Vertex Illumina Club

I just received word from Vertex late last night that the UV pads are being built, and getting ready to ship from Austria. They should hopefully be here in 4-6 weeks.

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Awesome, is this a prototype? It does not look like a vertex pad! Vertex stuff are always pretty sexy but not this one!
Any news on the price?
Cheers,
Dave
 
Thanks Jeremy, That is what I thought too!
I think the Aux module concept makes Illumina the smartest design.
The fact that I can add this to my Fixture without having to change the whole board or remove other LEDs or pucks to get different colors LEDs in there, makes all the difference for me.
So lets see how the other fanboys are goning to deal with this! :)
Cheers,
Dave
 
Jeremy, since I am a dinasour in this hobby, I still remeber the days of PH. Actinic 03.
I used to love that bulb. Do you remember what nm those were.
I hope it is the same since he difference of using the 03 or not was huge back then in MH set ups!
I figured you might remember!:)
Cheers,
Dave
 
Rodney,
Thanks god you are from Australia other than that would have been race to order!
That being the case I guess we can be civil!!
Hmmm, unless Aussies get this first!!!!! JK!
Yeah Im super excited for this too it will be the best addition to the platform, IMHO!
Jeremy, are you guys doing preorders?
Is this one of those items that the first batch will sell in a day and a month of wait....!?
(cough, cough my Alpha order a couple of years back)
Cheers,
Dave
 
Luxo said:
Jeremy, since I am a dinasour in this hobby, I still remeber the days of PH. Actinic 03.
I used to love that bulb. Do you remember what nm those were.
I hope it is the same since he difference of using the 03 or not was huge back then in MH set ups!
I figured you might remember!:)
Cheers,
Dave
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I still run a tank with MH and VHO actinic. The UV Lighting T12 Super Actinic 03, which spikes at 420nm, is one of the best aquarium bulbs ever made in my opinion.

This pad will add some of that same fluorescence that the old Actinic 03 VHO's did, without really altering the look of the tank. From what I am told this pad really gets rid of that washed out blue LED look, time will tell.
 
Jeremy B. said:
I still run a tank with MH and VHO actinic. The UV Lighting T12 Super Actinic 03, which spikes at 420nm, is one of the best aquarium bulbs ever made in my opinion.

This pad will add some of that same fluorescence that the old Actinic 03 VHO's did, without really altering the look of the tank. From what I am told this pad really gets rid of that washed out blue LED look, time will tell.
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Thanks for explaining Jeremy because I was about to ask what was the benefit of the UV pad. I am going to place an order as soon as they arrive! :bounce2:
 
Hi Guys

I have just bought a Illumina s200 24" with the dongle and I am having a bit of a mare programming it in expert mode

Custom seems ok even though I cannot understand how to save a profile ?tried to hit save but nothing seems to happen?

IS there any way someone could link me to a expert program for use on a pc.

I can get the pc to talk to the light ok and have loaded up a basic custom program to get me going but the moon phase and real tricky settings have me stumped :spin2:

Thanks Steve
 
Ok I am in Just picked up a 60inch 260 from J&L yesterday along with the V link was a little concerned the light wouldnt cut it with my tank as it is a deep demention 300 gallon 6 feet long and 3 feet front to back. My worries were put to rest quickly when I fired it up. Now I just have to figure out how to program it.
 
bullit67 said:
Ok I am in Just picked up a 60inch 260 from J&L yesterday along with the V link was a little concerned the light wouldnt cut it with my tank as it is a deep demention 300 gallon 6 feet long and 3 feet front to back. My worries were put to rest quickly when I fired it up. Now I just have to figure out how to program it.
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I have the same light on a 300G DD tank as well. It has NO PROBLEMS doing that size tank. :)

Prorgramming is quite eazy once you get the hang of it.
 
cav~firez22 How high above the water is your light hanging? I have mine just below the top of the canopy getting real good spread out of it, might drop it down a bit but i am worried about splashing as I have some BIG fish. What do you have for corals ? My coral collection is real slim right now had a crash and lost all my sps. :(
 
6ft light on 8ft tank

6ft light on 8ft tank

I have an 8ft tank & recently purchased a 6ft vertex and you definately can see where the edges of the tank are not as bright. If I had it to do over again I would DEFINATELY buy two 4ft fixtures instead.
Have to add lighting now....ugh...corals on ends (2ft on each side)are not happy & fading fast...
New to forum & newby in saltwater fish/coral world so can't really answer too many questions but I hope this helps!
 
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