Maxspect Mazarra.

[Chris Lakies]

And the others r correct... No spotlighting.....

[streetsong]

Thanks for the feedback. Acrotrdco- Nice Tank! I guess spread and penetration is more what I'm concerned with. I'll know in a couple weeks when my order comes in.

[Maivortex]

I took some more PAR readings today. Im getting 1100-1150 at the surface 8" away in air with the 100 degree optics. The ability to pivot the lights is revealing some new options for me with lighting certain corals. I am able to get to some spots that were previously shaded by upper branches. This feature has been really ignored by all other LED manufacturers. It would be nice if someone bult an automatic pivoting LED that changed the angle through out the day. In the mean time the mazarra is the only LED off the shelf that has pivot capabilty.

[Acrotrdco]

Originally Posted by streetsong

Thanks for the feedback. Acrotrdco- Nice Tank! I guess spread and penetration is more what I'm concerned with. I'll know in a couple weeks when my order comes in.

No problem bro - show us some photos when you get yours!

Originally Posted by Maivortex

I took some more PAR readings today. Im getting 1100-1150 at the surface 8" away in air with the 100 degree optics. The ability to pivot the lights is revealing some new options for me with lighting certain corals. I am able to get to some spots that were previously shaded by upper branches. This feature has been really ignored by all other LED manufacturers. It would be nice if someone bult an automatic pivoting LED that changed the angle through out the day. In the mean time the mazarra is the only LED off the shelf that has pivot capabilty.

1100-1200 PAR 8" under with only 100 degree optics, WOW that's some amazing PAR!

Imagine using 70 or even 40 degrees optics, that'll be awesome.

[pmrossetti]

thats at the surface not underwater.

[Beenalongtime79]

Well, the question begs.... if you can get about a PAR of about 100-150 at the bottom of the tank, then Sanjay Joshi states that you should be able to keep most SPS about 3/4" from the top of the water line so I think the numbers being posted for the 100 degree optics are perfect for me.

I've heard between 150-250 at 16" under the water surface and if that is true, then I should be good for my tank since the bottom of my tank is roughly 15" under the water line.

Those w/ deeper tanks may want to use the 70 degree optics and with really deep tanks will want to use the 40 degree optics but boy will you have to use a ton of modules!

Cheers,
John

[Rxfoote]

I have a 24" tank with quite a bit of SPS at least half way down. Can't decide if I want to go this route or not...

[Beenalongtime79]

Originally Posted by Maivortex

I took some more PAR readings today. Im getting 1100-1150 at the surface 8" away in air with the 100 degree optics. The ability to pivot the lights is revealing some new options for me with lighting certain corals. I am able to get to some spots that were previously shaded by upper branches. This feature has been really ignored by all other LED manufacturers. It would be nice if someone bult an automatic pivoting LED that changed the angle through out the day. In the mean time the mazarra is the only LED off the shelf that has pivot capabilty.

What happened to your wireless controller, did you fix it or did you need to replace it?

Mine seems to be working great... only problem is that the system doesn't come back on or doesn't resume prior programming after a black-out, so you need to manually go back in and resume wireless operation (ie. sync all modules again to wireless controller). I hope they fix that with future firmware upgrades. I'd hate for my corals to go without light for days or have the light on 24/7 for days if I am away on vacation. That would be quite the disaster and I think an expensive "smart" light like this should be able to handle such issues, but then again, I don't know why a brief black-out (only 2-3 seconds) period would suddenly cause a loss of syncing between all modules to the wireless control.

It's an issue because if you are away on vacation and you have somebody taking care of your tank, it is going to be somewhat difficult and frustrating to explain to them how to sync up all units again. So, if that happens to you, definitely let them know!

Cheers,
John

[Mr_N1ce]

They dont turn back on after a blackout? That's a serious problem and I would expect Maxspect to do something about it soon. You definitely dont want any short blackout to turn into a day-long period without light Especially if you re away for work during the week.

[BFG]

Can anyone tell me what are the length of mounting did you get? I have a 4ft tank and am not sure if the package I've ordered comes together with a standard length of mounting hardware that might not be enough for my need that I need to order additional mounting sets for my tank.


Thanks in advance!

