Orphek PR 72 LED - Light Discus Planted Tank

Sherwin has upgraded to Orphek PR 72 LED Lighting for his gorgeous Discus/planted tank. It is a work in progress and Sherwin promises to send more pictures when his project is completed.

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Orphek PR 72 Reef review by reefbuilders

PAR 38 spotlights are hugely popular among the nano reef aquarium crowd, and they were probably some of the first LED fixtures people widely used. Now Orphek has decided to upsize the traditional PAR 38 spotlight with the creation of their Orphex PR72, a PAR56 spotlight. So basically think of the PR72 as a super sized spotlight for use in larger and deeper tanks were smaller spotlights might fall short. 

The fixtures rocks 36 LEDs and draws 70 watts of power. The color spectrum of the light is rated at 16,000K -18,000K featuring a combination of 18x Whites, 14x 450nm Blues, 2x UV/Violet, and 2x Red LED chips.

The design of the Orphek PR72 is very similar to most PAR38 bulb designs and features the classic ceramic top with a circular heat sink design, which means you’ll probably either love it or hate it. The fixture is quite massive (14.9 by 6.7 inches), but surprisingly light weight, which should make it easy to mount anywhere.

The spotlight is dimmable, but unfortunately only through a third party controller, so if you don’t happen to own one you’re out of luck. That said however, Orphek is unfortunately not the only manufacturer guilty of forgoing basic on fixture/ballast control because of third party controller integration, but it is still not our first choice.

Because of the 60 degree lenses and the general design the beam angle of the fixture is quite narrow. This is great for deeper tanks and larger tanks, but keep in mind that you rapidly loose PAR once away from the center in shallower tanks. The lenses are easily removable however, so in the latter case you could always remove the lenses for a wider spread, or you could possibly even replace them if you want to get really fancy.

Beside some concerns, the Orphek PR72 is not a bad light and should meet the needs for basic metal halide and T5 fluorescent bulb replacement. For more info on the fixture, check out the Orphek PR72 product page.

A look at the Orphek PR72 over a basic coral aquarium. Red and orange colors pop and the overall color rendition is tunable IF you have a third party controller.


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Read more: http://reefbuilders.com/2013/03/21/orphek-pr72-spotlight/#ixzz2Z8MpNrGh

A good skimmer stinks

A good skimmer stinks because it works !   A clean looking skimmer stinks because it doesn't work !

Which stink would you rather have for your tank?
:)

ORPHEK LED Review | LARGE AQUARIUM IN PERU

We have asked Greg a few questions about his system and his responses are below in italic.

Tell us your feelings with your Orphek LED lighting and what it does for your tank.

You have to be crazy not to use LEDs for a reef aquarium & there is no question that if you are lighting a large tank Orphek gives you the best bang for the buck.

My experience with Acro is very limited, Until this new aquarium & it's Orphek lighting system, I could barely keep an Acro alive never mind have them grow like weeds!

Would you recommend Orphek LED Lighting to others?

Definitely

If you want your reef aquarium to be vibrant and healthy looking like Greg’s, then choose Orphek LED Lighting.  More highly experienced aquarists use Orphek LED Lighting more than any other brand….Pictures tell the truth, not words.

What was your previous lighting system?

Metal Halide

what is the size of your aquarium?

Main tank 500 total system 600 gallons

What are your water parameters?

07-01-2013 - Aquarium - 5 of 6
Ammonia (NH3-4) Good 0 0.000 - 0.050 mg/L
Nitrite (NO2) Good 0.014 0.000 - 0.100 mg/L
Phosphate (PO4) Good 0.03 0.000 - 0.250 mg/L
Nitrate (NO3) Good 0.8 0.000 - 25.000 mg/L
Silica (Sio2-3) High 1.2 0.000 - 0.500 mg/L
Potassium (K) Low 58.6 350.000 - 450.000 mg/L
Ionic Calcium (Ca) Good 180 100.000 - 300.000 mg/L
Molybdenum (Mo) High 0.4 0.000 - 0.120 mg/L
Strontium (Sr) Good 7.4 5.000 - 12.000 mg/L
Magnesium (Mg) High 1500 1100.000 - 1400.000 mg/L
Iodine (I) Good 0.03 0.030 - 0.090 mg/L
Copper (Cu) Good 0.03 0.000 - 0.030 mg/L
Alkalinity (meq/L) Good 3 2.500 - 5.000 meq/L
Total Calcium (Ca) High 465 350.000 - 450.000 mg/L


What brands of additives do you use?

