ATI Powermodule Hybrid Club

[tbone28]

Originally Posted by rtparty

Follow that video above and make sure everything is correct on your box. I thought there were other settings as well

Still flickers

[rtparty]

Originally Posted by tbone28

Still flickers

There were some other steps involved but I can't recall them all. I know when mine had the issue ATI wanted me to return the controller because they thought it was an issue with a part in there.

ATI NA was pretty good to deal with. No idea if that's still the case though

[tbone28]

I emailed ATI NA as well for the secret code. They linked me to the same youtube video. Regarding the controller, mine is new. Before the LED flicker and T5 bulb issue, my controller went out, and I had to buy a new one.

[tbone28]

Good news on the T5 bulbs. Turned out to be a bad bulb, which is weird because the bulb is new. At least it was an easy fix.

[vikz]

could someone help, My unit runs fine but I have 2 small but annoying issues.

Firstly when I run my 'daylight' program, I always have a green tint/hue in the water coming from the LED's. Its very obvious as I have black back and sides. It just looks a little ugly and not as 'sharp or clear' like other LED setups, one thing I really dislike as when my t5's turn off the look is amazing and sharp. My daylight settings are r-25 rb-255 b-255 w-165 (tubes are 1:1 coral plus and blue plus)

Also for moonlight I have a very clear white/tint hue coming from the led. Settings are r-0 rb-255 b-0 w-0

I do have a net on my tank, originally I thought it was the net causing the colours, but even when removed there is no change.

Could somebody please let me know if this is normal and anyways to counter it

[salali]

Like this club and thanks guys for sharing photos and videos.

I had ATI that I bout from reefgeek six years ago, but now I couldn't find online store that does sell them. Could any one help where can I buy ATI 10 80w with LED?

[Chris Abbott]

After reading through a few pages I have to ask would you guys buy this fixture again? I understand having to work through the issues once you have dropped this much on a lamp, but I am skeptical on joining in on the fun!

[rtparty]

Originally Posted by salali

Like this club and thanks guys for sharing photos and videos.

I had ATI that I bout from reefgeek six years ago, but now I couldn't find online store that does sell them. Could any one help where can I buy ATI 10 80w with LED?

There isn't a 10 bulb LED Powermodule. 8 bulbs is the most

[rtparty]

Originally Posted by Chris Abbott

After reading through a few pages I have to ask would you guys buy this fixture again? I understand having to work through the issues once you have dropped this much on a lamp, but I am skeptical on joining in on the fun!

Not if I had a way to do my own T5/LED hybrid and make it look good. Which is what I'm doing on my new 50g cube I'm slowly piecing together

[gandolf8]

I have a 180 gal what Ati Hybird do I need 4 bulb or 8
Also can I use the 60" or buy 2 36" thx

[rtparty]

Originally Posted by gandolf8

I have a 180 gal what Ati Hybird do I need 4 bulb or 8
Also can I use the 60" or buy 2 36" thx

What are the dimensions?

[gandolf8]

72 long 24w 24d

[rtparty]

Originally Posted by gandolf8

72 long 24w 24d

The 60" is plenty. I think you can get away with the 4 bulb version personally but the 8 bulb offers a much larger area you can cover. If you are going full blown SPS with clams on the sand bed, 8 bulb will work nicely. If you want some low light area for LPS, go with 4

[gandolf8]

Say do you know how wide the 8 bulb is?

[rtparty]

Originally Posted by gandolf8

Say do you know how wide the 8 bulb is?

I believe 21". A quick Google search could confirm that

[hbrochs]

I've had my ATI hybrid for about two years, and the t5s started flickering. Troubleshooting with customer support had me change bulb positions multiple time to try and rule out a bad tube. Then I bought four new bulbs and the same problem, so I'm buying two new ballasts that I'll try and install myself. They are sending me a link for an instructional video. Hopefully this will fix the problem.

[Ilan84]

Do you dim your new t5 bulbs when they are new?
You need to wait like 60hours before dimming.


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[BruceWayne]

I need this light in my life!!!

[vikz]

Originally Posted by BruceWayne

I need this light in my life!!!

mine is spare currently

4x39w and 2x75w led

Im in the UK, any good to you?

