Vertex Illumina Club

[hagarthefish]

Here are some pics:

 

[hagarthefish]

 

[hagarthefish]

 

[hagarthefish]

My Brother took most of the pics and tarted them up with photoshop, so the colours might be off a little from true, but the point is these lights work and work well. But I believe that most people panic when the corals sulk at first and make the mistake of turning them up.
I started on 30 white and 40 both blues and thats not on the 260.
:fish1::fish1:

 

[smittyj77]

What are you at now? Im at 100 on both blues and 30 or 40 on whites

 

[hagarthefish]

What are you at now? Im at 100 on both blues and 30 or 40 on whites

My whites are at 50 and both blues are 60:thumbsup:

Those pics were taken a while back, now the orange/brown monti plate is huge:rollface:

 

[Padrino]

It seams that the people with great success using LEDs all seem to have optics. Lets hope that the Vertex proves otherwise,

Hagarthefish,
Thanks for the pics. I'm really basing this on all the research and experience that I've seen, I hope that I'll be able to keep SPS and have them thrive under my 260 like I did when i had a Giesemann infiniti.

Rob

 

[rodneyri]

updated the light schedule to increase the output a bit longer, getting good results.

here are some colonies ive grown under this light in 6 months, from small frags

 

[hagarthefish]

Good work m8, have you got a full tank shot, with dimentions? Hight with and depth?:fish2:

 

[rodneyri]

this is the only FTS i can find, im in the process of going to a 80x30x22 so current tank is filled with LR and bits ready for the new one.

current tank is 56x30x22

 

[hagarthefish]

Great looking tank m8.
How long did you take to build up to this light level? Mine wouldn't like that strength, but I do have alot of soft corals.
I do believe alot of people have probs with led's due to too much too soon, but once used to the light they work well.
Nothing is black and white in reefkeeping, what works for one does not always work for another and light is just one of the many factors.

 

[olemiss reb]

I have my 200 model peaking at 95% on my ritteri tank. Slowly increased levels over a 4-5 month period to reach this point. Light is about 4" above the water

 

[rodneyri]

Nice secesh!

I did the same by ramping up to get here though I play with my settings to test for different things. In the end it took a few months to ramp up to this level. I pulled down my old tank to build this one and got rid of all my colonies to start from frags again except for my birdsnest and blue stag. I overdosed k balance on my tank a few weeks ago so lost color and some frags but tank is recovering nicely again now Will try some violet colors too soon hopefully will post results of how these go.

 

[Uncko Macko]

Vertex released updates today.

http://www.vertexaquaristik.com/Pro...wnloads/tabid/581/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Let us know whats new.

 

[notclear]

It would be nice if they have some sort of release notes!

 

[larryfl1]

double post

 

[larryfl1]

guys , how much past the end of the fixtures can the lights support properly? if the tank is 96 inches will the 6 ft fixture cover the ends with no visual degradation?

also if you use 2 fixtures..are they networked / aware of each other??

 

[alin2]

Curious...has any tried the Red LED pads?

Any word on green, violet, or UV pads availability from Vertex?

Thanks.

 

[larryfl1]

anyone have a 6 foot illumina on a 8 ft tank? if so how is the coverage on the ends???

 

[Padrino]

Curious...has any tried the Red LED pads?

Any word on green, violet, or UV pads availability from Vertex?

Thanks.

I have 2 red modules, It adds a different effect, certainly helps grow algae!