Dose Potassium (K) Run a lot of refugiums including a mangrove refugium believe this is why I need to add Potassium (K)
also add Calcium & Magnesium with Calcium reactors & Nelson Kalkwasser Reactor dosing only at night

What brands of equipment do you use;

 wet dry, skimmer, pumps, etc
Two Tunze Master DOC Skimmer 9440.000
Eight Orphek PR156's w/ UV & red LEDs 120* optics
Two Dolphin Amp Master Diamond Freshwater/Marine Abrasive Proof Pump - 4750 GPH (Type-4) for filtration.
One Dolphin Amp Master Diamond Freshwater/Marine Abrasive Proof Pump - 6250 GPH (Type-4) for closed loop, with a Hayward EPM Series Electric Actuator to switch the direction of the flow every 15 minutes.
One Neptune Apex controller
½ and a ¾ HP compressors 230V 60Hz with Titanium chiller barrows split system
Two 1000 watt Max Amps 4.2 230V 60Hz Titanium Heavy-Duty Industrial Immersion Heaters.
One Tunze Osmolator
One SpectraPure® MaxCap UHE Ultra-High Efficiency 5-Stage 100 GPD RO/DI 

Read More :  http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21674460

Orphek Atlantik LED Review

Orphek Atlantik LED Review


ORPHEK ATLANTIK LED REVIEW BY MAURO FROM AUSTRALIA


Tank Specifications:


2400mm x 600mm x 600mm


Saltwater


Homemade Calcium reactor using HydroCarbonate reactor media.

Homemade needle wheel skimmer using a Reeflo Dart needle wheel pump


Sump: Contains a refugium


Other Filtration: No other mechanical or chemical filtration used.


Additives used: none


Water changes: 180 Litres/Month using natural seawater


Lighting: Previous lighting system: 3 x 250 watt Reeflux 12000K MH bulbs

Current lighting: 3 x Orphek Atlantic LED mounted 300mm above the water.





Coral 1 Before 20_3_2013 250watt Reeflux 1200K MH bulbs





Coral 1 after 5_7_2013

Under Orphek Atlantik






ATLANTIK LIGHTS FRENCH CLIENT’S 76 GALLON REEF AQUARIUM


Nicolas has proudly shared with us some great photos of his 76 gallon reef aquarium lit by just one Atlantik. With Atlantik there is no need for two or three units as required by most other brands. Our 24” long Atlantik with its optical quality wide angle lenses provides plenty of spread and intensity for all light loving corals. :









Atlantik review by Reef Builders


By Tanne Hoff on Jun 07, 2013


“Our initial thoughts of the the Orphek Nilus multicolor LED fixture were favorable as both the spectrum and the spread of light were impressive. As if the company took Mark vanderWal’s post complaining of the lack of spread of modern led fixtures to heart, they came up with something even better with the Orphek Atlantik. Boasting 78 diodes this fixture has a spread even larger than it’s predecessor, especially in tanks that are already grown in and established, this is absolutely a big plus…









OUR FIRST ATLANTIK OWNER SHOWS OFF HIS NEW ATLANTIKS



Thiru, from Malaysia decided to replace his power hungry metal halides above his beautiful reef tank with our new Atlantik LED Pendants.


Thiru wanted to bring operating cost down and provide much better color for his reef inhabitants.


It has been just a few weeks since the transformation was completed and Thiru stated his corals showed a much better growth rate as some of the pictures will show.


He also stated the colors were much better but stressed that his camera could not capture the beautiful colors as the human eye sees them.









