AquaIllumination PAR Measurements

[moliken]

geo, i barely see spotlighting. seems spread out evenly to me. lotsa shimmer though!

[snewcrash]

Originally Posted by moliken

very eeezee. no need for pix. there are 2 screws in each mod. unscrew a bit and slide them into 2 rails or turn mod 90 deg and slide screws into 1 rail.

Moliken, did you use the AI rail system, or are you using something else?

[snewcrash]

Originally Posted by tmgrash

Was taking more, new and updated ones, just now and dropped my phone in the tank, DOH!

That sucks! Corals looks good though

[moo0o]

Originally Posted by snewcrash

Moliken, did you use the AI rail system, or are you using something else?

sounds like the rail system.

[shandy_say]

Just installed my Aquaillumination Sol White over the weekend and all I can say is wow. It took a while to get them installed cause i had to customize a hanging kit for them to match my tank. The amount of light these things produce at only 40% White and 90% Blue is already stronger than my old 250watts MH minus the heat. Plus the new firmware upgrade is outstanding.





I do hope this will help color up my sticks!

The lights are currently placed around 16inches away from the water surface. Thinking about bringing them down further to maybe 10 inches. What do you guys think? My tank has been experiencing some diatoms cause i just installed some BP recently and removed my DSB. Hopefully those will go away soon.

[Kataro]

I'm thinking of getting one for my future frag tank... tank will probably be 24" X 12" x 12"... would one of the Sol do? It'll be all SPS

[moliken]

snewcrash, yep i am using the ai rail system. and hanging the mods from them. basement tank, so wires don't bother me.

[TonyV]

Originally Posted by Kataro

I'm thinking of getting one for my future frag tank... tank will probably be 24" X 12" x 12"... would one of the Sol do? It'll be all SPS

Probably a single Sol Blue or White. 2 if the budget allows.

[summitwynds]

Would love your opinions.... Im hoping to get a 75 gallon rimless, 48 x 18 x 20. Would 2 AI's work going lengthwise? I presently have mostly zoanthiads, with a couple SPS near the top (44 corner pentagon with 150wMH)

[jdokos]

How far above the water's surface should I hang my fixture? I have a 18" cube and am hanging a single Sol Blue unit 12" off the surface. Will this be sufficient?

[rostato]

Originally Posted by shandy_say

Just installed my Aquaillumination Sol White over the weekend and all I can say is wow. It took a while to get them installed cause i had to customize a hanging kit for them to match my tank. The amount of light these things produce at only 40% White and 90% Blue is already stronger than my old 250watts MH minus the heat. Plus the new firmware upgrade is outstanding.





I do hope this will help color up my sticks!

The lights are currently placed around 16inches away from the water surface. Thinking about bringing them down further to maybe 10 inches. What do you guys think? My tank has been experiencing some diatoms cause i just installed some BP recently and removed my DSB. Hopefully those will go away soon.

That is exactly what I want to do with my next tank. What size is your tank (dimensions), and what kind of wood did you use for the center brace for the floating canopy?

[shandy_say]

We used marine wood which was primed and ducco finished. The Center Vertical brace holding the whole hanging kit is made of tubular metal which was welded together at a 90deg angle at the top. This was then primed and sprayed with several coats of epoxy based paint. The Ai fixture is quite heavy so i used a metal frame just to make sure it can handle the weight.

[rostato]

Originally Posted by shandy_say

We used marine wood which was primed and ducco finished. The Center Vertical brace holding the whole hanging kit is made of tubular metal which was welded together at a 90deg angle at the top. This was then primed and sprayed with several coats of epoxy based paint. The Ai fixture is quite heavy so i used a metal frame just to make sure it can handle the weight.

Hmm, very interesting. I like it!

[shandy_say]

thanks rostato!

[rostato]

Originally Posted by shandy_say

thanks rostato!

What are your tanks dimensions?

[shandy_say]

DT is 30x30x18.

[rostato]

Excellent. I'm doing a 36x36x24 soon

[Kataro]

I just got one of these fixture... but been wondering how to hang it over my rimless.. Anyone got a idea how to do a clean hanging of this fixture

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Question via PM sent, Shandy

[SoLiD]

I bought 2 AI SOL Blue Modules and controller for my Red Sea Max 130D so I'm part of the club now.

A Very Big THANK-YOU to CalmSeasQuest for starting this thread and all your hard work, suggestions, data input, picture taking, graph illustrations, and readings posted. I also want to Thank rostato, txbonds, drtrash, MedRed, wickedfish, stephane, Garage1217, jkhuskies99, djkms, InferoST, & Blue_Reef for the pictures and data you all shared on this thread. Also a Special Thanks to Dark_Reef for the last 40/70 comparison graph which ultimately lead me to purchase all 70 degree optics for my modules. You all helped me immensely to make a very informed purchase. Thanks again.

-David

[drtrash]

Don't forget the new firmware, last piece of the puzzle
Merry Reefmas

[Y-DesygnGuy]

Originally Posted by SoLiD

I bought 2 AI SOL Blue Modules and controller for my Red Sea Max 130D so I'm part of the club now.

That is a lot of light for that size tank, would love to see a picture.

[Anemonebuff]

Originally Posted by moliken

snew,
yep i hav only 2, about 9 inches above my 75, but i don't hav a big spread of rock. lots of my stuff is in a line, as i have a huge chunk of coral that holds most of my smaller stuff. then at the other end is a pillar of sorts, so most of the life is near the middle of the tank or forward. old pic/old lights to letcha see the 1 coral being placed into the tank

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I could aquascape like that if I had 3 arms.

What the.....

[pardalis]

Would one AI Sol blue be enough for my new Neo Nano 24*24*16? I am thinking yes, but wanted the opinion of people with experience on the AI's

[7hogwarts]

This has been an incredible thread!!!! I have learned several things from it. Anyway, I have 1st generation AI lights (Yep I like them a lot), but after reading these 48 pages I would like to try the sol lights. I called AI and was informed thaty they needed to be upgraded to 2nd gen to do this. at $250 per module an extra $1500 on top of the $3600 I originally paid seems crazy, but what in this hobby isn't. I have a typical 125 gal tank 72' long. I have 6 modules over it. The lights are about 6" off the water. I can't raise them any more. Can I do this a couple at a time and still have the gen 1 controller run it? I recently picked up a Profilux 3ex in hopes to run it all. Still trying to figure it out. I admit I am computer ignorant and don't know what all the cables/connections needed .