Orphek Bar on ATI Fixture

TX_Punisher · Dec 26, 2018

Use self tapping screws and measure evenly from the end of the ati. Use the brackets that come with the Orphek.

Aquanino · Dec 27, 2018

kiMxD said:
Didn’t get the meaning of your post...

Check post #11 on that thread, in the pics the guy used the brackets that came with the Orphek. Looks really neat.

kiMxD · Dec 27, 2018

TX_Punisher said:
Use self tapping screws and measure evenly from the end of the ati. Use the brackets that come with the Orphek.

Will try that this weekend and post the results

kiMxD · Dec 27, 2018

Aquanino said:
Check post #11 on that thread, in the pics the guy used the brackets that came with the Orphek. Looks really neat.

Gotcha! Thank you sir!

vetteguy53081 · Dec 28, 2018

Velcro May detach from heat and humidity at tank..... best would be straight or angled brackets that are STAINLESS STEEL

mfinn · Dec 28, 2018

vetteguy53081 said:
Velcro May detach from heat and humidity at tank..... best would be straight or angled brackets that are STAINLESS STEEL

I may have said velcro at first, because I have had a 24" diy led ( aluminum heat sink) attached to my ati 6 x 24 watt fixture for several years with industrial velcro, but having just mounted my Reef Brite 60" XHO blue to my 8 x 80 watt ATI fixture, there is no way I'd trust a light that expensive to anything other than screws and brackets.

For for my lightweight led bar, it's been fine for years.

Dual40IM · Dec 28, 2018

If you have 2 light bars it will balance out the fixture and not lean. This is how I mounted mine with no drilling or modifications to either fixture. Simple piece of aluminum flat stock available at lowes or home depot.

Addicted2ACRO's · Dec 29, 2018

Hello All...I just found out that Orphek will be coming out with a 60" light bar...unfortunately they haven't given me a time line as to when that will be...I'll give you all a heads up when that occurs

sweat90lx · Dec 29, 2018

Addicted2ACRO's said:
Hello All...I just found out that Orphek will be coming out with a 60" light bar...unfortunately they haven't given me a time line as to when that will be...I'll give you all a heads up when that occurs

I emailed them over a month ago and they said it would be released this month.
I messaged them on Facebook yesterday and they said it was still developing.

I'm seriously thinking about ordering the 48" and mounting like the picture above.

sweat90lx · Jan 22, 2019

I ordered the 120 custom with 460, 430, 460, 410 repeated down the fixture. Just got it today.

Addicted2ACRO's · Jan 22, 2019

sweat90lx said:
I emailed them over a month ago and they said it would be released this month.
I messaged them on Facebook yesterday and they said it was still developing.
I'm also waiting for the 60" model

I'm seriously thinking about ordering the 48" and mounting like the picture above.

Addicted2ACRO's · Jan 23, 2019

I'm also waiting for the 60" model to come out

Kieran McBride · Jan 23, 2019

Do these light bars make much difference with T5's? Are they worth adding?

muppet12345 · Jan 29, 2019

sweat90lx said:
I ordered the 120 custom with 460, 430, 460, 410 repeated down the fixture. Just got it today.

How do you like it?

sweat90lx · Jan 29, 2019

muppet12345 said:
How do you like it?

I like it a lot. I have it on the same outlet as my t5 2 bulb channel.
It's hard to explain but it makes the tank not as bright and separates the colors so the corals dont look blended together. If that makes any sense.
It's hard to get photos and videos of without the UV making it look crazy but I tried.

sweat90lx · Feb 1, 2019

Got an invoice from FedEx in the mail today. What's up with that?

Thingsibuild · Feb 1, 2019

That sucks. Hope it gets resolved.

levi83 · Sep 29, 2020

Dual40IM said:
If you have 2 light bars it will balance out the fixture and not lean. This is how I mounted mine with no drilling or modifications to either fixture. Simple piece of aluminum flat stock available at lowes or home depot.

Is this tank still up? I’d love to see the color of it.