SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Dust thou wisheth to share thee light cycle with us peasants? Lol these*** as in our SOLs! Lol But mine is ummmm 25/40/40 30min 2-4 40/70/70 30min 4-530 70/70/70 30min 530-630 Then back down again on similar hour mark Quote Link to comment
fishinmonkey Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) WOW! The BLACK SOL is real nice! Check out rbabys mount! His is really nice. Thanks, I will definately check his. I cant to get this light above my tank. It was a little pricey but I used a fixture from Zero Edge Aquariums called a Light Tree. Pretty much plug and play. Just how I like it. Brainless. If u go that route, get the 14 inch cause the 10 doesn't work. Eh, em...not to say that I'm brainless I will also check. Thanks! Edited November 21, 2011 by fishinmonkey Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Thanks, I will definately check his. I cant to get this light above my tank. It was a little pricey but I used a fixture from Zero Edge Aquariums called a Light Tree. Pretty much plug and play. Just how I like it. Brainless. If u go that route, get the 14 inch cause the 10 doesn't work. Eh, em...not to say that I'm brainless I will also check. Thanks! Depending how big the tank is, l brackets r cheap n work great, my older thread has pics of it Quote Link to comment
SynRG Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) Thanks, I will definately check his. I cant to get this light above my tank. It was a little pricey but I used a fixture from Zero Edge Aquariums called a Light Tree. Pretty much plug and play. Just how I like it. Brainless. If u go that route, get the 14 inch cause the 10 doesn't work. Eh, em...not to say that I'm brainless I will also check. Thanks! If you have access to an Ikea, they have some pretty cool looking black floor lamps with black ribbed conduit on the ends. Might be able to gut one and then run your wires through it for a really clean install. Would probably just need to make a simple bracket to mount the SOL to the light stand. Also seen some pretty clean looking SOLs mounted with the hanging kit from a shelf over the aquarium. See below... Edited November 21, 2011 by SynRG Quote Link to comment
pschom Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Has anyone here changed the lenses on the unit? I was looking into that but don't know/understand the benefits if any. Does less degree equal less light spread? Their 40 in the middle and 70 on the outside right? On a biocube do you really need that kind of spread? Quote Link to comment
saltwatercoral Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Has anyone here changed the lenses on the unit? I was looking into that but don't know/understand the benefits if any. Does less degree equal less light spread? Their 40 in the middle and 70 on the outside right? On a biocube do you really need that kind of spread? I have not personally, but I know that with a say 40 degree lenses, it focuses light on a more concentrated spot. A say 70 degree lenses would spread the light out over a slightly larger area. On a BC I wouldn’t go to wide because your light would just be spilling out and not put to the full use... Quote Link to comment
pschom Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I have not personally, but I know that with a say 40 degree lenses, it focuses light on a more concentrated spot. A say 70 degree lenses would spread the light out over a slightly larger area. On a BC I wouldn’t go to wide because your light would just be spilling out and not put to the full use... Yeah that's what I'm thinking. If I change the outside lenses to 40 I wouldn't get so much light around the tank. It's kind of annoying. But if I do that would I have to dial it down a bit for all the corals that didn't get that much direct light with the 70's? Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Just caught this from ai's website: Those that attended saw our new product offering, codename ‘Phoenix.’ Utilizing our new optics systems with the Cree XP-E and XM-L series LEDs and combined with our wireless platform, Phoenix represents the pinnacle of our development. We also showed our ‘Black Box,’ which allows users to access their lighting system via the web. The details and full feature set will be released in the coming weeks. Quote Link to comment
Euphyllia Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) We here @ the AI Club actually keep corals alive! Not kill & disregard them! Ohhhhh NA he didn't! Ohhhh yes I did! Lololol You better be glad there are moderators on this website. Edited November 21, 2011 by Euphyllia Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 (edited) You better be glad there are moderators on this website. Oh stop it silly Edited November 21, 2011 by SouthFlorida_Tron Quote Link to comment
saltwatercoral Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Just caught this from ai's website: Those that attended saw our new product offering, codename ‘Phoenix.’ Utilizing our new optics systems with the Cree XP-E and XM-L series LEDs and combined with our wireless platform, Phoenix represents the pinnacle of our development. We also showed our ‘Black Box,’ which allows users to access their lighting system via the web. The details and full feature set will be released in the coming weeks. O SHNAP! Quote Link to comment
saltwatercoral Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Over 9,000 VIEWS!!! Thats what Im talkin about! Quote Link to comment
TristanC Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Sad to say but i have to tear down my reef tank, this means selling my 2 week old AI Sol Blue.. Just wanted to put it here too seeing as i know alot of people are looking into them recently. Classifieds Quote Link to comment
saltwatercoral Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Sad to say but i have to tear down my reef tank, this means selling my 2 week old AI Sol Blue.. Just wanted to put it here too seeing as i know alot of people are looking into them recently. Classifieds Don't do it!!! Quote Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Here it is I recieved my black SOL Friday! Now I need to figure out what I am going to use to hang and how I am going to hang it! Any suggestions? I found the cheapest solution - I bought some eye bolts with similar but not identical threads to the AI. Screwed them in partially, tested to ensure that they wouldnt come out (they are exremeley secure though I'm sure they arent doing the original threading any favors). They were 50 cents each; then I just hung the unit where my 250W halide was. I'll post pics if you like. Quote Link to comment
saltwatercoral Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 I found the cheapest solution - I bought some eye bolts with similar but not identical threads to the AI. Screwed them in partially, tested to ensure that they wouldnt come out (they are exremeley secure though I'm sure they arent doing the original threading any favors). They were 50 cents each; then I just hung the unit where my 250W halide was. I'll post pics if you like. O heck to the yea! Post some pics! Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 MOAR pictards plzzzz! Quote Link to comment
ermartin Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Here is my thread http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=286684 Pictures added to post number one ... still dont have a tank picked out but i added pictures of the LPS tank i built recently and leaning towards the same size 57g Quote Link to comment
saltwatercoral Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Pictures added to post number one ... still dont have a tank picked out but i added pictures of the LPS tank i built recently and leaning towards the same size 57g Post a pic or 2 or 3 here as well! Quote Link to comment
ermartin Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Post a pic or 2 or 3 here as well! Quote Link to comment
saltwatercoral Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 O Shnap! They look crazy! Nice choice with the black. Quote Link to comment
SynRG Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) The black is very nice! Sure your tank will be amazing. Congratulations on a fine choice for lighting... Edited November 22, 2011 by SynRG Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Wool hoooo! Quote Link to comment
acropora1981 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 O heck to the yea! Post some pics! lol here we go... just put threaded eye bolts of similar size into the two holes in the top and you have an eye bolt mount. Then use hook thingies and chain to hang from ceiling. Quote Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Nice! Yup, that'll work! Quote Link to comment
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