AliExpress A8SE Reef Light

The person that posted about some of his leds i cant reach him cause apparently they sent him a new led board and was wondering if that fixed the problem
From what I remember it did solve the problem. Look through the older posts starting at page 30 or so.

Also My light had issues disconnecting and turning off every day a few times a day. The seller sent me a new board and after replacing it the light works flawlessly.
 
Fixed?

It's a brand new light for god's sake, what would ever need to be "fixed".

Would you buy a brand new TV and expect to perform DIY straight out the box.

The sellers love you.

Take a look through the Facebook groups and you’ll see plenty of posts about issues with Radions—people having to RMA them, random failures, connection problems. They’re not immune—like any electronics, they have their flaws. The difference is, there’s no single thread dedicated to documenting it like this one.

This light costs less than 1/5th the price of a Radion, and if there’s a problem, the seller is usually quick to send replacement parts. Most people are happy to spend less and do a quick DIY repair rather than shell out 5x more just for the option to RMA with Ecotech.

Personally, I had an issue where my light kept disconnecting and shutting off daily. After troubleshooting the basics—like confirming I was on a 2.4GHz network—the seller sent me a new board. I swapped it in myself in 15 minutes, and it’s been flawless ever since. Coral color is better than I’ve ever seen with my old LEDs. I just bought a second light. Total spent? $386 for two lights. Compare that to $2,197.80 after tax for a pair of Radions.

Would I pay $500–$600 for a genuine Radion? Sure, absolutely. But $1,000+ per unit? No thanks. Same goes for the MP40s. I bought two when they first launched for around $300–$350 each. I’m not paying more now, a decade later, for mostly the same tech. I picked up a Jebao DMP-30 for just over $100 shipped. The MP40s are $515 after tax. Price them around $250, and I’ll buy them again without hesitation.

If you’re not here to offer real feedback or help others troubleshoot, maybe consider stepping back from this thread. Real-world users are here looking for useful info—not negativity.
 
finally was able to do my upgrade yesterday and now using both lights.
I got my 2nd light about a week ago and I plugged it in and setup on my app and added my program to it.
Lastnight when plugging in it connected right up with the app and loaded the program after a week of being disconnected and powered off.
They are working just as reliable as when I had AI Blades over my tank. No fuss no muss
 
Guys what do you think of the Kassray s240 thats better than the A8SE or A8 or no?
 
Yeah thats what i thought too, arghhh im struggling to find a seller of high intensity lens kit to ship to the philippines
 
Just received my 3 lights today and am trying to connect to my home wifi. I am able to connect to each light with my phone app but they always show no internet connection. I am using the older google wifi pucks and from what I am reading the pucks output both 2.4 and 5 and the device should automatically connect to either one. I tried moving to the other side of the house to connect but still getting no internet. Im a total moron about this stuff. All lights are fully on and are working. Im sure this wont be the only question I ask, lol.
any suggestions.
thanks
Jeff
 
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If I hit the add option it takes me to set up WiFi and that’s where I get stuck with the no internet like the screenshot so I can’t go any further
you need to connect to the light wifi. once its connected switch back to the light app and continue from there. you need to connect to the device created wifi to get it setup on your network.
its correct what you see in the screen shot. you just need to switch back to the app so it finishes

also any network that does auto switching between 2.4 and 5ghz is guaranteed to mess things up and not work correctly. You need to have it split so its dedicated 2.4 and 5ghz. Its not just these lights most devices that need 2.4ghz auto switching will cause them to be very unreliable i connection
 
Turn off on 7 times on actual light to reset light, you will see it flicker odd then try again to find and add light… if at beginning of app it ask you to direct link click no
that sounds like a way to damage the power supply. holding the middle button for 5sec should reset it
 
New to this thread. Have 2 a8se II blue's arriving today from alibaba. Is expecting each panel to cover 28"×28" a reasonable expectation?
 
you need to connect to the light wifi. once its connected switch back to the light app and continue from there. you need to connect to the device created wifi to get it setup on your network.
its correct what you see in the screen shot. you just need to switch back to the app so it finishes

also any network that does auto switching between 2.4 and 5ghz is guaranteed to mess things up and not work correctly. You need to have it split so its dedicated 2.4 and 5ghz. Its not just these lights most devices that need 2.4ghz auto switching will cause them to be very unreliable i connection
I did connect them all finally. How are you all grouping them together? I named each light as light 1,2,3 but not sure if they are grouped together. I’m getting closer, yea!!
 
I did connect them all finally. How are you all grouping them together? I named each light as light 1,2,3 but not sure if they are grouped together. I’m getting closer, yea!!
I dont link my 2
I have them both connected in the app
I make my light schedule and then save that schedule as a profile and then just apply the profile to both lights. I didnt want to deal with any headaches i might have trying to link them if they dont connect correctly
 

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