powerbrite or ecoxotics stunner

[benny z]

lots of pics here, bro...

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[uchin]

I was told on a local forun the stunners are worth getting. I ordered it and will post pics. I have a canon tti what setting is best to shoot under led?

 

[m and m]

Where can i order powerbrights form?

 

[ronone10]

Anyone use powerbrights with a MH? Do they make a difference?

 

[benny z]

wwc uses them w/ radiums and t5. though i believe they have something on the order of 21 bars in their canopy! :D

based on what i see from them, i'm positive they would make a significant difference even w/ just 3 on a smaller display.

 

[SDguy]

Anyone use powerbrights with a MH? Do they make a difference?

I run 7 bars on my 150g with 2 x 250W 14K phoenix on icecaps. Honeslty, the difference is minor, IMO. Lots of blue shadows though :bigsmile:

I frankly only use them for dusk/dawn, not supplementation.

 

[fatcasey]

I grabbed a few of the stunners not to long ago to mess around with.
I had about 9 powerbrites but could never manage to mount them because I dont have a canopy on my 4 ft 150, and couldn't get them high enough to stop the whole spot lighting issue. I grabbed 3 of the blue stunners though, mounted them to an aluminum bar and just set them above the tank....ended up replacing my 2-54w t5s with just the 3. May get 2 more for the back side of the tank. Colors are just like the powerbrites, but the spread is 10x better with greater # of LEDs and no lenses and bs.

Ill attempt some picture for everyone

 

[tangdiver]

Benny any close ups of how you mounted them.....I think they come in as flat mounts.......how did you angle yours?

Thanks,

Grant

 

[benny z]

not on hand, but i will snap some for you when i go to lunch in a couple of hours or so. i will warn you - my outfit looks pretty ghetto as it is over my frag tank in my fish room and i wasn't concerned about asthetics. :D they are very easy to mount, though, with just one clip each. i just used a 30* little block of wood to angle them.

 

[SDguy]

I hung all of mine with giant zip tie loops, so they are not bolted down. This allows them to be angled... it's like rock concert lighting for my corals ;)

 

[benny z]

agreed - mine looks like stage lighting, too.

or a space ship! lol (just for fun...)

 

[SDguy]

or a space ship! lol (just for fun...)

:snicker:

 

[fatcasey]

that is officially way to much time on your hands...haha gotta love it though

 

[tangdiver]

Hey Benny how deep is your frag tank.....and length and width

Grant

 

[benny z]

24x24x8

the lights are 24" above the water. and i usually just use 4 of the t5 bulbs, not all 6. i just turn on all 6 for enhanced viewing and pics. same w/ the powerbrites. even w/ them up that high there is still about a 2-3" border around the perimeter of the tank that does not get led coverage from the powerbrites. i think i have a pic that emphasises this somewhere...hang on...

yep - here it is:

(old pic - man the tank is way more crowded now!)

 

[cherokee_dude]

My brother got these for his supplementation. Couldn't be easier! I plan on using them for my new tank build! :D

Waterproof Ribbon LED Strips

 

[benny z]

Benny any close ups of how you mounted them.....I think they come in as flat mounts.......how did you angle yours?

Thanks,

Grant

here you go, grant. as i said, it is a big ghetto. :) i guess there are 2 clips per bar, not 1 as i said before. plus here you can see that i had to extend the connecting wires, as out of the box they are only about 6" long.

 

[roshi719]

Mine is supposed to be here this afternoon. Powerbrites that is, so I will try to rig up some sort of mounting for them and get some pics

 

[roshi719]

Just plugged in the powerbrites and waved them over the tank with the hand.........



:bigsmile:

:xd:

:wink:

I love my corals even more now!!!!

I will see if the GF will hold them so I can get a coupleshots!!

 

[tangdiver]

sweet