Deadly-Teddly Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 BUT THE PRICE!!! these things are horridly overpriced.....very damn nice and cool...but nasty price. lol Link to comment
saltboy Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 wanted to see if i could put it in the stock hood Link to comment
saltboy Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 which setup is better. 2 8k/453nm with 2 453nm and 1 403nm stunners strips. or 2 panorama 8k/453nm with 1 453nm stunners strip and 1 403nm stunners strip. Just can't decide. This is for the nc12dx Link to comment
Miami797 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Will the stunners have any effect on a 70w sunpod? I'm pretty happy with the light from my sunpod on my AP12, but I would like to add some actinic LEDs to add a little pop and to use for dusk/dawn lighting. I could go with the panoramic strips, or even a PAR 30 light, but I don't really need that much light. I would also like the keep the Sunpod as stock looking as possible. Link to comment
saltboy Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 anyone please help me? Link to comment
mache62 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 anyone please help me? Sorry saltboy, I think I left ya hanging..... I gutted the hood of my jbj dx and put in 2 of the blue/white panorama modules and 1 453 blue stunner strip. It looks good although I haven't had a chance to check the par output yet. I have a small frogspawn sitting on the sand bed it is very happy. A couple of zoo frags are about half way up and they are looking a little bleached so I have to lower them and see if they color back up. I do have a millie sps frag in there as well and the color seems to be fine so far. I'm thinking of trying a birdsnest next. I'll snap a couple of pics when the lights come on later today. Link to comment
saltboy Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 contacted ecoxotic they told me to get 2 combo and 2 actinic and 1 uv with the reflectors. These are all the stunner strips. Don't know if should get the panorama modules instead. Link to comment
mache62 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Here is a pic of the inside of my hood. There is a stunner strip in between the 2 panoramas. Link to comment
mache62 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I'm thinking about going to a 25g cube (18x18x18). I'm hoping if I get 2 more Panoramas and another stunner strip that will be enough light for most types of coral. Does anyone know if you can add optics to the panorama lighting? Link to comment
markandstaci Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 You can add reflectors to the Stunner strips, but I don't think you can put optics on the Panorama modules. Link to comment
dcook Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 You can now add optics to panorama's per my lfs.On order from exocitics i'm picking them up this friday and they now come with reflectors WOW Link to comment
Jerfrog Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Is anyone here using the Cannon LED chip that ecoxotic is carrying? I saw them on glassbox design and they are pretty gnarly Link to comment
mache62 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Please post a picture after you get them. Link to comment
hannahs Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Here is a pic of the inside of my hood. There is a stunner strip in between the 2 panoramas. Can you post a pic of the tank itself so i can see how the lighting looks? I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Link to comment
mache62 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 here is a quick iPhone shot. it's pretty bright, the acans on the sand bed have no problems as well as the favias. I have even been sorta suprised but I am seeing plenty of corraline growth as well. Link to comment
mache62 Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 You can now add optics to panorama's per my lfs.On order from exocitics i'm picking them up this fridayand they now come with reflectors WOW Do you have any pics of the optics? Link to comment
dcook Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I'm still waiting. My LFS still haven't rcvd them yet Link to comment
thewire Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 minus the stunner, but for people that has the full blown module ...has anyone taken the par reading yet? Link to comment
mache62 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 my local club as a par meter but I have to wait until my name comes up on the list....I think I'm close though! Link to comment
ReggieF Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Is anyone here using the Cannon LED chip that ecoxotic is carrying? I saw them on glassbox design and they are pretty gnarly I also saw them at a reef convention and they were nice, but I don't think they're worth the $550 price, unless space is at a premium. Most rectangular LED setups were brighter for less money. The biggest disappointment of the show for me was the Ecoxotic stunner strips. There was a 20 gallon tank with about 6 of these and it was probably the dimmest display at the show. The Panorama strips were very nice though, they were Ecoxotic's best product imo. Link to comment
straydog Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I will be changing my lighting from a nova extreme 18" to 1 panorama 8000k/453 and 1 stunner 453 . Can any one tell me the best way to acclimate the corals to the new light. Also should this be enough light for a 5.5 gallon with soft coral and lps? Thanks Link to comment
reef-luva Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Hey all, Drew here. I just set up(well, two + months ago) another small reef. I am using one panorama and one stunner strip (both mixed white/blue). I am about to get another stunner, only blue, not the violet. I also have a 12 inch cold cathode tube (small blue neon) for the moon light, very sweet.Hey...are those Duncans still there? Straydog: I have used wax paper or masking tape to cover some of the LED's and pull the tape off a lil' at a time, to reveal the whole strip(s). Those let some light in, but not all, blocking up to %80 approx. Link to comment
ReggieF Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I will be changing my lighting from a nova extreme 18" to 1 panorama 8000k/453 and 1 stunner 453 . Can any one tell me the best way to acclimate the corals to the new light. Also should this be enough light for a 5.5 gallon with soft coral and lps? Thanks I think the one panorama is more than enough for your tank. Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I've got a piar of Stunner Strips w/refectors (both 8k/453nm Blue combos) with a pair of 12" NO T5s on a 12g. I've had the LEDs running for about 4 weeks now. I'm kind of scratching my head a bit on these LEDs. The Stunner Strips replaced the original (2) NO T5s in the Cadlights (4) bulb fixture. I was very careful about gradual phasing in of these LED lights. While I like the 'shimmer' effect, I've noticed that my orange and yellow Rics are all gradually turning green. My lone Acropora (a Bali Green Slimer that I've had for over two years) developed RTN and bit the dust (which may just be coincidental). Some of my stony corals bleached a bit (Pavona Maldivensis and Pavona cactus), but my Letastrea and Montiora species had no noticeable reaction to the change at all. Color rendition in the tank is a bit more muted than with the (4) T5s, but overall brightness apears to have increased a bit. Since I don't have a LUX or PAR meter, this is subjective, but I have noticed that my 'Shrooms don't 'trumpet' up to the light like they used to. I'll need to give this setup a few months to see how this all turns out. Link to comment
mx5apex Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hello all, I have a CADLights 12g with the PC lighting. Would it be to much light if I replaced the PC lighting with 2 panoramas (8000K/453 actinic and 453 actinic)? Any help is much appreciated! Nathan Link to comment
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