ATI Powermodule Hybrid Club

[sahin]

Originally Posted by sahin

I will PM you my email. Send me your current light profile and I will add the white LED at 40% to run from 2-6. I run the white around 5 hours currently I think.

Sent two light profiles. Noticed you arent using the BLUE Channel, so I added 20% of it. Full details are in the emails.

[nova65ss]

Originally Posted by sahin

Sent two light profiles. Noticed you arent using the BLUE Channel, so I added 20% of it. Full details are in the emails.

Thanks man I got the email I appreciate that a bunch!

[bucfan]

I used the software to set up the lamp. Loaded program successfully. I have 2 different set points for the T5 channels coming on and off at different times. 1 channel runs for 5 hours and second channel for 3. However both channels run for 3 hours. Not sure why. Also cannot seem to use preview mode for LEDs. LEDs do not change color. Tried different color combos and same colors run on LED. Seems to be stuck in the same colors. And day preview does not work. What am I doing wrong and how must I fix it?

[MSHUR]

Just got home and my light totally out( tank is dark
Restart the fixture and trying to re load my program but got error " Device locked"
Any idea whats up?

[MSHUR]

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[ssdawood]

Can you unplug it for like an hour. See if that resets it.

[MSHUR]

For an hour, that long? Ok, ill do that.
Do you know how to upgrade to a new firmware?

[ssdawood]

Mike right?

If you have a new controller it should have an upgrade firmware highlighted on the software. Older controllers is an PITA. As you have to open the fixture and get upgrade module from ATI.

One hour should be enough to clear the controllers memory. Try it. My lights have stalled like this before and unplugging it took care of problem.

It never said device locked.

Is the USB dongle plugged in the controller. I have seen device locked only when usb is connected to computer.

[MSHUR]

Thank you
I am not really sure if i have a older controller or new but i got this fixture almost a year ago. But option to upgrade is not highlighted.
Yes, USB plugged when i see device locked !

[reefSTC]

Thanks sahin/ssdawood for the response... Was hoping the ATI LED PM has a clear advantage over SP/RB combo light wise so the extra cost can be justified. The tank is in the living room, so may still go for the LED PM just for the look.... thanks again....

[sahin]

Originally Posted by ssdawood

Mike right?

If you have a new controller it should have an upgrade firmware highlighted on the software. Older controllers is an PITA. As you have to open the fixture and get upgrade module from ATI.

One hour should be enough to clear the controllers memory. Try it. My lights have stalled like this before and unplugging it took care of problem.

It never said device locked.

Is the USB dongle plugged in the controller. I have seen device locked only when usb is connected to computer.

Originally Posted by MSHUR

Thank you
I am not really sure if i have a older controller or new but i got this fixture almost a year ago. But option to upgrade is not highlighted.
Yes, USB plugged when i see device locked !

Disconnect the USA cable from the controller switch of for an hour at least if its frozen into the DEVICE-LOCKED mode which is activated when the controller is being accessed from the computer.

An error might have occurred in the connection when it was connected to the computer causing the controller to freeze.

If it does restart up, I'd do a factory reset and then set time and light profile again. Hopefully it will be sorted out after that. Let us know how it goes.

[MSHUR]

Guy,
After 2 hours of disconnect and total shut off i did try re connect to a comp and got the same error.Arrrgggg
so, reset pressing 4 buttons as per ATI Tech support and this didn't help either so i decided to load my program anyway with error Device Locked . After setting time my program came on again..Weird..
right now Unit is on but soon as i connect to a comp and try to load program i am getting same error.
Will, call ATI on MOnday

[bucfan]

I got the lamp working and loaded the default program with some mods. I have a few questions about the software.

