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  1. viktorlantos

    Flexi-M Mini LED

    We have it in a low tech. Sometimes with CO2 but mainly not. This is a mid light. May would compare to a 13W compact light by eye. Have the same ammount of light like the Dennerle 20L in kit light, but nicer color rendering. The problem is that since it is close to the surface the light spread...
  2. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky users - what power adaptor?

    We do use it with a plug only for years. Sold tons of them. But of course if TGM recommend a different thing to the local use it is ok. This is just like a laptop adapter. You also do not need a transformer for them to use on any network. I do use these lights since they come to the market...
  3. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky users - what power adaptor?

    For old superjet, vuppa, solar mini that transformer needed, but led uses a different one which works on all systems.
  4. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky users - what power adaptor?

    You only need a plug. (travel kit or laptop plug). No need a converter.
  5. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky - Am I Asking For Trouble?

    Flexi and Aquasky is two different stories. Both sleek and sexy but flexi is a low light. Also the light spread is very limited. AS is poweful. But if you have co2 i would go that way. Less limits, nicer plants. Their color spectrum is also different.
  6. viktorlantos

    AquaSky 601 or Other for ADA 60P

    602 works also in single mode as stripes can work independently, but it is only for experts like jordi mentioned. 601 is enough for most and increasing the light period from 7-8 to 10 you still can push it even more. Or go with aquasky moon if that's available and that's between the two.
  7. viktorlantos

    Is this low light?

    Maybe your surface movement is really slow. You also can add in an aeration overnight to make a balance.
  8. viktorlantos

    Is this low light?

    This is a mid light only. However CO2 is a useful addon to any of your plants so i would not remove it
  9. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    Only seen Kessils here on UKAPS and on exhibitions. Never tried them personally. If we receive a test unit sure we will do that. However i prefer more the sleek and sexy stuff. Clients go after the sleakest possible units. As light is just a tech equipment over on your tank. Should not be...
  10. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    Absolutely. Both 601 and 602 is designed for planted aquariums. This is an early stage on these dual setup Green Aqua Showroom by viktorlantos, on Flickr This is a 602 and 601 centered over on 2 60x30x36 tank. So the middle strip is just a spice up not giving too much additional to the full...
  11. viktorlantos

    ADA 451 or Dennerle SCAPER'S LED

    Yup that's it, but this is something what we would like to see as green underwater Left is an Opnova LED, middle aquasky, right Solar HQI. Look how close the Opnova to the ADA Solar bulb. Aquasky is not fair here as this is a fresh tank with a little haze, but you get the point. Green Aqua...
  12. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    It's hard to find anything about it. But ADA alerted us that Solars will not be on the market in the EU since this regulation. So no new shipments will come. EU moves to a more energy efficient way. The problem is that LEDs are not ready yet to overtake the market fully. Maybe this is a...
  13. viktorlantos

    ADA 451 or Dennerle SCAPER'S LED

    Yup without CO2 is too much. On color rendering i have a few shots which may can show you what i am missing 2 aquasky and one HQI in the corner. LEDs looks lovely, but this is what i meant by colder temp earlier. Green Aqua Showroom by viktorlantos, on Flickr In front this is much more...
  14. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    They do for the Aquasky model. This works pretty awesome to be honest. Sufficient light to any plants with zero LED defects since we're using and selling. I am always skeptic with LED especially as we burned a lot earlier with some other LED manufacturers. I thought we will face with some issue...
  15. viktorlantos

    ADA 451 or Dennerle SCAPER'S LED

    The Dennerle one is kind of the same as Sylvania AQUASTAR LED. They just branded differently. Probably comes with an OEM out of the factory. Reminds me to one of the Taiwan LED what we've tested before. One of the advantage of the Aquasky is the equally spread light in your tank with sufficient...
  16. viktorlantos

    Arcadia OT2 4 tube Freshwater Luminaire 1000mm

    I can hear you.... Meanwhile these lamps were great, like you say the plastic really not for long term with this much heat. I also had to replace some of the parts - have the same age light like you have. My ballast blowed up once only in the past. This is a construction problem with this...
  17. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky for Signature 600 suitability

    Thanks guys :) :thumbup:
  18. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky for Signature 600 suitability

    I think after a point it's not a question what you can grow, but how you can grow to have the best appearance and best plant quality. Look at Tom Barr dutch scape. Like a solarium over on it :) As a result all plants goes in their best color. You can grow almost anything with a single 601 unit...
  19. viktorlantos

    Recommendations please

    LED and shimmering..... the ones which has good shimmering effect is overdriven power leds with short lifetime. We've tried a couple ones and after 1-2 years i see many failures. The other thing is most of the LED unit has cold color. Which is ok, kind of a techno geek style :) but if you want...
  20. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky for Signature 600 suitability

    If you're going the high energy way the 602 is a better option on this size. Since we're testing these units in the past 2 years approx i would say for taller or deeper tanks 602 is the one you need. 602 have the power of a 4x24 ATI T5 lamp so you almost can grow anything under this with light...
  21. viktorlantos

    ADA Solar 1

    I also seen that in Germany they used an Osram one at Interzoo. Do not know the specific type.
  22. viktorlantos

    ADA Solar 1

    We're using this one: Tridonic Atco OM PAK 150 M A113 230/240V Maybe they have a different serial number for UK socket. Above one is the schuko type / german eu one. The one you have is ok only for Japanese and the US area i guess.
  23. viktorlantos

    Help needed with new ATI lights ?

