[cbonito]

I agree with the first part. The second is a very interesting idea... I would no idea how to do this but I'm intrigued.

Wrote and asked about longevity of the units... said that he's used the Bridgelux for over a year with no issues (they do have a 1 year warranty as well).

Also, just wrote to ask about group discounts... if ordering 5 or more the discount is quite good. $142 each for standard and $147 each for multicolor.

The reefkeeper ALC module has ports for 0- 10 volts for dimming.
All you'd do is remove the dimming pots in the light and hook those wires to the ports in the light controller module.

Then you can control them with your reefkeeper. Make a lilght schedule with intensity and timers. Good Stuff.

 

[Jim_Dont_Care]

basicly unhook the dimmer knobs (pots) hook the wires to you alc and done

group buy seems to be the way to go cheaply

 

[McPuff]

That is awesome. Would give you unlimited control-ability pretty much.

Also, for a group buy, it is definitely cheap. Anyone still thinking of buying a unit or 3? If I do (and I'll know in a couple days) I'm in for 3.

 

[Jim_Dont_Care]

going to be ahile before i buy anything lol still trying to finance my ac with the electric company lmao

 

[nasoisking]

Aww man! I wish I would have known about the group discount before I placed my order....i would have found some other people to order with me! Thats a pretty good discount!

 

[McPuff]

If anyone else is interested in these units, let me know by Monday. Perhaps then we can put something together. Otherwise, I'll just order on my own... the discount for 3 is still pretty good.

 

[ThetaXi1176]

Group Buy

Interested in possibly joining this group buy.

What is the spread on these fixtures? Similar to Halides, or more like the sugested spacing of 6" between units?

 

[webduece]

Curious how much the 120 wt bridgelux multicolor with 90 optics would run via group order. Interested in 2.

 

[nasoisking]

Interested in possibly joining this group buy.

What is the spread on these fixtures? Similar to Halides, or more like the sugested spacing of 6" between units?

I have mine spaced 6 in apart and I have nice coverage. Even on,the ends of my tank, I dont have any dark or shadowed spots.

 

[180wall]

Naso is your tank 48 x 24 x 24 ?

 

[nasoisking]

Yes it is.

 

[180wall]

will they cover more than 24" wide? I have a 36" wide tank. I figure I would need 3 but I want to make sure they have enough spread.

 

[nasoisking]

Im not sure if they will cover 36in well or not. I have plenty of light for my tank, but I cant say for sure that you wouldnt have any shadowed areas at 36in. I guess it would depend on how high you hung the fixtures too...Mine are about 6 in off the water or so.

 

[180wall]

So I may want to go with 90 degree optics to get the par up, and keep the wide pattern. How many watts are you drawing?

 

[Jim_Dont_Care]

if you email them they answer really fast they told me if i use optics on 4x2x2 i would need 3 units so u might want to ask them what they recomend

 

[proranger]

He told me, and Nasoisking also said that he doesnt recommend optics if your tank is under 24" deep. Anything deeper he said you should use. I didn't order optics with mine, but he said if I ever wanted to get them, all i'd have to pay is shipping. And putting them on just involves a handful of screws.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

I may be interested in 2 or 3 units. I have a 60" x 18" x24". I'm not sure if I need 2 or 3.

 

[cmacy]

I'm interested in the group buy also. Likely for Blue/White lights. 2 fixtures.

 

[cmacy]

My only concern is the 1 year (5000 hours) lifespan.. I was completely on board until I realized I'd be spending $400.00 + a year to replace these fixtures. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Seller just corrected the typo on the website with me. Claiming it's 50000 hours, which sounds much more like LED's... I'm no longer concerned by this.

 

[180wall]

I just sent him an e-mail trying to get price on 10 units. I'll let you know what I hear.