Pacific Sun Pandora hyperion hybrid Fanclub

[rees2301]

Originally Posted by Przemek_PacSun

I never heard about similar issue. If lLED panels are working properly (when T5 are off) it mean that hardware is working.
Have you tried change tubes in place/replace them with another?
Send mail to service, maybe they will send you some hints what you should/can check.

Hi Przemek, it was really confusing me. Got the unit down from the tank, re-connected everything and hey presto all ok. I put it back up and had the same problem again. As a last attempt i switched around the powerleads into the back of the unit and all was again ok. I didnt want to play about any more, as everthing working, but i believe the problem is a dodgy connection, either in the connector end of one power lead, or the connector block in the back of the lamp.

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[Przemek_PacSun]

Hello
Have you sent email to service as I asked?
It's hard for me diagnosing that problem, best way is direct contact with service.
Since 7 years I never heard about similar issue so I can't help - but service have enough knowledge and experience for advanced ed troubleshooting.
Thank you for understanding.

Regards

Przemek

[rees2301]

Originally Posted by Przemek_PacSun

Hello
Have you sent email to service as I asked?
It's hard for me diagnosing that problem, best way is direct contact with service.
Since 7 years I never heard about similar issue so I can't help - but service have enough knowledge and experience for advanced ed troubleshooting.
Thank you for understanding.

Regards

Przemek

I have now sent an email to Service, just afraid to touch the unit again now, with all working ok lol.

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[Przemek_PacSun]

I understand, however it should be working fine - so please be in touch with them when anything wrong will happen again.

Regards

Przemek

[assafd]

So I'm running in Acclimatization mode for a few days now.
During day time the LCD display shows how many days are left until program end.
Now 2 days ago is said 40 days left.
Yesterday - same thing - 40 days left.
And today it says 41 days left?

Has anyone else seen this behavior before?
Not sure how to proceed from here...

[kouma]

What is the latest recommended software and firmware for the Pandora Hyperion S? (both Mac and Windows)

[Przemek_PacSun]

@assafd

@kouma

Please contact with service@pacific-sun.eu because they are not reading ReefCentral(and they don't support users here).
Thank you.

Regards

Przemek

[kouma]

What is the best custom PAR scenario to use for color & growth?

[Andreass1989]

Hi guys and Sorry for posting here but i cant find another place where i can discuss pacific sun lamps so i try my luck here:

Im not a hybrid guy but i got my new 8x54 Diuna today and after updating my firmware and got the lamp on i see that one my channels dont work sadly. i have tried to reset the lamp by unpluging power and back on again but do not work so is there anyone here that have had the same problem ?

i also getting this massage in my display from time to time ...

[intheshaddow]

Have you tried to upload your firmware once again?


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[kouma]

Originally Posted by Andreass1989

Hi guys and Sorry for posting here but i cant find another place where i can discuss pacific sun lamps so i try my luck here:

Im not a hybrid guy but i got my new 8x54 Diuna today and after updating my firmware and got the lamp on i see that one my channels dont work sadly. i have tried to reset the lamp by unpluging power and back on again but do not work so is there anyone here that have had the same problem ?

i also getting this massage in my display from time to time ...

Seems like a corrupted firmware. Try and upload it again and make sure the Bluetooth dongle is as close as possible to the fixture. Do not use the laptop's built-in Bluetooth adapter

[Przemek_PacSun]

It looks not properly uploaded firmware. You need to upload it again.

[Koestby86]

@Przemek_PacSun, I got my lights coming on at 11.00 european time and off at 23.(LED) With 120 minutes sunrise/sundown in each end. t5 lights come on differently at around 13 and 14 ish. And goes off around at 21.00.

If I wanna switch to the BALI program, how do I set it to skip the built in time and use my own ?

[Paalk]

Koestby86, bruk week tweek funksjonen så er du i havn😊

[Koestby86]

@Paalk, det er i orden nå

@Przemek_PacSun, is there anywhere one can get a good description of the BALI par throughout the day ?What goes on when etc.. And towards the end of the sunset my lights go greenish/yellow before a blue.. Is it a normal setting for the sunset coulours?

[miralami]

Hi Fellow Reefers and @Przemek_PacSun,

So excited, just got a new Pandora S2 unit, 3X75W with 8X54W T5.
Looking for some input from anyone have used this unit on bulb combinations.
My tank is mixed reef, 48x24x20. have few ATI bulbs already and prefer to use ATI.
Since the LED already has lots of UV and Red spectrum, I was thinking no need to add any Purple Plus and True Actinic.
My plan is to run Bali with all colors on %100.
Appreciate any input on Bulb combo as well as T5 scheduling.

