Giesemann Lighting Club.

[CoralNerd]

8" to 10" is what I hear

[CoralNerd]

Originally Posted by kenpau

Finally!! I've joined the Giesemann club....been waiting for this day! Just got my new Aurora Hybrid delivered and looking forward to getting

So now that you have owned the Aurora for a while now, what do you think?
I'm thinking about getting a 36" Aurora to cover 46 x 21 x 24 and hoping this will work? Prob ditch my two radions.

[janci]

Originally Posted by shred5

Are those 2 posts hung to the tank or fixed in another way?
Any idea about the weight of the Giesemann Matrixx fixtures? Do not seem to get exact information.
TIA

[janci]

Can somebody shed a light on how to control the MatrixxII Dimtec fixture? Bluetooth connection is clear. How can you install the software on macbook/Imac/Ipad?

[chris@CoralVue]

Originally Posted by janci

Can somebody shed a light on how to control the MatrixxII Dimtec fixture? Bluetooth connection is clear. How can you install the software on macbook/Imac/Ipad?

Download from iTunes or Google Play.

[janci]

Originally Posted by chris@CoralVue

Download from iTunes or Google Play.

Is that the VerVve app?
It seems that is the only one I can find

[Mike de Leon]

Hello everyone.
What do you think of this configuration?
I have a 24" infinity now on a 30 X 30 X 26 tank. I am upgrading to a 48 X 30 X 21.
I want to keep my light but adding two AI Sol Blue at each end to take advantage of the dusk to dawn effect.
Please advise.
Thanks in advance!

[tinman01]

Hmm i just bought the 24 inch Giessemann infinity with a 150watt De bulb and Giessmann 150 watt ballast ...

do you guys think this is good enough for an sps dominant 24x24x20 inches tank ? i plan on running 2 ati blue plus and 2 ati purple plus bulbs in it..

i currently use Radion g3 pro and not sure if im making a good move from leds to MH

[Mike de Leon]

i think this guys here are tired of this thread. No one answers any more.

[tsav]

Originally Posted by tinman01

Hmm i just bought the 24 inch Giessemann infinity with a 150watt De bulb and Giessmann 150 watt ballast ...

do you guys think this is good enough for an sps dominant 24x24x20 inches tank ? i plan on running 2 ati blue plus and 2 ati purple plus bulbs in it..

i currently use Radion g3 pro and not sure if im making a good move from leds to MH

Yeh that set up will do very well for a tank that size!

[moondoggy4]

Originally Posted by Mike de Leon

Hello everyone.
What do you think of this configuration?
I have a 24" infinity now on a 30 X 30 X 26 tank. I am upgrading to a 48 X 30 X 21.
I want to keep my light but adding two AI Sol Blue at each end to take advantage of the dusk to dawn effect.
Please advise.
Thanks in advance!

I think it well work no problem, the SPS well have to be higher I am putting my 24'' 150 Infinity on my 40 breeder.

[Mike de Leon]

Originally Posted by moondoggy4

I think it well work no problem, the SPS well have to be higher I am putting my 24'' 150 Infinity on my 40 breeder.

Thanks. The MH is 250 watts. It's actually working well with the 30 X 30 tank. i am not sure how this will look with the LED on the ends.

[Mike de Leon]

Originally Posted by tinman01

Hmm i just bought the 24 inch Giessemann infinity with a 150watt De bulb and Giessmann 150 watt ballast ...

do you guys think this is good enough for an sps dominant 24x24x20 inches tank ? i plan on running 2 ati blue plus and 2 ati purple plus bulbs in it..

i currently use Radion g3 pro and not sure if im making a good move from leds to MH

One thing for sure, the Infinity has great spread. The one I have covers the 30 X 30 no problem.
The Radion is also a good light.

[choss]

I’m in the process of setting up a custom tank. On my current 24” cube, I run a Kessil 360WE and while I love the light’s shimmer and color, I just don’t get the growth I want for SPS.

So the next tank will be 46”long, by 24” wide, and either 22 or 24” high, located in a small office so heat is a concern. I also want to avoid running a chiller if possible. The tank will be rimless with external CTC so I’m trying to keep with a sleek modern design. I’d love advice on the scenarios I’m contemplating:

Option 1: 24” Spectra 250 W with 2 Kessil 360WEs (one on each side). The idea would be to get the best of both worlds – grow SPS in the mid sections of the tank yet have the color pop and sunrise/sunset the Kessil offers (and reduced heat).
Option 2: 48” Infinity 2 X 150 W.
Option 3: 48” Spectra 2 X 250 W.

I have had success in the past running a single 150 MH on a 36” long tank (with some actinics) and never any issues – great growth and great results. So I wonder would the 24” have decent spread (hung from ceiling at decent height), or would I be better off just going all in on the 48” spectra?

Anyway, I’d love some feedback since this tank is a few months off, and I can still make any changes to my plans including the tank dimensions.

[cpllongjk]

Originally Posted by choss

I’m in the process of setting up a custom tank. On my current 24” cube, I run a Kessil 360WE and while I love the light’s shimmer and color, I just don’t get the growth I want for SPS.

