Fauna Marin Starfire light fixture

[reefoman]

48" long 10x54w dimmable in good condition $1.200
Has installed wires for Apex controller for dimming option.

Thanks
mark

 

[rickytsui]

wow mark very nice light

 

[reefoman]

Thanks Ricky

 

[reefoman]

$1100

 

[reefoman]

lowest price I can go is $1000

 

[reefoman]

Bump

 

[rickytsui]

wow no one jumping on this yet this light is really nice

 

[reefoman]

Yea the problem is if you don't see the quality and light amount this thing is producing in person you think ATI is the best but not many people know I have to dimm one channel (6 bulbs) to 50% cause this light blitch my sps
The reason I'm selling it is I want to try ecoxotic spot leds the 50w four or five of them mounted to the ceiling I have some vision for trendy tank lol
But I'm not sure if I don't gonna cry after I'll do this...

 

[mshur]

Plus many people who is changing lights going with LEDs and not T5

 

[reefoman]

Plus many people who is changing lights going with LEDs and not T5

You are absolutely right! No doubt.
Even I like LEDs more than any other light cause of low heat, low power consumption nice shimming...
My favorite light fixtures till last year was Giesemann NOVA II then I switched to DIY leds was not bad after that i was thinking my DIY light can be not really good for my corals since I have no experience and decided to get ReefTech leds I don't know what happen but all my sps get brown, tons of Cyanobacteria showed up in my tank and some delicate sps like strawberry short cake just died.
I sold ReefTech leds and got this Fauna Marin T5 fixture guess what happen? I'll post some pictures before and after tonight...
That's why I'm still thinking about my decision to sale T5's and get Ecoxotic, friend of nine told me he wouldn't do this cause my fixture is very good and I gonna only loose money and eventually corals doing this...
maybe I gonna get ecoxotic first and try before I'll sale my T5.

 

[mshur]

well,
i am big fan of radiums for years already.. i do run T5s as a suplm lighting. On my future set up i am going with LED/T5s made by Sfiligoi -genesis..

All honesty , you should wait on selling this fixure..

 

[reefoman]

well,
i am big fan of radiums for years already.. i do run T5s as a suplm lighting. On my future set up i am going with LED/T5s made by Sfiligoi -genesis..

All honesty , you should wait on selling this fixure..

Sfiligoi is killer!
I have seen one unit T5's plus LEDs I don't remember exactly but there was 50 or 51 3w leds in the center between T5's and also price was decent... I can only imagine how powerful this fixture is.
My Star Fire has installed aluminum bar in the center and there are installed one 3w white led for shimming effect plus 2 moonlight leds, some idea coming to my head to install 12 Roy leds there or to get ready to go 48" strip from ecoxotic...

 

[reefoman]

mshur here are few pics before and after I promised to post...

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/1052536-post30.html

Regards,
mark

 

[straightjiggy10]

amazing pics! love the shortcake! how long did it take to look like that and what bulb combo you use?
thinking of setting up an SPS tank

 

[mshur]

damn.. what a different. see- thats why i dont wanna jump on 100% LEds.. if i would you i would ask wingo if he can retro fit ur fixture and add couple of strips of LEds and leave like 4 tubes of T5s.. i think that would be ideal.. plus you can play with color spectrum as well..
i am getting 5 modules of LEds + 4 T5s bulbs. all dimmable. 2 rows will have RGBs

 

[reefoman]

amazing pics! love the shortcake! how long did it take to look like that and what bulb combo you use?
thinking of setting up an SPS tank

Thank you very much!
It took me 3 months from totally brown colors to whatever you see on the pics... but I believe you gonna find even shorter times, in established tanks I think about 6 weeks...
Bulbs from front:
ATI blue plus
KZ superblue
ATI aqua blue special
KZ Fiji purple
GLO life-glo
KZ superblue
KZ Fiji purple
ATI blue plus
ATI actinic
ATI blue plus

Regards
mark

 

[Og Drogon]

Thank you very much!
It took me 3 months from totally brown colors to whatever you see on the pics... but I believe you gonna find even shorter times, in established tanks I think about 6 weeks...
Bulbs from front:
ATI blue plus
KZ superblue
ATI aqua blue special
KZ Fiji purple
GLO life-glo
KZ superblue
KZ Fiji purple
ATI blue plus
ATI actinic
ATI blue plus

Regards
mark

I've seen this thing in action (WOWZERS))))))))))))) its a beautiful fixture

 

[reefoman]

I've seen this thing in action (WOWZERS))))))))))))) its a beautiful fixture

Thank you xDAVMANx
How's the zoas doing?

 

[reefoman]

damn.. what a different. see- thats why i dont wanna jump on 100% LEds.. if i would you i would ask wingo if he can retro fit ur fixture and add couple of strips of LEds and leave like 4 tubes of T5s.. i think that would be ideal.. plus you can play with color spectrum as well..
i am getting 5 modules of LEds + 4 T5s bulbs. all dimmable. 2 rows will have RGBs

Actually I can do it myself is not a problem for me to retrofit this fixture but I'm not sure if I want... Basically is only one problem, I have to find very small dimmable drivers to install them in fixture I don't want extra wires... regular meanwells are too big so I'll see.

 

[mshur]

Ohhh cool if you can doit your self.. big plus...