[hbrochs]

I've had the 48" ATI powermodule hybrid for about two years now. Last week the t5 bulbs were off but flickering. I spent awhile on the phone with Kieth at ATI troubleshooting, switching bulb positions and trying in new bulbs. In the end he thought that both of my t5 ballasts were bad. He said that I could buy two new ones and he'd send me the uTube link to guide me through the install. Well the uTube was on a slightly different fixture, and there were some significant differences. I have to say that this was Extremely difficult for me, and I'm not like a D2Mini, but I have some skills. The tolerences for the parts and wires was very tight and there are many wires. Keith tried to help as best he could but he's not a repair troubleshooter and Sam was out. In the end I got it all together and two of the t5s were working as well as the LEDs. This actually made me Very happy, because I really thought that at the end I would have a completely dead fixture and a tankful of corals in the dark.

So I'm going to mail off my fixture to ATI and have them fix it. The problem is that with shipping both ways and time for the repair it very well might be three weeks. I have to probably buy a used t5 fixture? for the interim before I send this one off. I read in this thread where someone did the ballast swap themselves, and I bow deeply to your bravery and skill!!

Just a warning to anyone who has this issue that swapping out ballasts is not for the feint of heart.

Howard

PS if anyone has a fixture they want to rent me for a month, I'm all ears!!

[Scorpius]

Originally Posted by hbrochs

I've had the 48" ATI powermodule hybrid for about two years now. Last week the t5 bulbs were off but flickering. I spent awhile on the phone with Kieth at ATI troubleshooting, switching bulb positions and trying in new bulbs. In the end he thought that both of my t5 ballasts were bad. He said that I could buy two new ones and he'd send me the uTube link to guide me through the install. Well the uTube was on a slightly different fixture, and there were some significant differences. I have to say that this was Extremely difficult for me, and I'm not like a D2Mini, but I have some skills. The tolerences for the parts and wires was very tight and there are many wires. Keith tried to help as best he could but he's not a repair troubleshooter and Sam was out. In the end I got it all together and two of the t5s were working as well as the LEDs. This actually made me Very happy, because I really thought that at the end I would have a completely dead fixture and a tankful of corals in the dark.

So I'm going to mail off my fixture to ATI and have them fix it. The problem is that with shipping both ways and time for the repair it very well might be three weeks. I have to probably buy a used t5 fixture? for the interim before I send this one off. I read in this thread where someone did the ballast swap themselves, and I bow deeply to your bravery and skill!!

Just a warning to anyone who has this issue that swapping out ballasts is not for the feint of heart.

Howard

PS if anyone has a fixture they want to rent me for a month, I'm all ears!!

Usually with wiring of this magnitude I write down where every color wire goes on a piece of paper. white to black red to green etc.

Or you could take photos with a camera as you take it apart and then follow your photos in reverse to put it back together.

[hbrochs]

Originally Posted by Scorpius

Usually with wiring of this magnitude I write down where every color wire goes on a piece of paper. white to black red to green etc.



Or you could take photos with a camera as you take it apart and then follow your photos in reverse to put it back together.

I did tag the wires with labeled bits of masking tape. It's just hard to describe the jumbled birds nest of wires that has to fit in a space that's too small.


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[africangrey]

holy moly, how much does it cost to ship this puppy back and forth, Is it still under warranty?

[westreef]

Originally Posted by hbrochs

I did tag the wires with labeled bits of masking tape. It's just hard to describe the jumbled birds nest of wires that has to fit in a space that's too small.


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I was so lucky that it took me 3 hours to change one bad ballast. I was so extremely happy when I turned the power on and it worked. Saved me so much hassle if I had to return the whole fixture for repair. My fixture was about 13 months old and I got a discount for the replacement ballast. Anyway hbrochs, you have my sympathy.

By the way, when the fixture works, it is a fantastic light. No doubt about it.

[hbrochs]

The warranty is for one year, and it's about two years old. I'm not happy it's broken but Keith and Sam at ATI are helping me sort it out. They found me a 3 Foot Sunpower fixture at discounted price I'm gonna buy so my tank is not dark for a few weeks. I guess I can make a frag tank with it later or sell it. Westreef, I bow to your electrical skills!!


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