Mounted Your Orphek Atlantik v4 or Orphek Compact Too Low? We Did Too and a Whole Lot More.

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How high do you mount the Orphek Atlantik V4 over your reef tank? Do you need more than one? Can the Orphek Compact meet SPS Coral PAR demands? Today we share some of our experiences and lessons learned using the Orphek V4.
The full Orphek V4 or the Compact Atlantik, both are solid lighting options.
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00:00 Top Mistakes - Orphek Lights
00:11 Not Finding The Answer To Grow vs. Bloom
00:39 Not Buying A Gateway
01:11 Overlooking Mounting Height
01:44 Not Knowing If the Compact Is The Right Tool
02:25 Not Knowing If The Full Size Is The Right Tool
03:12 Not Renting A PAR Meter
04:04 Spacing Them Evenly
04:47 Not Taking The Antenna Off After Programming
05:13 Missing The Fact That It Wont Blind You
06:00 Flipping The Switches Radomly
06:39 Final Thoughts

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  • @gregt9762
    @gregt97623 жыл бұрын

    And for anyone who wants to complain about having to purchase the gateway to control the lights, just remember it was the same way with the Ecotech Radions with the reeflink prior to the roll out of mobius for anyone who didn't own a laptop or have an Apex. Prices of radion xr30s and Atlantik full size fixtures factory direct is about the same but the power, par, and coloration, is second to none let alone the fact that the coverage of the Atlantik fixtures is a a full 12+" in all directions more than radions.

  • @FLSharkdiver
    @FLSharkdiver3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks guys you all rock!! Bought the Orphek ATLANTIK COMPACT V4 (GEN 2) LED LIGHTs FOR MY SCA 150 from ya!!!

  • @danielp6629
    @danielp66293 жыл бұрын

    But the gateway and app are literally the worst on the market. I love the light and growth but the app is terrible. And the gateway even plugged into ethernet has to be rebooted at least twice a month. I don't even use it that much but everytime ( almost ) I have to reset the fuckin thing.

  • @stoneyman8396
    @stoneyman83963 жыл бұрын

    I think I'm going to have to find some more of your videos I have 4 these and not one of them will connect to the gateway

  • @SDot-dp9xm
    @SDot-dp9xm3 жыл бұрын

    Guys love your video's and commentary, however i would not recommend removal the antenna's. based on where they are located you could be asking for corrosion.

  • @chipchipmofo
    @chipchipmofo Жыл бұрын

    for a red sea reefer 200xl I can choose Orphek Compact or XR15 g5 blue.. Can I really grow Acros with the Compact? Or is it just not enough light? The XR15 is also not enough but maybe more then the Compact.. what would you do?

  • @rajkumarkrishnan9645
    @rajkumarkrishnan96459 ай бұрын

    Does anyone know what type of mount is shown at 6:45?

  • @gregt9762
    @gregt97623 жыл бұрын

    I love my Atlantik V4 G2's! They are absolutely awesome and have made all of my coral explode in coloration I'd never seen prior even with Radions or Aqua Illumination Hydras. The connectivity and app for the gateway honestly sucks. But it's at least to me anyway a good bad thing. It protects you from yourself in that it makes you think twice about if its worth the hassle to constantly mess with the settings which is where alot of people mess up with the programmable lighting. Once they're setup and programmed correctly, that's when we should all stop messing with the settings and let things be. People complain about all fixtures not growing coral or causing issues with their tanks when keep messing with the settings but they fail to realize they're doing it to themselves. Set it up correctly and let things be!

  • @BRStv

    @BRStv

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed that the control could be easier to access/connect to. Also agreed that those reefers who set their lights up right the first time and leave them alone are more likely to be successful! 🙂

  • @htc148
    @htc1483 жыл бұрын

    required but not included? interesting.

  • @BRStv

    @BRStv

    3 жыл бұрын

    I assume you're talking about the gateway. The reason this isn't included is because you only need one per set of lights. In other words, if you have 4 Orphek lights over your tank, you only need one gateway, not four.

  • @gustavor.3268
    @gustavor.32682 жыл бұрын

    Hello, for a 40 breeder mix tank (80% LPS /20% SPS), which is better: 1 compact or 1 full version?

  • @BRStv

    @BRStv

    2 жыл бұрын

    As long as you place the SPS more in the center of the tank under the light, the compact will be a fine choice for 80% LPS and 20% SPS in a 40B.

  • @JustMyFish
    @JustMyFish3 жыл бұрын

    Watched the video in full great info but I will decline as I am very happy with my PopBloom A Japanese make but I bought it from a German supplier. And far more affordable cost me £390.

  • @BriannesFishFam
    @BriannesFishFam3 жыл бұрын

    Hello!

  • @BRStv

    @BRStv

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello!

  • @leo11877
    @leo118773 жыл бұрын

    BRS needs to make and sell 14" mounting arms for most popular lights. It will sell like hot cakes.

  • @andreastucchi6191
    @andreastucchi61913 жыл бұрын

    Lol...800/900$ and is not even complete??XD

  • @gregt9762

    @gregt9762

    3 жыл бұрын

    Was the same exact way with the Ecotech Radions with the reeflink prior to the roll out of mobius for anyone who didn't own a laptop or have an Apex. Prices of radion xr30s and Atlantik full size fixtures factory direct is about the same but the power, par, and coloration, is second to none let alone the fact that the coverage of the Atlantik fixtures is a a full 12+" in all directions more than radions.

  • @bryant026
    @bryant0263 жыл бұрын

    I would not recommend these lights.. Orphek customer service is by far the worst.. These lights are guaranteed to go bad after a year or so, and would require you to have some soldering knowledge..

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