1. How do I add more set points to the cycle?
2. Preview mode still does not work for me. If i go to preview mode and change light colors nothing happens on lamp.
3. If I change colors on a set point it somehow changes the colors on the next few set points to the same color combo. Quite annoying!
4. I have the 3 LED version. Do I have to change the colors on all 3 LED modules. I noticed that I have to move the set points of all 3 LED modules around to ramp up down at the same time. However not sure about the colors. Does it automatically change for all 3 LED modules or do I have to do each individually?
5. How do figure out firmware version and is it a must to update to the latest?

[Mike de Leon]

so what is life expectancy on the T5 bulbs with the LED?

[tommmys]

I ordered my new 60" ATI powermodule today should be here by end of week. I got 3 blue+ 3 Coral+1 purple+ 1Actinic. I am replacing 3 radion g3 that are on my tank. Tank is mainly sps. Anybody have a good starter program to get me going and how should I acclimate new light to tank.

[bucfan]

Originally Posted by tommmys

I ordered my new 60" ATI powermodule today should be here by end of week. I got 3 blue+ 3 Coral+1 purple+ 1Actinic. I am replacing 3 radion g3 that are on my tank. Tank is mainly sps. Anybody have a good starter program to get me going and how should I acclimate new light to tank.

I got the same light 48" but went with this combo and it's great. 2 ATI Blue+, 2 Giesmann Aquablue Azure, 1 Giesmann Tropic, 1 Giesmann Actinic Bkue, 1 ATI Actinic and 1 ATI Purple. Lighingt is white with hints of blue/green when all T5s on. I tried Coral+ and it's too red for my taste. Just my 2 cents. It's really a great lamp.

[sahin]

Originally Posted by bucfan

I got the lamp working and loaded the default program with some mods. I have a few questions about the software.

1. How do I add more set points to the cycle?
2. Preview mode still does not work for me. If i go to preview mode and change light colors nothing happens on lamp.
3. If I change colors on a set point it somehow changes the colors on the next few set points to the same color combo. Quite annoying!
4. I have the 3 LED version. Do I have to change the colors on all 3 LED modules. I noticed that I have to move the set points of all 3 LED modules around to ramp up down at the same time. However not sure about the colors. Does it automatically change for all 3 LED modules or do I have to do each individually?
5. How do figure out firmware version and is it a must to update to the latest?

1. There are only a max of 10 set points. I wish there was more. Email ATI and ask them to put in more. If many people ask, they will likely add.

2. When you go into preview mode, there are two previews: one to preview the light cycle in quicktime, and the other is to preview the LED channel settings; if the latter make sure you click on a set point.

3. Not sure with this. Works fine for me.

4. You can create one led module, then use the led spot COPY command to copy the same for the other two.

5. Firmware version is witten on the window frame, just above setting tab. I still have version 1.2.0.2 as it works fine for me.

[sahin]

Originally Posted by Mike de Leon

so what is life expectancy on the T5 bulbs with the LED?

TOTM Scotty runs his ATI tubes at least 14 months! Has great colours on his tank. I run my daylight tubes around this time as well as they run for 5-6 hours per day, whilst I replace the Blue tubes earlier as I typically run then around 8 hours a day.

If you utilise the LED clusters a lot, then you can run the T5's for shorter time per day and so use the tubes longer.

The ATI tubes are quality tubes IMO and so are quite good in terms of lifespan.

[sahin]

Originally Posted by tommmys

I ordered my new 60" ATI powermodule today should be here by end of week. I got 3 blue+ 3 Coral+1 purple+ 1Actinic. I am replacing 3 radion g3 that are on my tank. Tank is mainly sps. Anybody have a good starter program to get me going and how should I acclimate new light to tank.

Thats a good combo. I run at the moment:

fromt:
ATI Actinic
ATI AquablueSpecial (12K daylight tube)
ATI Actinic
ATI Blue+
ATI Coral+
ATI Actinic
ATI AquablueSpecial (12K daylight tube)
ATI Blue+

So, 3/8 are white tubes, 3/8 are Actinic tubes and 2/8 Blue tube. I am getting very good colours.