    I've met with the ! sign 2 times til now. This is when the ballast get too hot. The unit decrease the power til the temp gets normal again. Typical with bad ventillated room, no airconditioning, summer heat, the unit is closed to somewhere etc. The sign may have other functions too, but we've...
  24. viktorlantos

    ADA Solar I vs TMC 1500 Ultima

    George it would be a better comparsion to use the NAMH bulb not the green. Then the Ludwigia SP would look kind of identical. Green paint green even the Ludwigia. So the red color comments could be solved easily by switching in the right bulb to the Solar. Funny i've seen the 2 shots on...
  25. viktorlantos

    LIFX: The Light Bulb Reinvented

    Well the whole thing is still for geeks. I have many tech gadgets, but i do not feel that i need one of these..... looks like i am getting older. :)
  26. viktorlantos

    LIFX: The Light Bulb Reinvented

    Very nice :) FYI the Hungarian folks are ahead a bit. :cool: They did a Bluetooth one which is already a product and cheaper. So not a kickstart stuff BluetoothBulb | Light up your life
  27. viktorlantos

    ADA Mini Solar S from Japan

    We do use this one for super jet and solar minis Alpha Elettronica CV40F ,Power Adapter & Inverter: reviews and features - Onyougo.com
  28. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    Yeah shimmering is one thing. But what i did not like if the lamp has too much shadow. The less power led you use the more shadow you will have. And these shadows are larger more deep than with HQI usually. So this was the nice thing what i've seen here. Really minimal shadow effect was pretty...
  29. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    Yeah i have different kind of experience with LED lifetime. Just like MH which was expected to 5000hrs. So be realistic they will last long max half of that or even less even in optimal conditions means airconditioned room. We have over 15 TMC unit too so seeing them daily. I am not that...
  30. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    On shimmering not sure what is your experience with it. For me HQI lights gives a smooth shimmering much nicer to the eyes. Power LEDs are stronger on shrimmering and goes even stonger as you use higher power leds. I am watching the Solar HQI, the TMC, Vertex (Vertex has more shimmering than...
  31. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    Yup dimmer would be useful for the dual unit. However as I see only TMC has that. Even Vertex not has it for Illumilux. That is an extra at most providers. I guess not selling that well.
  32. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    Cheers Steve, I have to add that the unit is made by the same precision like any other ADA thing. It means that the Legs blend into the glass from outside. Meet perfectly the edges there, but this was a trade off that the units only works with a fixed mm glass thickness as it stand inside not...
  33. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    Ah one more shot maybe this is also a good demo. Sorry i captured this in an exhibition. Do not have better photo. But a pretty good self explanatory demo. 27W PC Solar mini on the left over on a 20 L tank. 150W HQI over on a 60L tank 2x30W Aquasky on a 60L tank 30W Aquasky on a 60L tank. LED...
  34. viktorlantos

    ADA Aquasky LEDs Hands on experience

    I had a chance to play with these units in the past weeks. I used many other manufacturer's product before, but did not thought I will have new experiences with this. Before I used Aquasky I used TMC units for over 2 years, Vertex Illumilux units, Aqualigher units, some cheapo LED units, SMD...
  35. viktorlantos

    ADA Solar 1

    The only difference is this Arm is for 45 deep tanks. The lamp will be not centered on a 30cm deep tank. http://www.adana.co.jp/en/products/na_lightning/solar/
  36. viktorlantos

    Any ATI Sunpower owners on here? New owner issues.

    This is an extreme powerful unit. Even 4 tubes from this height will do a stadium lighting ;) but 6 is overkill. Honestly from this height even the 4 will be a nice challenge to keep your tank algae free.
  37. viktorlantos

    Any ATI Sunpower owners on here? New owner issues.

    This is probably about the electric ballast. You need to use the tubes in pair. As i remember in a 6 tube unit every second in pair with the other tube. So 1,3,5 and 2,4,6 If any of the pair is missing the light will not go on. Please add the tubes to 1,3 and one of the plug will do the work i...
  38. viktorlantos

    Lighting suggestions for an ADA Mini M?

    Forgot to link some high light examples too: Riccardia G with solar mini m http://www.flickr.com/photos/viktorlant ... hotostream other mosses were in the early phase so they are not in top condition and i had a fight with algae at that time :wink: Weeping moss wonder with ATI light...
  39. viktorlantos

    Lighting suggestions for an ADA Mini M?

