My Review of Orphek Atlantik V4 after 15 Months

[mtraylor]

How is the color and par comparison between the 2?

 

[sawdonkey]

How is the color and par comparison between the 2?

If you mean between the coral care and the Orphek, the coral care is surely whiter at full power. I haven’t really played around with the coral care since I got them. I’m between tanks right now, so I’m just limping things along.

 

[Big E]

Were they violets that burned out?

 

[mtraylor]

If you mean between the coral care and the Orphek, the coral care is surely whiter at full power. I haven’t really played around with the coral care since I got them. I’m between tanks right now, so I’m just limping things along.

Yes. Was wondering how they compare. Will wait for your review

 

[sawdonkey]

Were they violets that burned out?

Violets in one fixture blues in the other.

 

[Miles Laughton]

I’ll quote myself here. I now have burned leds in both of my fixtures….again. This is something like five boards in two fixtures that have gone bad. I have sold them for $150 each and the buyer can do the ICON upgrade. I’m done with Orphek altogether and have bought three Coralcare’s.

That's a bugger mate, was it the new Icons with new fans that burnt out or V4's?
I'm running v4's atm and may upgrade to ICON.

 

[jake37]

Are the ICON borads more reliable ?

 

[sawdonkey]

That's a bugger mate, was it the new Icons with new fans that burnt out or V4's?
I'm running v4's atm and may upgrade to ICON.

To be clear, I’ve never owned ICON boards, and will never own them. All of my issues were with the V4.

 

[jmichaelh7]

This thread ads a lot of clarification

 

[atoll]

Are the ICON borads more reliable ?

Yes.
1/ They have different UVs
2/ the connections on the LEDs are more robust.
3/ The fans are better... I think.
4/ the top is stainless Steel and acts as another heatsink so its cooler running.
5/ The lenses are now glass, previously acrylic.

 

[oreo54]

Just some are glass at least that's how it reads.

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Glass lens for its UV/violet LEDs –

 

[Miles Laughton]

Yes.
1/ They have different UVs
2/ the connections on the LEDs are more robust.
3/ The fans are better... I think.
4/ the top is stainless Steel and acts as another heatsink so its cooler running.
5/ The lenses are now glass, previously acrylic.

Hi guys, just want to clarify what Atoll has said about the ICon Orpheks.
1/Improvements are the LEDs are made by someone else now and Orphek have switched to a more reliable led and more powerful.
2/ the LEDs board and heat sink are much improved with a larger area for cooling.
3/ the fans themselves have been improved in as much they have more output than the old ones.
4/the top case of the light is made from aluminium and has copper heat sink which transfers the heat to the aluminium outer case.
5/ the glass lenses are only on the UV LEDs to pull as much heat away from them as poss.
the program is 10x better.
I should point out I am not associated with Orphek in any way.
I have 7 v4’s over my 300 gal.
I’ve used v4’s on other tanks since 2017… they grow coral full stop.
I did have problems with LEDs on earlier models but my late v4’s are still brilliant ax the dah I bought them.
V4’s have a few versions and as some have experienced they have a weakness if cranked up.
The later models are good though… the Icons I am in the process of upgrading to as I want improved software and keep up to date.
My v4 boards will be sold and used in my frag set up!
For me Orphek are the best lights as I can house them 16-18 inches above the water and still work on my tank!

 

[Royal_pudding]

Hi guys, just want to clarify what Atoll has said about the ICon Orpheks.
1/Improvements are the LEDs are made by someone else now and Orphek have switched to a more reliable led and more powerful.
2/ the LEDs board and heat sink are much improved with a larger area for cooling.
3/ the fans themselves have been improved in as much they have more output than the old ones.
4/the top case of the light is made from aluminium and has copper heat sink which transfers the heat to the aluminium outer case.
5/ the glass lenses are only on the UV LEDs to pull as much heat away from them as poss.
the program is 10x better.
I should point out I am not associated with Orphek in any way.
I have 7 v4’s over my 300 gal.
I’ve used v4’s on other tanks since 2017… they grow coral full stop.
I did have problems with LEDs on earlier models but my late v4’s are still brilliant ax the dah I bought them.
V4’s have a few versions and as some have experienced they have a weakness if cranked up.
The later models are good though… the Icons I am in the process of upgrading to as I want improved software and keep up to date.
My v4 boards will be sold and used in my frag set up!
For me Orphek are the best lights as I can house them 16-18 inches above the water and still work on my tank!

Do you know how these (or the orphek bars) would work on a 5x2x2 mounted just above water, with only 4 inches mounting height?

 

[Miles Laughton]

Hi mate, I think 16inches is recommended?
I did have my old tank lower.
So 5x2x2 two full size units would be fine, if you stretch to it 2 no bars as well.

I have one on my frag tank which is 42inches x 24inches