Thanks

[mrtint]

Originally Posted by miralami

Hi Fellow Reefers and @Przemek_PacSun,

So excited, just got a new Pandora S2 unit, 3X75W with 8X54W T5.
Looking for some input from anyone have used this unit on bulb combinations.
My tank is mixed reef, 48x24x20. have few ATI bulbs already and prefer to use ATI.
Since the LED already has lots of UV and Red spectrum, I was thinking no need to add any Purple Plus and True Actinic.
My plan is to run Bali with all colors on %100.
Appreciate any input on Bulb combo as well as T5 scheduling.

Thanks

I run 3 blue plus and 1 coral plus. Bali program with red and amber turned down and my lamp power is at 40%
I don't like the take to glow all day (like under the actinic) so I went with that T5's combo to get a not natural look. I still get the day-glow look in the morning and for an hour at night.... that's plenty for me!


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[miralami]

Thanks @mrtint for feedback.
Anyone on Pandora S2 unit, 3X75W with 8X54W T5?

[Przemek_PacSun]

I'm on my mobile phone now - please let me back to that thread tomorrow evening(to much writing :-)
Thanks!

Przemek

[miralami]

Patiently waiting for your valuable input

[Przemek_PacSun]

Hi
Sorry, I forgot about that
My best combo setup with Pandora Hyperion S(or S2) are(from front to back):
Crystal Blue(or other Blue - like ATI Blue plus)
Spectra+(or Coral+ - is similar)
Crystal Blue
Pigment INT+(its not so pink like Fiji Purple or Purple Plus) - more natural
LED LED
Crystal Blue
Spectra+
Crystal Blue
Crystal Blue

I suggest setting RED on 50-60% - not more and overall daylight time no longer than 10-11h total.
Very often mistake made by Customers is extending daylight time(they want to observe tank before work in the morning and in the evening - so sometimes lamps work 13-14h or longer).
Thats simply way to asking for troubles - too much light /to much energy during the day can be reason of photo inhibition/photo saturation issue.
LED panels - 9-10h total including sunrise/sunset time.
Hope that will help ;-)
Regards

Przemek

[assafd]

Thanks Przemek - this is quite useful.
I have to ask - you're suggesting T5 light time that is longer than the LED light time (10-11 vs 9-10h).
That means that T5's are on during (at list part of) sunrise/sunset.
Don't you lose the whole effect of sunrise/sunset with such set-up?

[miralami]

Originally Posted by Przemek_PacSun

Hi
Sorry, I forgot about that
My best combo setup with Pandora Hyperion S(or S2) are(from front to back):
Crystal Blue(or other Blue - like ATI Blue plus)
Spectra+(or Coral+ - is similar)
Crystal Blue
Pigment INT+(its not so pink like Fiji Purple or Purple Plus) - more natural
LED LED
Crystal Blue
Spectra+
Crystal Blue
Crystal Blue

I suggest setting RED on 50-60% - not more and overall daylight time no longer than 10-11h total.
Very often mistake made by Customers is extending daylight time(they want to observe tank before work in the morning and in the evening - so sometimes lamps work 13-14h or longer).
Thats simply way to asking for troubles - too much light /to much energy during the day can be reason of photo inhibition/photo saturation issue.
LED panels - 9-10h total including sunrise/sunset time.
Hope that will help ;-)
Regards

Przemek

Thanks, quite helpful.
How do you suggest to schedule T5 pairs with this?
Assuming I will be running Bali, I can only adjust start time and rest of sunrise/mid day/sunset timing are preset.
Should I run Pair 1 T5 for 12 Hrs,
Pair 2 for 8 Hrs, Pair 3 for 6 Hrs and Pair 4 for 4 Hrs or something similar?

[Ted_C]

I've finally made changes to my lighting schedule after reading this and ecotech's case study on lighting schedules and some notes in this thread.

http://ecotechmarine.com/wp-content/...ralLab_WP1.pdf


For the longest time - I have been running the bali par table - which is 12 1/2 hours long ( 8 AM to 20:30 PM). I've been having troubles with RTN in my SPS corals that are probably due to more than just my lighting - but the lighting could be an additional stresser that needs to be adjusted.

I now have a 10 hour total photoperiod. Sunrise start at 8:30 for 90 minutes. 7 hours of total max intensity (total lamp power at 40%). Sunset starts at 17:30 PM with a 90 minute duration lights off by 19:00. All channels are at 100% except red, amber and green at 24%

T5's come on at 11:30 AM to 15:30 PM. I run only crystal blues and spectra + as outlined above. I didn't run the pigment plus

Time will tell how this affects my new frags.

[Koestby86]

How do I update the fixture with Mac ? It runs 1.5a.. Or is this the newest for OS perhaps.