeming more brown under LED lights. Have the red modules helped bring out the colors better?

 

[Retzius]

What % are people running the white led at?

I'm going for more of a 20k spectrum but my tank is cycling so I have the lights turned way down to prevent any algae outbreaks.

White 8%
RB 50%
Blue 50%

 

[hobsoam]

i just got my 24" illumina last night over my 36" tank. what a beautiful fixture. do you know or have the current software for the vertex? i have an Apple that is 7 years old running OS X 10.5.8. (i'm not sure why the current software is not working). it is the model before the release of the dual platform mac. should i borrow a PC and load the software on that computer to set up my lighting? what is the best initial lighting setup; like the sunrise, ramp, sunset & lunar settings? i live in southampton, ny. i look forward to your reply.

 

[rodneyri]

I dl the new software from Vertex site and adjusted my expert mode program, now the LCD is constantly luminated orange...before it would turn off after a short time. Anyone had experience how to get it to fade away again.

 

[Padrino]

I dl the new software from Vertex site and adjusted my expert mode program, now the LCD is constantly luminated orange...before it would turn off after a short time. Anyone had experience how to get it to fade away again.

I did have this happen where the LED screen would constantly stay illuminated. Try updating the firmware for all components and reload your program.
Cheers

 

[notclear]

Actually if you reset the power of the fixture, it will fix it.

 

[rodneyri]

power cycled and its back to normal now

 

[x19]

i just got my 24" illumina last night over my 36" tank. what a beautiful fixture. do you know or have the current software for the vertex? i have an Apple that is 7 years old running OS X 10.5.8. (i'm not sure why the current software is not working). it is the model before the release of the dual platform mac. should i borrow a PC and load the software on that computer to set up my lighting? what is the best initial lighting setup; like the sunrise, ramp, sunset & lunar settings? i live in southampton, ny. i look forward to your reply.

You're 10.5.8 machine should work I would expect. Its a Java app so you just need to make sure you have the most up to date version of Java.

 

[Padrino]

power cycled and its back to normal now

in order for me to update the firmware i had to relocate the light powering it off, Good to know what actually fixed it.
Cheers

 

[rodneyri]

heres a pic of my fav frag ive been growing under my LED, its gone through 3 tanks as i changed over to the new one and now starting to come into its own

and my new one from my bro getting color after two weeks

 

[rodneyri]

any one heard updates if we are getting a violet / red LED pad?

 

[notclear]

I asked Vertex and didn't get any reply.

 

[bluebastion]

Here is my response from Raymond at Vertex when inquiring about other aux. pads other than the red. I told him most of the talk on forums I frequent are all about the Radions since it has a more "full spectrum" light setup.

"Thanks for the great comments. We are always working on improvements but I have no eta for the new modules yet from our engineers. We have been looking i to other colors and their effects. I don't beleive that the Radion will be a issue for competition as they are using different methods for there fixture. The green led in their fixture has little effect for photo synthesis and is mostly a color enhancer for the human eye. However in saying that we have not ruled out any options UV is interesting for us."