    Mini M light is sexy and cool (especially the black one), but honestly it's a huge power on that small tank. Especially with mosses. This would be an endless fight with algae even with powerful filtration and CO2 injection. However 11W is the other end. Mosses looks the best with more light...
  40. viktorlantos

    Arcadia OT2 Suspended

    Cheers, i am currently running it with 20cm from the surface. Had a bit lower earlier til the plants formed the scape (10-15cm approx). This light unit is not as powerful as the ATI for example. So it's better to use it closer sometimes. But if you plan to use a lower light scape then you can...
  41. viktorlantos

    Arcadia OT2 T5 luminaire - effective bulbs?

    Check this i dig a bit in my archive for you :D The wall is pure white so you can imagine how the Ppro tubes repainted the living room :D Aquarium 240L Arcadia OT2 Light by viktorlantos, on Flickr with daylight ones After the maintenance by viktorlantos, on Flickr its also daylight...
  42. viktorlantos

    Arcadia OT2 T5 luminaire - effective bulbs?

    When i bought it a few years ago these tubes was the first which i replaced. I had headache from the pinkish color of it. Haven't seen any advantage maybe the redish color looked a bit better with it. Now running with Osram 865 HO
  43. viktorlantos

    TMC GroBeam 1000 for 60ltr Tank

    One tile may will be not enough for a 60 liter if the tank is 60cm wide. I guess then on the sides you will not have nice lighting. On this size George used 2 tile which is too much, but you get equal power on all sides in the tank. I did that too on my tank with amazing result. This tank is a...
  44. viktorlantos

    Plants with less and more light

    Well for red colors as i know low nitrates also play a role. So that could be an explanation on weak ferts. But thats not true for all the plants. Again many other factors. Actually the topic is not only about red colors, but that is easily recognizable. Die off, leggy plants also an issue...
  45. viktorlantos

    Plants with less and more light

    Yup 1W/L T5 with reflectors. We're using HQI too on some of our tanks. We're shooting for this ammount there too for 7hrs a day, But the plant holders have T5.
  46. viktorlantos

    Plants with less and more light

    Cheers. Yup again capture, i need to be more advanced with these red photos. Arcuata may need even more than 1W/L to show off the purple colors. Thanks Tom. Let's see how that will look a week later. :D
  47. viktorlantos

    Plants with less and more light

    We had this discussion several times that plants do not need high light as they do well with lower too with good nutrient dosing, CO2 etc. I am a believer that some plants really need more lights. Name it as 1 watt / liter or a similar stuff does not matter. Yeah you can keep most of them with...
  48. viktorlantos

    ATI Sunpower 4x39W for 90x45x45

    865 or 880 is fine. They both are daylight. 880 is brighter a bit. Mixing them in the same unit is not an issue. You will not see big differences.
  49. viktorlantos

    ATI Sunpower 4x39W for 90x45x45

    Use all 4 tubes from the start. If HC gets less light this will be leggy. Maybe you need to pull up the unit in the first 2 months. 7-8 hours of light is needed. HC runs much faster with sufficent light. Probably a diatom will be there in the first 2 weeks and some hair algae too later on. For...
  50. viktorlantos

    ADA NAMH V NAG Green

    Hey Mark, this is a nice shot on the bulbs. :thumbup: Wondering why companies are not selling their stuff this way. Would make it much more easy to understand the differences. We're using the green also in our gallery. Green scapes looks awesome under that. But that may be right it could be an...
  51. viktorlantos

    Disaster with my Giesemann Infinity lights

    Well when i say cheapo case built i compare the housing to my arcadia ot2. that feels much better on build quality, waterproof housing, fine edges etc, but in light power is far from ATI. I bet Giesemann even better on build quality than Arcadia and ATI. back to the original topic isn't this...
  52. viktorlantos

    Disaster with my Giesemann Infinity lights

    ATI gives the most powerful T5 lamps around these days. At least in Europe i guess. Their light output beat all other T5 i've seen. Pricing is cheaper, but their construction is cheap too. Far from the quality of your Giesemann unit. However it just do the job and it's sleak. sunpower case looks...
  53. viktorlantos

    Arcadia OT2 starter switch fail?

    cheers Andy, thanks for the tip. Already contacted them let's see how that goes. :thumbup: :angel:
  54. viktorlantos

    Arcadia OT2 starter switch fail?

    Today my luminarie shut down the electricity after a big noise and flash. When i switched back the fuse i realized that 2 tubes are not working. Checked but haven't seen any water around the lamp and the cables. So the shut down was not because of that. Tried with other tubes but the same 2...
  55. viktorlantos

    ADA SOLAR Mini M maximum tank size

    yup i would not use larger tank as the mini m lamp head is already smaller than it's plate.
  56. viktorlantos

    ADA Solar 1

    Hi Dan, this is cool. Congrat mate! This small piece gives so much power. Your tank looks cool with that. Oh well the scape is beauty too! :D
  57. viktorlantos

    immense lighting

    hmm i hve exactly the same light above my 120cm tank. i do not have algae, but i have 2000lph filter (2 eheim external filter), pressurized co2, 10 amano shrimp and 5 siamese algae eater to watch my back... based on my experience the light will be too much for you if you not align the rest...
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