New Current USA Orbit R24 LEDs
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Danroo
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If you have the loop Bluetooth that comes with the strip you can run two lights and 3 pumps on it. Both lights have the settings as one, so you don’t have an option of lowering one down while maxing out the other.
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Aparker2005
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I was thinking 4. 5 may be one too many. I'll keep the extra on our qt tank just in case. Thanks!
Danroo
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I’m not sure if this will help but there is a close predicting par meter app, that I stumbled on reef2reef I’ll link it it’s tricky to make it work.
Edit: found it. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/free-par-meter-photone-app.831059/page-13#post-9866178
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I'm interested in this light as my hydra26hd is dead with a burned diode and can't find a replacement diode, currently using a prime hd in it's place. How is everyone liking these? Would a 2 pack of these be adequate for a reefer 350 4 foot long tank. Only a few lps and softie corals and some random sps at the top and several stylophora and a rbta. Chewy has them on sale and cheaper than a new Hydra 32
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Aparker2005
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We've run into a problem. Our 125 trim is 1 1/4 inch thick. These tank mounts only support up to an inch trim. So they're currently worthless.
We have a Marineland majesty stand and I'm not sure the stand mounts will work either since it's an open back stand.
We've currently got the nights rigged up with a rope tied to weights holding them up against the tiny edge part of the rim. It works for now, but isn't gonna work long term.
I have no idea why current wouldn't make a mount for the rim of tanks to be adjustable. This has been my only gripe so far.
Any suggestions until then? The lights have what look to be screw holes in the top for possible hanging. I'm just upset at the moment that we got everything good to go, and 1/4 of an inch is making things complicated. Maybe I should have measured before we made the move.
We have a Marineland majesty stand and I'm not sure the stand mounts will work either since it's an open back stand.
We've currently got the nights rigged up with a rope tied to weights holding them up against the tiny edge part of the rim. It works for now, but isn't gonna work long term.
I have no idea why current wouldn't make a mount for the rim of tanks to be adjustable. This has been my only gripe so far.
Any suggestions until then? The lights have what look to be screw holes in the top for possible hanging. I'm just upset at the moment that we got everything good to go, and 1/4 of an inch is making things complicated. Maybe I should have measured before we made the move.
First there is this odd stand mount:
https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/orbit-r24-stand-mount-adapter-4492-current-usa/
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Aparker2005
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Yeah just normal black trim. What do you use to cut that much away with? I'm always so nervous about messing with anything on these big tanks lol
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/notching-rim-frame.391493/
Well this us sort of embarrassing but I don' t exactly remember my cuts to a 40 and 20 rim.
Pretty sure I hack sawed the perp cuts.
Will get back to this when my memory clears.
Most use a dremel.
I' ve got a small horse hoof trimmer that I' ve often used for trimming laminate.
" Might" have used it here.
Duncan62
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Big fan of these lights. Great mixed reef lighting.Hey everyone! Excited to share my wife and I received our new, and newly released last week, Current USA Orbit R24 lights. We did the 3 light setup for our 75g eventual mixed reef.
I had reached out to Current to ask about lighting for this tank and sps corals, since there were so many mixed reviews.
They responded that they would be releasing these lights soon if I could wait until release. I did, and am extremely pleased. They sent me some par data on a 24" deep tank. My tank is 21" with a 2 or 3" sandbed, so I figured these were exactly what I was looking for.
Their customer service and dealing with my many questions was above and beyond what I expected from a bigger company. They are even sending us a free light gift for our next tank. Didn't ask for it at all, they simply were that nice and going above and beyond for a random customer.
The Bluetooth app, and the individual controls for the lights is amazing. We've got a nice sunrise/sunset feature, which my wife and I both wanted. Very impressed with this system! I'll be sure to report back.
Added a jedi mind trick Monti, gsp, and zoas today from our 20g.
Sunrise begins at 9 am... 15% blue, 10% white, 10% green
Daylight is 75% blue, 40% white
Sunset is 25% blue, 10% white, 10% red
Moonlight for 3 hours is 10% blue only.
Hope this is a decent lighting schedule. Any thoughts?
Just thought I would give you guys a heads up on these lights!
Legomaniac
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I use a pair of curved lexan scissors. You can get them on amazon cheap or any hobby shop. They are used to cut out rc car bodies. They can notch out the plastic rim quick and easy without all the dust you would get from a dremmel.
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Aparker2005
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I just narrowed the square light holding part. Takes quite a bit of dremel time, but it beats spending another 200 on new mounts!
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