AI Vega Color/Blue Owners Thread! - Page 8

Dseg · 09/13/2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by zerreissen

My first impressions: Excellent quality units, the Vegas. They look very sleek and modern. It's nice not having a behemoth of a fixture above the tank! I am quite floored by the color rendition in the tank. The corals really pop and the the tank looks really crisp. The shimmer is quite nice. There is a noticeable disco affect on the sand, however, not sure if that is due to the height, I'm sure I'll get used to it. So far, I like the Vegas much more than my Halide/VHO setup.

There is a noticeable disco affect? That's not good...

zerreissen · 09/13/2012, 05:05 PM

Oh yeah, and little to no product documentation included? Lame! AI had plenty of time to put together some documentation/instructions.

Skipponator · 09/13/2012, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by zerreissen

Oh yeah, and little to no product documentation included? Lame! AI had plenty of time to put together some documentation/instructions.

For real! How about a rechargeable controller? Why have a cord to unplug when it's needed to run the thing?

Can someone explain the lunar cycle? I turned it on and all my lights went out and never came on until I plugged the controller in and disabled it many hours later .

pnavarro170 · 09/13/2012, 06:15 PM

pretty week on the "wireless" controller part of having to be plugged in, i mean whos idea was that.

that being said i want one but would end up changing 2 pucks to get some uv in there and that seems like it would all run me around $700 just for one. not to mention the rail system so im starting to double think. If the radion finally shows what its upgrade is gonna look like at MACNA plans might change.

jtrim123 · 09/13/2012, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Skipponator

For real! How about a rechargeable controller? Why have a cord to unplug when it's needed to run the thing?

Can someone explain the lunar cycle? I turned it on and all my lights went out and never came on until I plugged the controller in and disabled it many hours later .

Lunar cycle should be set at a time outside of your normal light timer.

Skipponator · 09/13/2012, 06:44 PM

It was set 11pm-5am at 11am it was black . I plugged the controller in and disabled lunar and it came on to the sun up levels dialed in for that time.

zerreissen · 09/13/2012, 06:52 PM

Other thoughts on the controller: Weather effects do not work, lunar cycle does not work, coral acclimation mode does not work... or could it be that we're just not doing it right, yet we don't have any instructions? If I set each of these to enabled, then save, then go back to main menu, nothing happens, go back to each feature and they're all disabled...

reef bloke · 09/13/2012, 06:54 PM

Lunar cycles will only light the LED by certain ratios of the % of LED set through the night depending on the phase of the moon. Let's say you set the RB channel at 5% at night and have the lunar set. If you are at a phase where the moon is full you will get 5% RB, if there is no moon you won't get zip just as you wouldn't if the moon wasn't in the sky

kc350twin · 09/13/2012, 07:06 PM

Don't forget that PAR meters read blues up to 25% low.

Kc3

zerreissen · 09/13/2012, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by reef bloke

Lunar cycles will only light the LED by certain ratios of the % of LED set through the night depending on the phase of the moon. Let's say you set the RB channel at 5% at night and have the lunar set. If you are at a phase where the moon is full you will get 5% RB, if there is no moon you won't get zip just as you wouldn't if the moon wasn't in the sky

That's fine and all, but when I go to enable the lunar cycle, if I save it, exit the screen, and then go back to it, it says disabled... Is this the expected behavior?

jtrim123 · 09/13/2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by zerreissen

Other thoughts on the controller: Weather effects do not work, lunar cycle does not work, coral acclimation mode does not work... or could it be that we're just not doing it right, yet we don't have any instructions? If I set each of these to enabled, then save, then go back to main menu, nothing happens, go back to each feature and they're all disabled...

My coral acclimation and weather works. We will se about lunar in a bit.

Skipponator · 09/13/2012, 07:44 PM

My coral acclamation works and I tested with the meter. Weather works but if I want to demo it it should be instantaneous instead of hoping that it'll storm or toggle on/off multiple times.

My controller froze once in lunar, had to unplug it.

zerreissen · 09/13/2012, 07:45 PM

Unplugged, plugged in, reset to defaults, all looks to be working now... this controller is very finicky.

jtrim123 · 09/13/2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Skipponator

My coral acclamation works and I tested with the meter. Weather works but if I want to demo it it should be instantaneous instead of hoping that it'll storm or toggle on/off multiple times.

My controller froze once in lunar, had to unplug it.

When going to weather it asks if you want to start it now, turn that to yes and save. It will go for 15 min immediately.

Saltwatercoral2 · 09/13/2012, 08:20 PM

I had my lights going earlier, I went downt o look at the tank again, and the lights have were off, and my controller was reading sol blues. Now, I cant get them to reconnect. I unplugged the units, and the controller, then plugged in the units, and then the controller, searched, and got nothing. SO Then I plugged the controller in and then the lights and still nothing. Anyone got any suggestions?

zandarfin · 09/13/2012, 08:58 PM

My all on or all off button didn't work so I plugged it into my computer and hit the update button. Now I have a controller stuck on the firmware update screen! Before that happened I was in love with them. Im thinking ill run 2 at 50% over my 90.

W.Scott · 09/13/2012, 09:00 PM

I was experiencing the crazy controller blues, then i plugged it into my laptop USB and everything worked great. Except the weather feature not sticking. So I think the issue with the ultra sensitive and spastic controller is with the USB wall plug. It works great plugged into the laptop. I'm going to try an I-phone USB wall plug and see how that works.

blajoie · 09/13/2012, 09:05 PM

So far i love the light (will post pics tomorrow morning).
Anyone else noticing that the red LEDs spotlight much much worse than any of the other colors?

