ATI Straton LED Light - Comments, Review, PAR, Coverage, Discuss...

[User1]

Yikes! Sounds like a nightmare there. I hope that these aren't like that! With the LEDs being driven gently and the driver being an off the shelf unit by Meanwell, I hope there will be solid reliability here.

Reliability & Meanwell = success. The Meanwell unit they included is built very well. There is a reason why most of the DIY folks use them. I have two personally and they are amazing.

 

[Punchanello]

Yikes! Sounds like a nightmare there. I hope that these aren't like that! With the LEDs being driven gently and the driver being an off the shelf unit by Meanwell, I hope there will be solid reliability here.

Honestly, I think your experience will be better than mine. I bought mine from an Australian vendor but when I had problems I had to deal mostly directly with ATI in Germany. As I understand it ATI has local support in the US which would provide some level of comfort.

 

[szarko]

2 stratons will be enough for 60" tank. what about 70" if i have scape spread on about 50-60"? would that be too little lights? thanks

 

[ATI North America]

I will not buy an ATI product with LEDs in it. My hybrid had multiple failures all related to the LEDs and drivers. I spent hundreds on replacement parts and shipping which should have been under warranty and the service was abysmal. 2.5 years later it sits in my garage because it doesn't work and I don't have the heart to throw $3000 in the bin.

I might have been unlucky and got a dud, but if you are in a market that does not have full, local service, support and parts, think twice.

Hello Punchanello,
Sorry to hear about your issues with the Powermodule. Since we support only North America I was not involved, but wanted to point out to others your location in Australia since we pride ourselves on offering top notch prompt support here in North America. We have live chat, phone and email support. If I could be of an assistance with your particular setup hit me up via chat or email and let me know who you are.

 

[Reef-Engineer]

2 stratons will be enough for 60" tank. what about 70" if i have scape spread on about 50-60"? would that be too little lights? thanks

I szarko, I think it depends on your goals and how high you are ok with hanging the lights, but I think 2 stratons would be fine to cover a 60" area of rockwork/corals. Especially if you raise them up a bit. But just keep in mind you may have more light spillage then if the tank is narrow front to back.

 

[Sdot]

Do we know what the spectrum of these lights?

 

[Reef-Engineer]

Do we know what the spectrum of these lights?

Hello Sdot, you can control all of the different color LED groups separately, so you can create pretty much any spectrum you want. They come with a few "canned spectrums" but you can create your own as well. Here are the LEDs they contain that can be controlled individually:

 

[txreefer]

what height from the water do you have them mounted? sorry if you mentioned it and I didn't see it.

 

[Reef-Engineer]

what height from the water do you have them mounted? sorry if you mentioned it and I didn't see it.

I had them 10" off the water for those tests. Their documentation mentions a minimum of 15cm or about 6 inches.

 

[txreefer]

I had them 10" off the water for those tests. Their documentation mentions a minimum of 15cm or about 6 inches.
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Awesome! My canopy is 12" tall sounds like I can still get the 30" of spread and mount them in the canopy.

 

[Reef-Engineer]

Yeah I would just make sure you vent the canopy so it doesnt get too hot in there (important for any lights, not just passively cooled ones, but probably especially important here)

Good luck!

 

[szarko]

I szarko, I think it depends on your goals and how high you are ok with hanging the lights, but I think 2 stratons would be fine to cover a 60" area of rockwork/corals. Especially if you raise them up a bit. But just keep in mind you may have more light spillage then if the tank is narrow front to back.

thank you. i am planing on tank 70" - 25" wide - 21" high...

 

[Maximus]

Is this getting released today? Haven't seen any for sale yet at the larger online stores.

 

[ATI North America]

Is this getting released today? Haven't seen any for sale yet at the larger online stores.

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[Maximus]

Ahh preorders are available.

 

[mattzang]

very nice review! these look interesting

 

[shookONES]

@ATI North America getting way ahead of things, but any plans to release a smaller version? I’ve got a 36x18” reef maturing and was looking for something more XR15-esque

 

[Scorpius]

How many would I need for a 36in long tank and around 21in front to back?

 

[techdef]

Any capacity for moonlight effect you can see? Curious about maybe driving just one of the channels at a very low level. How far down do they dim?

 

[Reef-Engineer]

How many would I need for a 36in long tank and around 21in front to back?

One would do it. You might have slightly less PAR at the way ends, but not bad.