eitallent Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Wow! I was leaning towards getting these and after reading this thread I am convinced! I am setting up my 72"x18"x22" 125 gallon so according to the manufacturer I will get two 27" 160w 16Ks. Correct? Anyone find a good place to get these online? They are running about $510 USD. Any better prices out there? Thanks to the OP for starting this very useful thread. Subscribed! Quote Link to comment
Hexadron Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Wow! I was leaning towards getting these and after reading this thread I am convinced! I am setting up my 72"x18"x22" 125 gallon so according to the manufacturer I will get two 27" 160w 16Ks. Correct? Anyone find a good place to get these online? They are running about $510 USD. Any better prices out there? Thanks to the OP for starting this very useful thread. Subscribed! You could always see if Steve @ inTank can get one in for you. It's not a regular item, but he was able to do that for me A++ 1 Quote Link to comment
matty0206 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I get my 27" for my 40breeder on Tuesday! All of these pics and reviews make me confident I made the right decision. 2 Quote Link to comment
fifty50 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 i week of owning mine and i have no regrets! 2 Quote Link to comment
chachew Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I get my 27" for my 40breeder on Tuesday! All of these pics and reviews make me confident I made the right decision. I have the same setup as you and im happy with mine! 1 Quote Link to comment
Hexadron Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 i week of owning mine and i have no regrets! Post pics! Quote Link to comment
fifty50 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Post pics! Pics are in my tank diary. See signature below! Quote Link to comment
ecajoe Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Mine is on the way 1 Quote Link to comment
1.0reef Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Do you think the 27" razor can fully cover(without any dark spots) a tank that is 36" long 18" deep and 21" tall? Yes Quote Link to comment
logansreef Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Got my 27 inch 16,000k razor today, WOW! This light is awsome for the price, I will try to put a link to my Youtube channel in the thread. I turned off the lights in my biocube and shined the razor in through the glass and the coral colors just pop under the led lighting! Quote Link to comment
Wawawang Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 What are your tank dimensions - why have you hung it so high? I want to get the Razor but an concerned the length of my tank 94cm is not going to be covered by the spread of the razor. 40x20x12 I prefer hanging my fixture high for, viewing from the top down, ease of maintenance, light coverage, and so the plants get hit with some light. Quote Link to comment
Hexadron Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Looking good Logan! I just wanted to say that the "disco" effect is nearly non-existant with this fixture. I am very happy they didn't add reds to this one, as I think it would have had that effect otherwise. In one of the frag tanks at my LFS they have a few AI Vega's and you can clearly make out the red in the water ripples. Just kind of kills it for me. So for any skeptics, there ya go. Quote Link to comment
logansreef Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Thanks just finished my diy hanging mount pics to come! Quote Link to comment
logansreef Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 So here is the test fit of my diy razor hanging kit. The legs are made of 1/2" conduit, there connected with open back 90's to form the L shape. The legs are being painted gloss black and are drying right now. The cables are connected by drilling 7/8" split collars and slipping the cables through the holes, this allows me two way adjustment up and down with the legs and front to back with the slip collars. Its starting to come together. Quote Link to comment
Hexadron Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 That looks very nice! About how high will it be from the surface of the water? Quote Link to comment
logansreef Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Ive got room for adjustment Im not sure where I want it yet. I have heard some say 6" I think Im going to go a little higher, as long as the light dose not spill out into the room to much. Im open to suggestions. The tank is only 12" deep. Quote Link to comment
Hexadron Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Mine is about 4.5" from the surface. I have not tested with corals as my tank is just cycling now. This gave me the coverage I wanted, and no light spill I could always go up depending... My tank is 20"x12"x10" (wxdxh) so it's not exactly a large footprint (Razor 120w) Quote Link to comment
logansreef Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Cool tank, post some pics! Quote Link to comment
Hexadron Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Cool tank, post some pics! Well I'll post more in my thread, but here's a few focusing on the Razor 1 Quote Link to comment
nystang Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I had an opportunity to measure my PAR values in my 29g, 30x12x19 tank. The 27" 16k Razor is 7" above the water level. I was interested in PAR values at some of my corals and the Maxima clam which is at the bottom of the tank, right in the middle, closer to the front glass. The rest of the values were measured in the center of the tank. I kept the sensor for about 15 seconds and calculated the average value. Those PAR values represent the tank at A: 60% and B:100%. (The photo was takes under different setting). 3 Quote Link to comment
flypenfly Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Awesome results. Which one is specifically A and B? Quote Link to comment
nystang Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 A is White, B is Blue. Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Can you measure each channel separately at 100%? Quote Link to comment
nystang Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 No, unfortunately I had the PAR reader only for a while. Actually, a fellow reefer came to me to make the measurements. I made another measurement at A:50 and B:100 - photo below. These are my 2 peak values during the day. As you see the values are slightly lower. I also checked the PAR at my Maxima (front-center-bottom) at A:50 and B:50. It was PAR 75. Quote Link to comment
flypenfly Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Is there any integration with Neptune apex? Quote Link to comment
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