Orphek OR UV/VIOLET light bar

[atoll]

I don't think Orpheks produce this UV/VIOLET light bar anymore,at least they don't seem available in the UK anymore. Does anybody run one if so how do you rate them for supliment coral colour/ fluorescence and what other lights do you run them with? Anything else you can add?
Thanks.

 

[Badilac]

They will make you one no problem just send them an email. Sorry cant answer the questions on it's performance as I only have Blue Plus and Reef Day

 

[radsdad]

I have one UV, combined with one Blue Plus and two Reef Brite actinics and experienced increased growth and pop over my old two bulb T5 mixed with the Reef Brites.

 

[atoll]

My sole purpose of adding such a light would be to add that bit extra colour to the AB+ schedule nothing else really purely cosmetic if you like but there could be other benefits to the SPS corals of course.
Here are 2 layouts of 36x3w LEDs. I have used small squares to indicate each emitter.
Yellow = 430-440nm
Pink = 410-420nm.

 

[piranhaman00]

My sole purpose of adding such a light would be to add that bit extra colour to the AB+ schedule nothing else really purely cosmetic if you like but there could be other benefits to the SPS corals of course.
Here are 2 layouts of 36x3w LEDs. I have used small squares to indicate each emitter.
Yellow = 430-440nm
Pink = 410-420nm.

Are you by chance stuck indoors?

 

[Xmoji]

I have or2 blue plus and it has the uv/violet diodes mixed in with the blues. They provide good pop of color.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I have one uv or2 bar. Three blue plus bars and two 250w radiums. I have not noticed a difference in the corals colors but it does make the tank a really blue/purple and seems to make the greens glow really crazy when on.
Maybe some led users can see improvement with this bar but I doubt it’s doing much more than my radium bulbs. I kinda wish I got 4 blue plus instead but I am going to continue to run it for a year to see how things look later.

 

[atoll]

Are you by chance stuck indoors?

By more than just a chance.:(

 

[atoll]

Please guys if you can comment on my 2 proposed LED NMs and layout.

 

[Dana Riddle]

Please guys if you can comment on my 2 proposed LED NMs and layout.

I don't see any problems with your proposed spectrum. Good for photosynthesis, good for many, if not most, fluorescent proteins.

 

[atoll]

I don't see any problems with your proposed spectrum. Good for photosynthesis, good for many, if not most, fluorescent proteins.

Thanks Dana, I posted 2 arrays I am considering in my post above. Which of the 2 do you think will give me the best/ strongest colour giving I am running AB+ on my Orphek Atlantiks please?
Thank you.

 

[oreo54]

Thanks Dana, I posted 2 arrays I am considering in my post above. Which of the 2 do you think will give me the best/ strongest colour giving I am running AB+ on my Orphek Atlantiks please?
Thank you.

You doing the Atlantik like this?

70
100
100
40

There is very little difference between your 2 patterns..

What "color" do you think you are missing?

 

[atoll]

You doing the Atlantik like this?

70
100
100
40

Nope. Am talking a light bar aimed around the UV/ violet/deep blue range, using just the 2 types of emitters mentioned not an Atlantik v4 multi colour emitter light.

 

[atoll]

@Dana Riddle

Thanks Dana, I posted 2 arrays I am considering in my post above. Which of the 2 do you think will give me the best/ strongest colour giving I am running AB+ on my Orphek Atlantiks please?
Thank you.

 

[oreo54]

Nope. Am talking a light bar aimed around the UV/ violet/deep blue range, using just the 2 types of emitters mentioned not an Atlantik v4 multi colour emitter light.

Which of the 2 do you think will give me the best/ strongest colour giving I am running AB+ on my Orphek Atlantiks please?

you mis-understood my question..

Was wondering WHAT YOUR Orphek was set at.
W/ the above it "may" help determine what might be addative..
Now as to color.. Color of flourescent pigments, color of non-flour pigments, overall color of tank, production of various pigments ect..

Which???

There is very little difference between your 2 patterns..

flip a coin....

24:12
λp : 412 nm
Color : #5D33FF

28:8
λp : 412 nm
Color : #5F33FF

 

[atoll]

you mis-understood my question..

Was wondering WHAT YOUR Orphek was set at.
W/ the above it "may" help determine what might be addative..
Now as to color.. Color of flourescent pigments, color of non-flour pigments, overall color of tank, production of various pigments ect..

Which???


flip a coin....

24:12
λp : 412 nm
Color : #5D33FF

28:8
λp : 412 nm
Color : #5F33FF

Ch1, 50%
Ch2, 60%
Ch3, 30%
Ch4, 50%

 

[oreo54]

Ch1, 50%
Ch2, 60%
Ch3, 30%
Ch4, 50%

Why not just boost Ch 3?

λp : 413 nm
Color : #6533FF

https://www.color-hex.com/color/6533ff
One of your bars:
https://www.color-hex.com/color/5d33ff

 

[Rick Krejci]

Your Atlantik settings don't seem to be very AB+-like. I have mine set (at peak) to:
CH1:45
CH2:90
CH3:80
CH4:25

And that seems to be as close to my old radion AB+ setting.

Channel 3 is super UV strong so having it at the lowest of the 4 like you do won't give you much UV pop

 

[lakai]

the blue with smooth out the ab+, the violet will definitely give you a pop.but so will the blue. I have both

 

[atoll]

Your Atlantik settings don't seem to be very AB+-like. I have mine set (at peak) to:
CH1:45
CH2:90
CH3:80
CH4:25

And that seems to be as close to my old radion AB+ setting.

Channel 3 is super UV strong so having it at the lowest of the 4 like you do won't give you much UV pop

Your right, my Radions were AB+
My settings are a copy of a friends. I will do a little tweaking before deciding anything. Thanks for that.