Smat farms led from Amazon

mzurla · Oct 28, 2022

Mhamilton0911 said:
The new mount is round tubing, and on initial inspection is super sturdy feeling, but the more you tighten the more it leans in toward the water. At least with a rimmed tank, maybe its different when you have a rimless tank? But the weight of arm + light makes it fall completely forward.

So i referenced the "directions", and it shows installation screws on the inside, but that would leave the excess tubing going into the water...

But with the screws against the glass, it feels sturdy. So I had the husband redrill and tap two holes on the opposite side where it was blank.

So now its mounted up and looks good, feels sturdy. Took hubs less than 5 minutes.

Do you know what size hole/threads you used?

Mhamilton0911 · Oct 28, 2022

mzurla said:
Do you know what size hole/threads you used?

My husband did it for me so I'll track him down and find out!

aSaltyKlown · Oct 28, 2022

mzurla said:
Do you know what size hole/threads you used?

aSaltyKlown said:
This is a great mod! Did it today on the two I put over my new 40 Breeder build.

If anyone is wanting to do this, you will need a 6.0mm-1.00 tap and a #9 drill bit.

mzurla · Oct 29, 2022

aSaltyKlown said:

Thanks! Worked perfect. Now to figure out what settings to get these set to

aSaltyKlown · Oct 29, 2022

mzurla said:
Thanks! Worked perfect. Now to figure out what settings to get these set to

You're welcome, great to hear.

BraddB · Nov 11, 2022

Michelle G said:
Mine are V3 how is it different from V1?

How did you get the sunrise and sunset mode working on your V3? I can't seem to get it to work.

iArady · Nov 12, 2022

Go to menu - timer - then setup sunrise start & end time .
do this for sunset too

Michelle G · Nov 12, 2022

I sent my light back I have a different now but the menu is similar. Go to menu first set Tank Type then Type setting then you will get Sunrise, Sunset, Moon time, Sunlight. if you click in any of these menus you will open the timer setting.

Belmore · Nov 22, 2022

Is anyone running this light over a 20g long? If so, what are your settings?

Ceece911 · Dec 6, 2022

Ordered 2 and they sent me a V2 and a V3. I see on the V3 that you can now control the moonlight time. The good thing is with the V3 being the master, it allows the V2 to have a timed moonlight phase vs the all night that it used to have. One had the old mount, the other new. Contacted them and they sent me a newer mount to match. When both have high whites, I notice a more slightly yellow tint on one, not both, of the V3 lights. Still think I might send the V2 back to get 2 V3 just in case Im missing something with the upgrade.

Anyone else notice any other differences in the two versions?

Reefing102 · Dec 10, 2022

I only have the V2 so I can’t help but can bump it for you

Ceece911 · Dec 11, 2022

After looking at the different LED channels, I noticed there was a slight difference on 2 of the channels. I didn't really care which one I had, I just wanted them to be uniformed, so I sent the V2 back in hopes it would be replaced with a V3. Now I have 2 V3s.

i_SPS · Apr 23, 2023

I recognize this is an old thread, but hoping someone else is running these with SPS.

running a G5 over my Fluval Evo 13.5 SPS reef.

Settings - A 35%, B - 100%, C - 100%, D - 100%, E - 5%, F - 100%.

I am happy with the PAR at these levels but I‘m wondering if anyone else has setting suggestions to optimize coloration without sacrificing too much PAR. I have good growth, I’d just like a little more pop/intensity in terms of color.

Spare time · Apr 23, 2023

i_SPS said:
I recognize this is an old thread, but hoping someone else is running these with SPS.

running a G5 over my Fluval Evo 13.5 SPS reef.

Settings - A 35%, B - 100%, C - 100%, D - 100%, E - 5%, F - 100%.

I am happy with the PAR at these levels but I‘m wondering if anyone else has setting suggestions to optimize coloration without sacrificing too much PAR. I have good growth, I’d just like a little more pop/intensity in terms of color.

Maybe add an actinic bar?

bradreef · Apr 23, 2023

i_SPS said:
I recognize this is an old thread, but hoping someone else is running these with SPS.

running a G5 over my Fluval Evo 13.5 SPS reef.

Settings - A 35%, B - 100%, C - 100%, D - 100%, E - 5%, F - 100%.

I am happy with the PAR at these levels but I‘m wondering if anyone else has setting suggestions to optimize coloration without sacrificing too much PAR. I have good growth, I’d just like a little more pop/intensity in terms of color.

I have 2 over a 75 with an actinic led bar. Your levels seem pretty high for a 13.5 gallon. What PAR are you getting that uou are happy with? I am 90% Sps

i_SPS · Apr 24, 2023

bradreef said:
I have 2 over a 75 with an actinic led bar. Your levels seem pretty high for a 13.5 gallon. What PAR are you getting that uou are happy with? I am 90% Sps

280-ish on the sand bed (obviously not every corner, side glass etc.)

I know these lights don’t have the greatest spectrum in comparison to some higher end LEDs, but they can grow things well.

I’m just hoping someone has a setting they use to really bring out those colors

Hex_Reefer · Apr 24, 2023

EJReefer said:
Any body tried this light? Mine just arrived and everything other than the Mount seems fine. Wondering what the ideal settings for a 29 gallon cube would be.

I have this light on my new tank. I like the overall build quality. The mount system works great for me. The light gets extremely bright. The spectrum (if true per the manual) is solid. User interface is very easy to use once you understand it. Make sure you setup the system time to a 24 hour clock (military time) or it won't work (ask me how i know...)

The heat sink fan will automatically kick on if any LED channel (a-b-c-d-e-f-g) for any color go's 20% or higher...the fan is kind of loud, but should keep the LED's from burning out for a long time.

I would use the standard "Mix" setting to start on your nano tank and adjust as needed.

From what I can tell, this is the best light for the money on the market. But, time will tell...

Hex_Reefer · Apr 24, 2023

AdamD76 said:
For the life of me I can't get the remote to work at all but I'm more of a set it and forget it type so no biggie.
It is a little more white than I thought it would be. More of a coral+ T5 color. I have the whites set at 5%

Is the battery installed? Mine works fine. The remote is very handy for changing to actinic mode or turning the light off with a single button press instead of having to scroll through the menu.

Reefing102 · Apr 24, 2023

i_SPS said:
280-ish on the sand bed (obviously not every corner, side glass etc.)

I know these lights don’t have the greatest spectrum in comparison to some higher end LEDs, but they can grow things well.

I’m just hoping someone has a setting they use to really bring out those colors

If someone finds this out, post the settings here. I added some cheapo LED bars and get a little bit more pop but not what I’m wanting during the sunrise/sunset