I cannot really turn the reds up above ~10% without seeing some major spotlights. No other colors have this issue.

zandarfin · 09/13/2012, 09:10 PM

The reds are the only one that spotlight. I am going to move one of the red pucks to the outside and see if that helps.

zandarfin · 09/13/2012, 09:14 PM

This controller is junk! The lights a Great and controller is JUNK! Don't order until AI fixes its controller!

Skipponator · 09/13/2012, 09:20 PM

My all off doesn't work either. Wish they put some weight in the controller, wait, perhaps a battery would!

gbreynol · 09/13/2012, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Skipponator

My all off doesn't work either. Wish they put some weight in the controller, wait, perhaps a battery would!

If I touch it for 3 seconds they all turn off.

zandarfin · 09/13/2012, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Skipponator

My all off doesn't work either. Wish they put some weight in the controller, wait, perhaps a battery would!

Seems AI has a few unhappy customers. I have a support email in and will update when I get their answer.

Hooked4life · 09/13/2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dustin1300

Once you get on the tank I'd love to see, not sure if your on INDMAS. I'm hoping to see them over some tanks with coral/fish at MACNA.

I am on INDMAS. I'll probably start a build thread there in a couple of weeks.

Mcbeezus · 09/13/2012, 09:36 PM

So 3 AI vegas or 2 radions!?! I have been waiting to see what everyone thinks before making my decision.

09/13/2012, 06:15 PM	#179
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	pretty week on the "wireless" controller part of having to be plugged in, i mean whos idea was that. that being said i want one but would end up changing 2 pucks to get some uv in there and that seems like it would all run me around $700 just for one. not to mention the rail system so im starting to double think. If the radion finally shows what its upgrade is gonna look like at MACNA plans might change. __________________ 150G

09/13/2012, 06:44 PM	#181
Skipponator Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Apple Valley, MN Posts: 537	It was set 11pm-5am at 11am it was black . I plugged the controller in and disabled lunar and it came on to the sun up levels dialed in for that time. __________________ Got crabs? Current Tank Info: Exiting hobby.

09/13/2012, 07:06 PM	#184
kc350twin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Severn, MD Posts: 1,579	Don't forget that PAR meters read blues up to 25% low. Kc3 __________________ 112g Cube 36x36x20= Custom 12x39wPower Module (Par Monster)= Neptune Apex=ATB 840v2=BM Doser= 2 MP-40's

09/13/2012, 07:44 PM	#187
Skipponator Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Apple Valley, MN Posts: 537	My coral acclamation works and I tested with the meter. Weather works but if I want to demo it it should be instantaneous instead of hoping that it'll storm or toggle on/off multiple times. My controller froze once in lunar, had to unplug it. __________________ Got crabs? Current Tank Info: Exiting hobby.

09/13/2012, 09:20 PM	#196
Skipponator Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Apple Valley, MN Posts: 537	My all off doesn't work either. Wish they put some weight in the controller, wait, perhaps a battery would! __________________ Got crabs? Current Tank Info: Exiting hobby.

09/13/2012, 05:05 PM	#177
zerreissen Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 32	Oh yeah, and little to no product documentation included? Lame! AI had plenty of time to put together some documentation/instructions.

09/13/2012, 06:52 PM	#182
zerreissen Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 32	Other thoughts on the controller: Weather effects do not work, lunar cycle does not work, coral acclimation mode does not work... or could it be that we're just not doing it right, yet we don't have any instructions? If I set each of these to enabled, then save, then go back to main menu, nothing happens, go back to each feature and they're all disabled...

09/13/2012, 06:54 PM	#183
reef bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 270	Lunar cycles will only light the LED by certain ratios of the % of LED set through the night depending on the phase of the moon. Let's say you set the RB channel at 5% at night and have the lunar set. If you are at a phase where the moon is full you will get 5% RB, if there is no moon you won't get zip just as you wouldn't if the moon wasn't in the sky

09/13/2012, 07:45 PM	#188
zerreissen Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 32	Unplugged, plugged in, reset to defaults, all looks to be working now... this controller is very finicky.

09/13/2012, 08:20 PM	#190
Saltwatercoral2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,617	I had my lights going earlier, I went downt o look at the tank again, and the lights have were off, and my controller was reading sol blues. Now, I cant get them to reconnect. I unplugged the units, and the controller, then plugged in the units, and then the controller, searched, and got nothing. SO Then I plugged the controller in and then the lights and still nothing. Anyone got any suggestions?

09/13/2012, 08:58 PM	#191
zandarfin Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 6	My all on or all off button didn't work so I plugged it into my computer and hit the update button. Now I have a controller stuck on the firmware update screen! Before that happened I was in love with them. Im thinking ill run 2 at 50% over my 90.

09/13/2012, 09:00 PM	#192
W.Scott Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 24	I was experiencing the crazy controller blues, then i plugged it into my laptop USB and everything worked great. Except the weather feature not sticking. So I think the issue with the ultra sensitive and spastic controller is with the USB wall plug. It works great plugged into the laptop. I'm going to try an I-phone USB wall plug and see how that works.

09/13/2012, 09:05 PM	#193
blajoie Moved On Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: MA Posts: 40	So far i love the light (will post pics tomorrow morning). Anyone else noticing that the red LEDs spotlight much much worse than any of the other colors? I cannot really turn the reds up above ~10% without seeing some major spotlights. No other colors have this issue.

09/13/2012, 09:10 PM	#194
zandarfin Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 6	The reds are the only one that spotlight. I am going to move one of the red pucks to the outside and see if that helps.

09/13/2012, 09:14 PM	#195
zandarfin Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 6	This controller is junk! The lights a Great and controller is JUNK! Don't order until AI fixes its controller!

09/13/2012, 09:36 PM	#200
Mcbeezus Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 73	So 3 AI vegas or 2 radions!?! I have been waiting to see what everyone thinks before making my decision.