Vertex Illumina Club - Page 24

smittyj77 · 01/07/2012, 08:39 PM

I will take some pics, I have red cyano now to mosty on bottom, but also on corals that have "died" or bleached.

I had a superman monti and a peach monti died in 2 days, got a sunset monti and a rainbow monti put them on bottom of tank and have been good for a week.

I had a nice emerlad green encrusting sps was doing so well and its dying off, Ive got a green Mili that started losing tissue but has since stopped and strted to come back.

I also put a grounding probe in my tank, I also forgot to mention I am using carbon and gfo phosphate remover in a next reef MR1 Monster.

Tanks is 190 Gallon with 60 Gallon sump, Had a favia even die. I just keep wanting not to blame the light, but I think its the light?

hagarthefish · 01/15/2012, 11:39 AM

My Monti plates are growing really fast with the illumina, its the first one not the 260. What I found is half power is plenty for white and 60 for both blues. I've been using for several months now and only just built up to that level.
I can post pics if anyone wants?

fire_06786 · 01/15/2012, 11:43 AM

Are these a full spectrum led light?

smittyj77 · 01/15/2012, 01:06 PM

Hagarthefish - Please post pics, Id like to see. Thanks how deep is your tank

hagarthefish · 01/15/2012, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smittyj77

Hagarthefish - Please post pics, Id like to see. Thanks how deep is your tank

My tank is 20" deep. Its custom made for the size of my wall (in wall tank).
I'll post some pics now mate.

hagarthefish · 01/15/2012, 01:46 PM

Here are some pics:

hagarthefish · 01/15/2012, 01:47 PM

hagarthefish · 01/15/2012, 01:48 PM

hagarthefish · 01/15/2012, 01:54 PM

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.

smittyj77 · 01/15/2012, 02:59 PM

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

hagarthefish · 01/19/2012, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smittyj77

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

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

Padrino · 01/19/2012, 11:33 PM

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 · 01/31/2012, 01:15 AM

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 · 01/31/2012, 12:06 PM

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

rodneyri · 01/31/2012, 02:05 PM

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 · 02/01/2012, 09:42 AM

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 · 02/01/2012, 10:05 AM

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 · 02/01/2012, 02:17 PM

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 · 02/13/2012, 01:55 PM

Vertex released updates today.

http://www.vertexaquaristik.com/Prod...S/Default.aspx

Let us know whats new.

notclear · 02/15/2012, 05:49 AM

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

larryfl1 · 02/16/2012, 05:34 PM

double post

larryfl1 · 02/16/2012, 05:35 PM

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 · 02/16/2012, 07:11 PM

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

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

Thanks.

larryfl1 · 02/17/2012, 09:10 PM

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

Padrino · 02/18/2012, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alin2

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!

01/31/2012, 01:15 AM	#588
rodneyri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 822	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 __________________ Too poor starphire - 7ft Reef - Profilux 3 - GHL Doser 2 - Bubble King - RD3 Speedy - Vortech QD40 - Radion G4 Pro -P̵a̵c̵ ̵S̵u̵n̵ ̵

01/31/2012, 02:05 PM	#590
rodneyri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 822	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 __________________ Too poor starphire - 7ft Reef - Profilux 3 - GHL Doser 2 - Bubble King - RD3 Speedy - Vortech QD40 - Radion G4 Pro -P̵a̵c̵ ̵S̵u̵n̵ ̵

02/01/2012, 10:05 AM	#592
olemiss reb Molon Labe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,550	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 __________________ secesh

02/01/2012, 02:17 PM	#593
rodneyri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 822	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. __________________ Too poor starphire - 7ft Reef - Profilux 3 - GHL Doser 2 - Bubble King - RD3 Speedy - Vortech QD40 - Radion G4 Pro -P̵a̵c̵ ̵S̵u̵n̵ ̵

02/15/2012, 05:49 AM	#595
notclear Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 519	It would be nice if they have some sort of release notes! __________________ Red Sea Reefer XL525

01/07/2012, 08:39 PM	#576
smittyj77 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 16	I will take some pics, I have red cyano now to mosty on bottom, but also on corals that have "died" or bleached. I had a superman monti and a peach monti died in 2 days, got a sunset monti and a rainbow monti put them on bottom of tank and have been good for a week. I had a nice emerlad green encrusting sps was doing so well and its dying off, Ive got a green Mili that started losing tissue but has since stopped and strted to come back. I also put a grounding probe in my tank, I also forgot to mention I am using carbon and gfo phosphate remover in a next reef MR1 Monster. Tanks is 190 Gallon with 60 Gallon sump, Had a favia even die. I just keep wanting not to blame the light, but I think its the light?

01/15/2012, 11:39 AM	#577
hagarthefish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 40	My Monti plates are growing really fast with the illumina, its the first one not the 260. What I found is half power is plenty for white and 60 for both blues. I've been using for several months now and only just built up to that level. I can post pics if anyone wants?

01/15/2012, 11:43 AM	#578
fire_06786 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: connecticut Posts: 69	Are these a full spectrum led light?

01/15/2012, 01:06 PM	#579
smittyj77 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 16	Hagarthefish - Please post pics, Id like to see. Thanks how deep is your tank

01/15/2012, 01:46 PM	#581
hagarthefish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 40	Here are some pics:

01/15/2012, 01:47 PM	#582
hagarthefish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 40

01/15/2012, 01:48 PM	#583
hagarthefish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 40

01/15/2012, 01:54 PM	#584
hagarthefish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 40	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.

01/15/2012, 02:59 PM	#585
smittyj77 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 16	What are you at now? Im at 100 on both blues and 30 or 40 on whites

01/19/2012, 11:33 PM	#587
Padrino Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,934	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

01/31/2012, 12:06 PM	#589
hagarthefish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 40	Good work m8, have you got a full tank shot, with dimentions? Hight with and depth?

02/01/2012, 09:42 AM	#591
hagarthefish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 40	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.

02/13/2012, 01:55 PM	#594
Uncko Macko Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: 10 minutes from Philly Posts: 276	Vertex released updates today. http://www.vertexaquaristik.com/Prod...S/Default.aspx Let us know whats new.

02/16/2012, 05:34 PM	#596
larryfl1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 797	double post Last edited by larryfl1; 02/16/2012 at 06:01 PM.

02/16/2012, 05:35 PM	#597
larryfl1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 797	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??

02/16/2012, 07:11 PM	#598
alin2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 271	Curious...has any tried the Red LED pads? Any word on green, violet, or UV pads availability from Vertex? Thanks.

02/17/2012, 09:10 PM	#599
larryfl1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 797	anyone have a 6 foot illumina on a 8 ft tank? if so how is the coverage on the ends???

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