So the next tank will be 46”long, by 24” wide, and either 22 or 24” high, located in a small office so heat is a concern. I also want to avoid running a chiller if possible. The tank will be rimless with external CTC so I’m trying to keep with a sleek modern design. I’d love advice on the scenarios I’m contemplating:

Option 1: 24” Spectra 250 W with 2 Kessil 360WEs (one on each side). The idea would be to get the best of both worlds – grow SPS in the mid sections of the tank yet have the color pop and sunrise/sunset the Kessil offers (and reduced heat).
Option 2: 48” Infinity 2 X 150 W.
Option 3: 48” Spectra 2 X 250 W.

I have had success in the past running a single 150 MH on a 36” long tank (with some actinics) and never any issues – great growth and great results. So I wonder would the 24” have decent spread (hung from ceiling at decent height), or would I be better off just going all in on the 48” spectra?

Anyway, I’d love some feedback since this tank is a few months off, and I can still make any changes to my plans including the tank dimensions.

How soon will you be setting up your new office tank? IMO builds always change. Don't buy anything until your tank is in hand.

I currently have a 250w Reefbrite Pendant over my RedSea Reefer 170 (dimensions 24x20x20) and I really like it but would prefer the color and options given with the giesemann spectra 250w. The 4xt5s give you so many options as well as reduced hours on your main mh bulbs. For instance right now I run my MH for 8 hours. I could reduce that to 4 hours and use t5s during dusk/dawn.

[choss]

Originally Posted by cpllongjk

How soon will you be setting up your new office tank? IMO builds always change. Don't buy anything until your tank is in hand.

I currently have a 250w Reefbrite Pendant over my RedSea Reefer 170 (dimensions 24x20x20) and I really like it but would prefer the color and options given with the giesemann spectra 250w. The 4xt5s give you so many options as well as reduced hours on your main mh bulbs. For instance right now I run my MH for 8 hours. I could reduce that to 4 hours and use t5s during dusk/dawn.

Yeah my thinking is that I would like to run the MH only for 4-6 hours a day. Use the Kessils and the T5s to keep things happy off peak hours. I agree that I'm not buying anything until I have the tank in hand but its fun to plan things out.

[shred5]

Originally Posted by janci

Are those 2 posts hung to the tank or fixed in another way?
Any idea about the weight of the Giesemann Matrixx fixtures? Do not seem to get exact information.
TIA

oops sorry missed this post..
The two post are bolted to the back of the stand.
I do not know the exact weight of the fixture but with the piece of glass on top it has some weight to it. It is heaver than my ATI fixture but I do not believe by much.

[cpllongjk]

Just ordered a 24" spectra.

I plan on running a Radium bulb and m80 ballast.

Does anyone have t5 bulb combos they recommend?

[Zacktosterone]

I have a 72x30x30 tank and 3 radion pros. If I add 2x24" giesemann spectras in between the 3 radions, would that be enough?do you think that would be enough?

it would be like 1x24" over a 36" tank

[ReefBum]

Originally Posted by cpllongjk

Just ordered a 24" spectra.

I plan on running a Radium bulb and m80 ballast.

Does anyone have t5 bulb combos they recommend?

I run 4 Giesemann PowerChrome Midday T5s and 4 Giesemann PowerChrome Actinic Blue T5s

[sahin]

Add me to the list. Picked up a Giesemann Spectra 400w. Going to run Radium 400w. Cant wait to get this light over my tank.

[shred5]

Originally Posted by sahin

Add me to the list. Picked up a Giesemann Spectra 400w. Going to run Radium 400w. Cant wait to get this light over my tank.

400's nice.

Spectra is such a nice looking fixture.

[txdragonslayer]

For a while now i added a kessil 160w to my Infiniti 48" and i finally got around to adding the second one, I am sure glad i did. The shimmer when they are on with the t5's is absolutely amazing. I have them turned down when I have the halids running throughout the day. I am going to dial them back to 4 hours with summer fast approaching.
Before

I had to find away to include the power supply to both LED lights, so i strapped them into the middle in between the MH bulbs

I used these "bridges" not sure what the proper name is to provide power from one cord to both kessil power units.


Final test run before reassembly.

I know there is low lighting, but this is the final product after the kessils are installed.




Everything is controlled from my apex to control the intensity and color of the kessils within the fixture. So i al had to run a long "audio" from the variable input to the kessil



Final tank shot with a 4ft fixture on a 5ft tank with only the kessils lit.


I am happy with the results to take advantage of all the newer technologies!

[paal]

On a 48" Spectra, would it be possible to swap positions of one of the halide reflectors with the middle cover plate like in the picture below? (In order for the fixture to better fit a smaller tank)

[Zacktosterone]

Originally Posted by txdragonslayer

For a while now i added a kessil 160w to my Infiniti 48" and i finally got around to adding the second one, I am sure glad i did. The shimmer when they are on with the t5's is absolutely amazing. I have them turned down when I have the halids running throughout the day. I am going to dial them back to 4 hours with summer fast approaching.
Before

I had to find away to include the power supply to both LED lights, so i strapped them into the middle in between the MH bulbs

I used these "bridges" not sure what the proper name is to provide power from one cord to both kessil power units.


Final test run before reassembly.

I know there is low lighting, but this is the final product after the kessils are installed.




Everything is controlled from my apex to control the intensity and color of the kessils within the fixture. So i al had to run a long "audio" from the variable input to the kessil



Final tank shot with a 4ft fixture on a 5ft tank with only the kessils lit.


I am happy with the results to take advantage of all the newer technologies!

That looks super cool! Are you able to do the middle one?