bpounds1991 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 So I've finally had this thing up and running on the tank for a few weeks now, and as promised to Dave I'm giving my full review Out of the Box: Definitely a sleek looking unit, beautifully crafted and designed to last! Setup: Set up was a breeze, just attach the gooseneck to the unit and bam good to go, the gooseneck attachment wasn't wide enough for the acrylic tank I had so Dave gladly made another one and had it shipped out for me. The storm controller took all but two seconds to configure and following the steps on the Coralux website, it was very swift. Running: The light runs absolutely gorgeous, a wide array of colors and when using the storm controller it's great to watch the sunrise/sunset step by step. The cloud functions are great too, every time it activates while I'm on the computer I just stop and look for a few seconds and admire . The fan is a little bit loud though, about as loud as a computer sounds but it's generally not too bad. Customer Support: Dave is an absolute master of his craft, especially when it comes to customer service. The patience this man has is ridiculous for all the questions I/We bombard him with on a daily basis and he's more than willing to help. A+++++ Overall: A great unit that has few competitors when looking at design, coral growth, coverage, and overall ease of use with a light. Here's a few pictures: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/joker577/media/Newest%20Tank/C32A4416-CA5B-4415-8EDB-837005730D9C_zpsqdaajfns.jpg.html'> http://smg.photobucket.com/user/joker577/media/Newest%20Tank/6A200D75-1399-42BC-8242-28360D67BB97_zpsgedttblv.jpg.html'> http://smg.photobucket.com/user/joker577/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/A54916AD-01FA-4B91-80B3-DFBE39BFCC4E_zpspxfccwff.jpg.html'> http://smg.photobucket.com/user/joker577/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/1C5E1B34-C9FC-4B3C-8AA5-F091771571BB_zps2vjyegng.jpg.html'> http://smg.photobucket.com/user/joker577/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/34374F1D-2557-45FA-9054-6B6EF9A47F9A_zpstwxjqjlh.jpg.html'> Link to comment
theishkid Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 What is the single diode in each unit for? Is that a dedicated moonlight? Link to comment
bpounds1991 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 You know what, that's a great question and I'm not exactly sure. Hopefully Dave sees this post and can chime in. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Those are the violets. His older boards did not include the violet diodes and those needed to be added separately. The new boards use about the same diodes, but has all 13 on one board. Link to comment
bpounds1991 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Ah perfect! Leave it to Ben to come to the rescue lol ...dedicated moonlight channels to my knowledge cost extra, but running the lights during the night phase at 1% gives off the same effect. My corals definitely are getting a lovely neon effect as well. Here's a rather crummy picture from bed before I adjusted from 5% at night to a manual 1%, it's very dim. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/joker577/media/Newest%20Tank/F88B6EC3-966D-4DB7-8D22-8B4CCB6045A4_zpswgqbrkju.jpg.html'> Link to comment
DaveFason Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I like my personal assistant Ben Thanks for this! To mention this was a flawed unit. So the extra hole is not normal. -D Link to comment
bpounds1991 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Sorry about not mentioning that lol Link to comment
theishkid Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 You could cover that with a small piece of white vinyl if it bugged you. Link to comment
tcobos Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 hello! I know this is a late post- but i was curious... How much does the light cost?? Link to comment
DaveFason Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 hello! I know this is a late post- but i was curious... How much does the light cost?? $450, check my forum out on here. -Dave Link to comment
Eckozulu Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Btw, my fan got more and more quiet as time went on. I think after a month or so it got completely silent. I thought it broke, but nope just went silent. Link to comment
Proball Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Nice looking setup, what kind of tank is that? Link to comment
bpounds1991 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Sorry its been a while, didn't get a chance to see it and it's an Advanced Acrylics AIO Link to comment
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