People say the ATI AquablueSpecial (12K daylight tube) causes colours to be washed out; however I feel thats because their colours are not intense enough to begin with; if given at least 2 months with this tube, the colours will get better. Works for me.

Most people will use the Coral+ in place of the ABS. I like the ABS tube as it adds a lot of brightness to the tank due to the increas green and yellow spectrum.

[MSHUR]

Wow, you run 3 Actinic tubes You must have lots of LPS this days, buddy
Hows tank doing with this combo?
BTw, How high is you unit from the water?

[nova65ss]

Man sahin 2 ABS you braver than me haha! May need to rethink that bulb never been a fan honestly. I am currently using 4 actinic 3 blue plus and one purple plus. Love the actinic bulb!

[sahin]

Originally Posted by MSHUR

Wow, you run 3 Actinic tubes. You must have lots of LPS this days, buddy

Haha, actually, I my tank is 95% Acropora.

The gold standard for SPS tanks is Radium 20K. Almost everyone adds like 200-300 watts of VHO to that. The Radium 20K+VHO Actinics is the ultimate combo for SPS corals and what most would consider a full range of spectral coverage. I cant recall for sure, but I think it was either an article by Dana Riddle or Steve Tyree who wrote that if someone was using 20K Radiums, the appropriate spectrum to add to complete lighting would be in the Actinic range.

This is exactly what I am doing.

Consider the following spectrums:

ATI Blue+


ATI ABS:


ATI Coral+


As you can see, they ALL cover the blue-green part of the spectrum pretty well. So in 5/8 of my tubes, the blue-green spectrum is covered VERY well.

Consider also that we have Royal Blue and Blue LED, as well as a similar spike and spectral coverage in the typical White LED's.

Its covered fully well all round. So what is lacking in the T5 and LED lineup? IMO it is the Actinic range. The range that is complimented in most halide combos using VHO.

So I am therefore offering my corals a full range of spectrum as best as possible.

Originally Posted by MSHUR

BTw, How high is you unit from the water?

About 6-7inches.

Originally Posted by MSHUR

Hows tank doing with this combo?

This is the result after 2 months of dipping for AEFW/small kalk disaster/and a tank that is only 4 months old.



Photo shows bluey purple colour, but it is an intense and striking metallic purple...love the colour coming out on this one.


Echinata?




This one has blue tips, sky blue and also red/purple corallite rims...but cannot capture the colours as it is right up near the surface.


Speciosia I think.


SSC. This one was butchered by the AEFW's. Lost the red completely, only recently turned green. Its not the usual Aussie SSC but a variant which I like better. I lost my Aussie SSC in my buddys tank.

[sahin]

This hot pink Millepora was absolutely ravaged by the bastard AEFW's. Had a colony...this frag was made up from 3 branches I cut off and kept. It has grown and joined together. Previously it didnt have green polyps...the pink is starting to appear on the corallite edges.






Frag given to me by my buddy. Looks lovely when grown. Starting to get colour.




Bought because it had blue tips in the LFS tank and I though it was a Blue Millepora...well it bloody isnt. It has started to get red/purple branches, with a green base and blue tips! Notice the bright blue growth ring too.

Other side. It is sitting directly below an ATI AquaBlueSpecial and pulling some awesome colours. I speak highly of this tube, but most people bash this tube and say it washes out colours. Not for me. Given time, this tube by ATI is pretty cool.




And finally an FTS.

[MSHUR]

Holy man.. you tank is amazing . I love your open scape!!!!
I totally agre with you theory , but in my case i have wide tank: 72x36x24 and it would be hard for me to mimic this combo that you using unless you can recomend otherwise..

i am tempting to try AB bulb. here is my bulb combo right now amd i fell like i am burning some corals leading to luck of coloration

front:
KZ Blue bulb
KZ NG
KZ Blue
Giessman Lagoon blue
LED
KZ FP
ATI C+
KZ Blue
KZ NG


mike

[MSHUR]

BTW,
Have you try new Powerchrome tubes?