Having sold my TMC controller with the plan of a new method of control which didnt come to fruition i now need a plan. So seems as good a time as any to upgrade the whole light system so i can hang the tiles i have over my 60 and 40 eventually.
As its for Asian dreams it needs to work for a 120cm tank... options:
ATI sunpower 4 or 6 x 54w T5 dimmable £305 + £50-100 on tubes
Arcadia 120 OTL LED £499
Geisemann Furura £1600 lol
Other LED options are available, most would need 2 at least if not 3 units so £1000+
So my finger has been hovering over the Futura buy now button for a week or two but its ridiculous, it may be the coolest looking thing around with more features than ill ever use but its just overkill, if i had a 4ft marine id do it tomorrow.
Which really just leaves a choice of ATI or Arcadia..... i know the ATI works well, will do all i want it too, proven success and the bonus of playing with colour temps...
but
I love LED, no light spill, more controllable dimming, lower power consumption. But the info i can find on the Arcadia is patchy at best at the moment, the controller doesnt look like it has many functions and the unit isnt the best looking thing. (hoping mark will jump in here)
I am more than open to other suggestions, the main 'must have' is dimming and the function to dim in a way i can have 10% for 2 hours then ramp up to 100% for how ever long then ramp down to 5 or 10% for another 2-3 hrs. I work shifts so often will go days without seeing inside the tank without this feature.
The more i toss this around in my head the more i just want to say f*#k it and click buy on the futura which is available on 0% finance with charterhouse
I need you guys to be my conscience...... i can feel clive rolling his eyes at the idea
As its for Asian dreams it needs to work for a 120cm tank... options:
ATI sunpower 4 or 6 x 54w T5 dimmable £305 + £50-100 on tubes
Arcadia 120 OTL LED £499
Geisemann Furura £1600 lol
Other LED options are available, most would need 2 at least if not 3 units so £1000+
So my finger has been hovering over the Futura buy now button for a week or two but its ridiculous, it may be the coolest looking thing around with more features than ill ever use but its just overkill, if i had a 4ft marine id do it tomorrow.
Which really just leaves a choice of ATI or Arcadia..... i know the ATI works well, will do all i want it too, proven success and the bonus of playing with colour temps...
but
I love LED, no light spill, more controllable dimming, lower power consumption. But the info i can find on the Arcadia is patchy at best at the moment, the controller doesnt look like it has many functions and the unit isnt the best looking thing. (hoping mark will jump in here)
I am more than open to other suggestions, the main 'must have' is dimming and the function to dim in a way i can have 10% for 2 hours then ramp up to 100% for how ever long then ramp down to 5 or 10% for another 2-3 hrs. I work shifts so often will go days without seeing inside the tank without this feature.
The more i toss this around in my head the more i just want to say f*#k it and click buy on the futura which is available on 0% finance with charterhouse
I need you guys to be my conscience...... i can feel clive rolling his eyes at the idea