sam_the_reefer Posted June 25, 2023 Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 51 minutes ago, Lebowski_ said: Yep, sadly it’s well known issue with the Primes. I’m told AI sells replacements but I get that it’s a pain. Another budget option is the Noopsyche K7 Mini. Thanks for the option, will look into it. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lebowski_ Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 @Sharbuckle you a running one of the Nicrew lights, correct? Seems like it’s served you well. Quote Link to comment
A.m.P Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 The NiCrew are solid ime I believe there are also aftermarket replacement pucks for the AI, but they're still fairly expensive and require some know-how to drop-in. 1 Quote Link to comment
Sharbuckle Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Lebowski_ said: @Sharbuckle you a running one of the Nicrew lights, correct? Seems like it’s served you well. As long as you don’t care about wifi and Bluetooth and apps and all that jazz. They are perfect!! 2 2 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 18 hours ago, A.m.P said: The NiCrew are solid ime I believe there are also aftermarket replacement pucks for the AI, but they're still fairly expensive and require some know-how to drop-in. I looked into this (Luxdium) and actually don't mind replacing the puck. Will end up being cheaper than the Nicrew I was eyeing, but their site doesn't ship to my location (Philippines). Sent them a message and we'll see how it goes. Thanks for the suggestion! 1 Quote Link to comment
A.m.P Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 20 hours ago, xellos88 said: I looked into this (Luxdium) and actually don't mind replacing the puck. Will end up being cheaper than the Nicrew I was eyeing, but their site doesn't ship to my location (Philippines). Sent them a message and we'll see how it goes. Thanks for the suggestion! I hope it works out well! I've seen a bit of energy around them (including all the super long update posts and progress reports they gave on facebook pages when it was still "luxengine") but don't have any hands-on experience. This was their old mockup from a year or two back, before they had the full web page I've seen some people receiving them and supposedly swapping out, but I don't know if I've seen any results threads or anything. https://drive.google.com/file/d/11OAc5u3SsGjnhkp5Jc4bb4vCLFr1iVZj/view?fbclid=IwAR2YgjZf4M-vQCGffK3TWF40lGVnErl8ubWRwLayb-DqQ9IPJTa2t9YW9gU Wait a minute a fellow nanoreefer used themhttps://www.reef2reef.com/threads/schgs-ultum-nature-systems-45u.923477/page-2 2 Quote Link to comment
Jaren45 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Just a heads up the luxdium pucks only work in older AI lights! Prime 13, hydra 26, and 52 EDIT: I typed before I looked, looks like you have an older prime 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Luxdium was very kind and generous for being willing to ship a puck to me. Moreover, the guy was very thorough and really looked into my issue, he had me take the light apart and take pictures to confirm if a new puck would be a viable option, and he even caught that my lens had a bit of discoloration (from UV degradation) and got in touch with AI to get a replacement lens. Really excited to get the new puck soon. For now, I just increased the blue and royal blue levels to compensate for the busted UV and dim violet LEDs. 6 Quote Link to comment
Lebowski_ Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 🙂 Looking great dude. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 On 7/16/2023 at 12:03 AM, Lebowski_ said: 🙂 Looking great dude. Thanks Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Snow_Phoenix said: Looks nice! 🙂 Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 I'm going to need to seperate these on their own little islands. The pink is slowly encrusting and killing them from behind. The Cynarina lost its huge bubbles because the hermit crabs keep popping them. She's doing fine though. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 Seeing @Nano sapiens let go of his 12g nano had me thinking once again how my journey will end with this tank. Maybe it will end like this: 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Luxdium arrived today, and I'm blown away! Decided on the Optimized III spectrum and set it to acclimation mode at 50% over 2 months. 4 1 Quote Link to comment
Jaren45 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Hyped! Can't wait to see what it'll do for you 1 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Day 1 under Luxdium 5 2 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 7 hours ago, DNR88 said: Looks crisp! It does! I'm a big fan of whiter shallow water spectrum. 2 Quote Link to comment
Lebowski_ Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Dang that looks good. so do they make led pucks that you installed into a prime? So you remove the original puck and replace it completey? Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 12 hours ago, Lebowski_ said: Dang that looks good. so do they make led pucks that you installed into a prime? So you remove the original puck and replace it completey? Yup. They only do it for the older Primes though (13 LEDs) because the new ones don't use the modular LED cluster. 1 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 7 weeks and 1 day more to go before acclimated to full intensity. 20230811_095818.mp4 1 1 Quote Link to comment
ml86743 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 8:25 PM, sam_the_reefer said: Day 1 under Luxdium Wow, it looks stunning! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 On 8/11/2023 at 10:21 AM, sam_the_reefer said: 7 weeks and 1 day more to go before acclimated to full intensity. 20230811_095818.mp4 28.7 MB · 0 downloads Whoa! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
sam_the_reefer Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Week 2 under Luxdium, 6 weeks until full acclimation. 4 Quote Link to comment
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