ORPHEK ATLANTIKS ARRIVE IN the UK


Nigel has shared his happiness with us on the arrival of his new Atlantiks .


Nigel is presently seeding his tank and his corals will be placed in this large system soon.


Nigel also chose the Orphek PR72 Reef Pendant for his refugium which is shown on the left side of his system.


We hope Nigel will soon share more photos with us once his tank is established.


Nigel states; “I think my opinion is that this is about the first truly sensibly priced LED available :)


and I don’t think I am the only one that thinks so, given the delay in receiving due to demand outstripping what they could produce.”









WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ORPHEK ?


Why did you choose Orphek ? and were their other brands you considered.


It was between Orphek and Radion. I decided to go with the Atlantik units because of the shear intensity of the light. I also liked the units are 24’’ long.


What led to your decision to go with LED lighting for this project?


I was running 8, T-5 bulbs and knew that in order to get into SPS and LPS’s I would need to upgrade.


I was hesitant about going with metal halides just because of the huge energy cost per month, along with the cost of replacement bulbs.


LED lights were the obvious choice.









LEDS SPECIFICALLY FOR GROWING CORALS


ORPHEK ATLANTIK LEDS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR GROWING CORALS


Carlos who lives in Venezuela stated this fact to us and sent us pictures of his beautiful reef aquarium.


Carlos is very happy with his Atlantik LEDs and for good reason; his corals are growing and look superb.


Carlos has happily answered a few questions for us and told us he would be honored to see his aquarium on the Orphek Website. Read more below.









ORPHEK ATLANTIK LED LIGHTS REVIEW BY CUSTOMER


We sent to our client Shane a survey and we want to thank him for purchasing our products and sharing with us his opinion about our Atlantik fixture.


We at Orphek is really happy to receive his feedback with this great review:


Obs.: we will be sending this survey to other clients with different tank sizes and needs, so if you will have questions about quantity of units you need to purchase


or add to your tank you will be able to check these tanks as reference!


We have already published some and we are happy to share them with you!









CUSTOMERS FIRE BACK TO ORPHEK ABOUT THEIR NEW ATLANTIK PENDANTS


We recently have compiled a questionnaire that we have been sending out to many new owners of our Atlantik LED Pendant asking for their feedback.


Carl M. is the first person to buy the new Atlantik LED Pendant and we will start with Carl’s response below. Other owners’ feedback will follow as we get their replies back.


Is this your first LED reef aquarium light?


Carl M. No – I started with two, 48″ Reef Bright 3 watt Cree HO LED strips on my first 55 gallon tank.









Orphek atlantik LED par reading by clients


Jamie is a recent Orphek Atlantik customer who ordered four Atlantik Wide Pendants for his 170 gallon (60” x 22”w x 30”) reef aquarium.


Based on recommendations from other LED light manufacturers, Jamie thought he would need four Atlantiks to cover his new reef tank.


As it turned out, Jamie returned two Atlantiks back to Orphek because Jamie only needed two of our Atlantiks to provide the high PAR/PUR he was looking for throughout all areas of his new tank.


Below is Jamie’s email to Orphek.


“Hi


Attached are some pictures of my new tank with your lights on in the canopy.


This is a new tank for me in addition to my 250 gallon mixed reef that will be SPS only.


I am sorry that I do not have any coral pictures to share with you yet, but will definitely pass them along after I get the tank fully up and going.













Another happy Orphek Atlantik owner


John shared his feelings with us on his new Atlantik LED Pendant. John’s tank is in the development stage at present and we hope John will share more pictures with us once his tank is developed.













ORPHEK ATLANTIK LIGHTING A 48” REEF TANK IN FLORIDA


Jennifer, a recent Orphek customer sent us a few pictures of her new Atlantik suspended above her 48” long reef aquarium. Jennifer is very pleased with her purchase and has shared her feelings with us.


Jennifer also stated that she is very surprised that all that was required was one Atlantik for this four foot tank.


She said she would have required three units of another brand to do the same thing, and at a much higher cost than the Atlantik.