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Chihiros ugly green

Aqua360

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There was recent discussion on this, chihiros adding green to their lights, I tried to get around this by buying the A series version 1, but unfortunately they've sent me the updated version which you can see below on the left, compared to the white on the right.

Bad picture quality I know, but should demonstrate what I mean.

One to watch out for, I'm not sure if the new A 2 series has this, I think it's programmable but not sure if individual colours can be influenced.
 

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Ooof that’s awful, I’ve only ever brought the 1 series off them, didn’t realise they changed the leds in the newer series, always been quite happy with the clean light the 1 series gives out, Never been much for the pinkish hue of some lights.
 
So, an update on this, I recently set up one of the 10l dennerle cubes for some spare plants I had and shrimp cast offs; and I'm actually liking the look of the light 😂

I think it's still marmite, but it really seems to emphasis the greens in the plants (obviously), so it's perhaps not as bad as I'd first suggested 🤷‍♂️
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green plants look great! very "ada style" if i were to do a green plant dominant scape, it seems this would be the best choice!
 
green plants look great! very "ada style" if i were to do a green plant dominant scape, it seems this would be the best choice!
I don't mind the light on a nano like this, if it was a bigger tank I'm not sure how id feel, I think sometimes it reminds me of regular float glass, which isn't ideal. Maybe be interesting to see it on a low iron glass tank.
 
Can't you increase the red channel to compenstate; you can on the wrgb2.
 
Can't you increase the red channel to compenstate; you can on the wrgb2.
A series is all white diodes I believe.
So, no
Oddly these diodes would have to be custom built though some cheap 6500k are similar in tone.
 
If you want to change the quality of the light coming from the unit as a whole or from individual leds then you can use Stage Lighting Filters.


This place has a full range, colour swatches can be bought so you can test the whole ranges first before ordering specific films. They also do Neutral Density film so if you need to dim the output of a light unit that can’t be electronically dimmed then using these films you can achieve this.

:)
 
Sorry to resurrect this thread but does anyone get shock by the new a-series light or is it just me?
 
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