[Chris Lakies]

How do u lock the light pivots?

[Acrotrdco]

Originally Posted by rufio173

What happened to your wireless controller, did you fix it or did you need to replace it?

Mine seems to be working great... only problem is that the system doesn't come back on or doesn't resume prior programming after a black-out, so you need to manually go back in and resume wireless operation (ie. sync all modules again to wireless controller). I hope they fix that with future firmware upgrades. I'd hate for my corals to go without light for days or have the light on 24/7 for days if I am away on vacation. That would be quite the disaster and I think an expensive "smart" light like this should be able to handle such issues, but then again, I don't know why a brief black-out (only 2-3 seconds) period would suddenly cause a loss of syncing between all modules to the wireless control.

It's an issue because if you are away on vacation and you have somebody taking care of your tank, it is going to be somewhat difficult and frustrating to explain to them how to sync up all units again. So, if that happens to you, definitely let them know!

Cheers,
John

Hrm I've played with my friend's modules, cutting power and restoring power, the controller and modules restore to its previous setting and link up automatically.

Perhaps go check with the support on their facebook page?
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maxspect/122337807810949

Originally Posted by Mr_N1ce

They dont turn back on after a blackout? That's a serious problem and I would expect Maxspect to do something about it soon. You definitely dont want any short blackout to turn into a day-long period without light Especially if you re away for work during the week.

See above

[szatquo]

Hey, Would I need a Single or Double on my 24"x24"x10"?

Thanks!

[Chris Lakies]

how do you lock the position of the ball joint?

[Maivortex]

Originally Posted by Chris Lakies

how do you lock the position of the ball joint?

with a screw........

[Chris Lakies]

Originally Posted by Maivortex

with a screw........

Even if i tighten the screw it isnt tightning the joint

[Chris Lakies]

Which screw to tighten angle?

[alex93se]

Are you serious? Tighten the one that tightens the ball socket, the large screw. If that doesn't work, your ball socket is probably defective.

[Chris Lakies]

Originally Posted by alex93se

Are you serious? Tighten the one that tightens the ball socket, the large screw. If that doesn't work, your ball socket is probably defective.

Obviously from my previous post i tried this!

[alex93se]

Sounds like they didn't do a good job at machining your ball socket. Can you screw the bolt all the way in? Do you feel any resistance? Could be that the socket is too loose and the screw's resistance isn't enough to keep it in place. In any case, I'd contact the FinsReef to send you out a new one.

[tomwilcox]

Originally Posted by Chris Lakies

how do you lock the position of the ball joint?

I had the same problem.
Just slide the module off the track and then spin the entire shaft that the module was just hanging from.
This is hard to put into words. I hope you understand what I am describing.

[Chris Lakies]

Originally Posted by tomwilcox

I had the same problem.
Just slide the module off the track and then spin the entire shaft that the module was just hanging from.
This is hard to put into words. I hope you understand what I am describing.

Problem resolved!! Yep same problem.......

[TucanSam007]

I honestly can't wait to see the black version!

[Maivortex]

Originally Posted by Acrotrdco

Hrm I've played with my friend's modules, cutting power and restoring power, the controller and modules restore to its previous setting and link up automatically.

Perhaps go check with the support on their facebook page?
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maxspect/122337807810949



See above

i Spoke to Brian at finsreef. He suggested chnaging the channel of all the modules. This is what i did and now the conroller is working fine . When doing this I noticed that the optics that were installed at the company were all 70 degree optics. The PAR levels I stated, 1150 at 8" in air were with the 70 degree optics, not the 100 degree optics. I made 4 different arrangements of optics on 4 different modules and will report the PAR measurments of different mixtures of optics tomorrow.

[Chris Lakies]

Originally Posted by Maivortex

i Spoke to Brian at finsreef. He suggested chnaging the channel of all the modules. This is what i did and now the conroller is working fine . When doing this I noticed that the optics that were installed at the company were all 70 degree optics. The PAR levels I stated, 1150 at 8" in air were with the 70 degree optics, not the 100 degree optics. I made 4 different arrangements of optics on 4 different modules and will report the PAR measurments of different mixtures of optics tomorrow.

Nice!