Controlling reef brites

[Marc2952]

im thinking of adding two reef brites to supplement my kessils since im having some shadowing. The thing is that i dont have an APEX. Is there a way to make them turn on at a certain hour and turn off like the kessil controller? I was lookong at the lumilites but all i see is the inline dimming but can that be used to make a daily schedule?

 

[Hydrored]

Bluetooth controller they sell or just a basic WiFi outlet

 

[Marc2952]

Bluetooth controller they sell or just a basic WiFi outlet

So the inline dimming is just to manually turn on or off? Sucks that the bluetooth controller is as expensive as the light itself.

 

[Hydrored]

So the inline dimming is just to manually turn on or off? Sucks that the bluetooth controller is as expensive as the light itself.

Correct.

 

[vetteguy53081]

They now make a dimmer for reefbrite and con be connected to a multi-time timer

 

[Marc2952]

They now make a dimmer for reefbrite and con be connected to a multi-time timer

Is that the inline dimming that comes with it? Its just crazy that the lights dont come with something to nake it turn on and off like other lights right out of the box. I heard a timer is the best choice if you dont want to pay the price of the light on the controller lol

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is that the inline dimming that comes with it? Its just crazy that the lights dont come with something to nake it turn on and off like other lights right out of the box. I heard a timer is the best choice if you dont want to pay the price of the light on the controller lol

Dimmer unit is a seperate part and timer for on and off - Yes.

Dimmer:

 

[Marc2952]

Dimmer unit is a seperate part and timer for on and off - Yes.

Dimmer:

I see thanks timer it is then lol

 

[ingchr1]

I've been using this Gosund smart power strip for my lights. Had it a couple of months, so far no issues.

 

[jporter17]

I use that dimmer for the reef Brite moon light. Not sure if it’s rated or intended for XHO’s. JP

 

[piranhaman00]

I really wanted the Bluetooth controller for added control but I can’t justify the huge price tag. So just on and off for me!

 

[MoKan Reefer]

I just used the Current USA dual ramp timer to run 2 xho strips when I had the t5s setup on my old 150. You can ramp them up, down and set max and minimum intensity

 

[piranhaman00]

I just used the Current USA dual ramp timer to run 2 xho strips when I had the t5s setup on my old 150. You can ramp them up, down and set max and minimum intensity

You are saying that THIS works with the reefbrite strips?

 

[MoKan Reefer]

Yep. Just use 1 power supply for power and controls both xhos.

 

[oreo54]

Yep. Just use 1 power supply for power and controls both xhos.

Normally one would up the wattage of the power supply to equal the needs of the 2 lights
A lot depends on the quality and power of the one power supply though.

 

[piranhaman00]

Yep. Just use 1 power supply for power and controls both xhos.

Normally one would up the wattage of the power supply to equal the needs of the 2 lights
A lot depends on the quality and power of the one power supply though.

I am going to be controlling two of the lumi light (no xho) so should be no problem, thanks good find!

 

[MoKan Reefer]

I controlled 2 Xhos and had no issues whatsoever. Not sure of the exact output to each wattage wise but seemed perfectly fine for what I used it for

 

[MoKan Reefer]

Normally one would up the wattage of the power supply to equal the needs of the 2 lights
A lot depends on the quality and power of the one power supply though.

Issue with upping the wattage through the dimmer or any dimmer for that matter is most have a max wattage they can handle. I used the stock power supply and it worked just fine for both.

 

[oreo54]

Issue with upping the wattage through the dimmer or any dimmer for that matter is most have a max wattage they can handle. I used the stock power supply and it worked just fine for both.

12 LEDs per foot
LED Wattage - 3w per LED (driven at approx 50%)

Facts..

Always used to be Edison Opto ES series LEDs. But then again, they are in generic packages, so they could be almost anything at this point. Reason I say that they are most likely Edison ES series is that we (Nanocustoms, before we went belly up) used the same strips in our products back in the day.

Speculation but prob close.

But another source lists this (no 1ft version) which is different than the first.. relatively speaking.

24" 18 diodes 27W so 1.5W each so that fits
3 in series driven around 440Ma

GAAAK specs are all over the board here..12v works sometime 24v makes no sense sometimes.
diodes in groups of 6 in 48" X 6 =36
"best fit"

The wizard says: In solution 0:

[*]each 5.6 ohm resistor dissipates 808.64 mW
[*]the wizard thinks the power dissipated in your resistors is a concern
[*]together, all resistors dissipate 4851.84 mW
[*]together, the diodes dissipate 50616 mW
[*]total power dissipated by the array is 55467.84 mW
[*]the array draws current of 2280 mA from the source.

Assumes 3.7V per diode @380mA x 6 =22.2v per string x 6 strings.



Anyways here is a pic of an older units power brick:

reefbrite xho 48

REEFBRITE XHO 48'' USED BUT IN GREAT CONDITION SELLING BECAUSE CAN MONT ON MY SETUP THE WAY I WOULD LIKE NOT NOT COME WITH THE BRACKETS $310 SHIPPED

www.reef2reef.com

If the power supply is correct and if a 48" version draws 2x27w = 54W
2 would draw 108W

If you had 2 36" or smaller no problem being ""out of spec"

Glad it worked for you, might not work for others.

Doubt if anyone would argue to keep within the power supplies ratings.
One thing these bricks generally aren't is being conservatively rated.

If I wanted 2 run 2 48" bars of a single power supply I'd shoot for one w/ 108 x 1.1(fudge factor of 10%) so 118.8W
Or 24V 5A if you prefer.

 

[ingchr1]

A table on the Reef Brite showing the wattage and power supplies they come with. My 24" XHO came with a 60W power supply. The number of LEDs listed in the table appears incorrect, at least for the XHO as there are 1 per inch of fixture length. I just counted 24 on my 24". I think they are actually three individual LEDs, vice a single. One in the center then one on each side.

Info on the Current USA controller linked: