Installing Orphek Amazonas 960 Lights over the Peninsula Show Tank

[@MiddleAgedMike]

Tank and lighting combo looks amazing! After seeing this I wanted to try and ordered 3-4 for the peninsula tank in the great room of my house. I hate to burst the bubbly of anyone looking to get these for home use. But, Orphek likely won’t give you the time of day. I tried contacting them several times, money in hand but could never even get a reply just silence and a cold shoulder. As always, tidal gardens sets the standard for beauty both on the inside and the outside of a reef tank. 👏🏻 bravo 👏🏻

[@TechGearTalk]

Awesome video that was a killer build

[@neilbharath1847]

MORE PLEASE! LOL , cant wait to see the par numbers on that

[@chosenjacob4604]

Hey guys, eagerly awaiting an update on this tank. Desperate to know how these lights perform in real world conditions growing corals. I'm looking to get these for my new build, and publicly you're the only guys I can find which have them. Sure other people do too, but no info out in the wild.

[@adamkwek5888]

Awesome setting , can't wait to see the progress.... cheers!

[@tidalgardens]

You and me both!

[@lovermansmith9082]

Cool ! Looks heavy duty for sure !

[@Meldium]

Sweet. Love how everything is coming together nicely Than. Can't wait to see the show tanks up and running. Keep up the good work Than. Stay Reefing! Rigoberto Rodriguez III

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks 👍

[@LucasSouza-bb5sd]

this is pure ART.

[@PassionateReef]

Nice, going to be a sweet build.

[@TheSeraphim75]

Awesome light, insane par levels. Sunburn guaranteed

[@burtminshew4812]

You did great! Love these and I have seen them on another tank and they are amazing!

[@reefandchill4466]

That tank is massive.

[@vinly850]

So beautiful TD equipments and setup are the 💪👍BEST in the business.

[@KreefAquariumhobby]

Awsome looking Light!

[@Wiljuchi]

Any updates on this tank, would love to see the lights in action.

[@tidalgardens]

We made some modifications to this tank so its time table got pushed back a little, but it will be getting going in the near future.

[@kpbsas91776]

Wow was watching on my phone and decided to launch on my 55" screen to get a better view and ya it was worth it! Those are not run of the mill spot lights those are monsters and will grow some beautiful kick ass sticks.

[@eillyacostandinides3344]

Looks amazing please do a review a longer video

[@zulu09]

Would these work for a 20 gallon cube?

[@fishpalace]

Lights look epic and love the video too 🙌🏻

[@jasonwoon]

Hi. Any new update on this tank build and lighting? I'm still considering whether amazonas or radion

[@SpaghettiKillah]

Wow sick set-up dude 👍🏻

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks!

[@Highland_reef]

Always love your videos, great work. Can you share your light schedule and program for the amazonas 960s? I just got 3 of them and would love to see how you run them.

[@jahsreef8386]

Sleek looking lights. Looks great. I just saw the kessil brand of lights like this and they look cool too

[@portwolf2293]

I've always been interested in the commercial side of hobby equipment. I know kessil and a few other manufacturers make lighting in this category with very little information publicity available. I've also been interested in the use oxygen bells in RAS aquaculture systems to control PH and oxygen saturation but can never find much information on that either. Keep it up Than, I'm always looking for that opportunity to learn 👍

[@bandar1982]

Soooo awesome.

[@TheBobby416]

I was wishing for a 29 gallon with a 175 watt metal halide. But what you have works as well.

[@kingfishers79]

silent movie esque ,jazz hands inspired install,thats some serious lighting

[@glenbuyer8738]

Wow, just. Wow.

[@zafishguy5166]

I have not seen these in action enough. I wonder how they will do over the long term?

[@Wiljuchi]

What size is the tank please?

[@tidalgardens]

126" x 48" 24"

[@mohamedashfan3874]

What is the configurations of the led clusters you went with?

[@adamhunter1223]

*blink* *blink* Than. In casualwear? What kind of sorcery is this?

[@TheBobby416]

One of the not so far

[@woozy88]

There's very little info on the 960s. Tidal gardens, how much glare is there from the 960s? I'm running radions and given most of the radions are mounted just above eye level, the glare is crazy if you observe the tank from a seated position beside it. Do the 960s blind you when you are observing the tank? How about when u glance upwards to the ceiling? They look like they are mounted real high, which means if you look up u could be blinded. The Atlantiks are fantastic in this regard, the lens design nearly 100% removes glare

[@homegrownreefer]

awesome! 👌

[@OCReventsAndbuilds]

Thinking about going with these for mine i been asking and bugging to the groups trying to find info on them

[@tidalgardens]

Not too many hobbyists are using this type of lighting. It is more targeted towards public aquariums.

[@OCReventsAndbuilds]

Tidal Gardens yeah most of the bigger lights i noticed that I was back and forth between 3 lights but i think ima go with these and get some panels for fill

[@syte_y]

Do you folks still recommend orpheks. I’ve heard horrible things about the gen 2 orpheks. The leds usually go out after 1-2 years or flicker

[@tidalgardens]

Mine are fine so far.

[@syte_y]

Thanks for responding! Argh, I may just stick with Orpheks then. Would you use them again :)? Trying to decide between Radions vs Orpheks :)

[@dubcee4694]

How much is that tank alone costs from reef savvy?

[@tidalgardens]

At retail, I would guess a reef savvy tank this size is $30-40k depending on what materials and design choices you go with.

[@dubcee4694]

Tidal Gardens Thank you! How many tanks did u get from reef savvy?

[@fletcherwright7042]

Sweet!!

[@MarianoReefandTrip]

What's Lents are u using? What's Led? Amazing instalation!!!

[@DJDorrat]

Love it

[@nickd8288]

Awesome setup!! I was quoted 1400$+tx each by a supplier in Canada for the Amazonas 960XP. I have a 300g 72X36X27 and was thinking of getting 2 mounted 20-24" high. Would I get enough coverage and PAR for SPS with 2? Buying 6 Radions would cost a fortune compared to getting 2 of these and the natural shimmer is a bonus. What do you think?

[@tidalgardens]

I think these lights are made to be very high above a tank. At 24" you might only be running them at 5%.

[@rolisreefranch]

You can pick them up for about $900 from Orphek... if they give you the time of day.

[@mycool8980]

Speaking of intensely bright lights. Have you noticed any decressing in the output of the LED.

[@TheBobby416]

not supposed to happen

[@mycool8980]

@@TheBobby416 everything ages could be 2-3 years or 4-5 I dono that's why I'm asking but it was a major issue when they first hit the market

[@captivebredcanada]

You need a couple extra to illuminate the building outside and a big CORALS FOR SALE sign :)

[@Nolimitsenju]

I think I’m gonna get one of these lights for my 40 gallon nano. Lol. Sweet setup though.

[@eillyacostandinides3344]

Thought the same but probably i will go with. Two lol

[@TheBobby416]

I have now seen anything like that. Two can give you some serious growth and color. I can not wait to see what happens next.

[@MicrobiusBlue]

Love it you Crazy Cats

[@tylercrash]

The retail cost of lighting in Tidal Gardens would give me a mild heart attack. Heck, this tank alone would retail for about $7k....

[@chrisscorals6926]

Let’s see some par readings on those monsters

[@tidalgardens]

The tank doesn't have water in it yet, but we got close to 1000 PAR at the bottom of the tank and it overloaded the sensor towards the top. I don't plan to run these lights nearly that bright.

[@lubina8130]

Can i use some of your video and reupload it in my channel, for education about coral to fellow reefer in my country ??I put watermark in that video, " Tidal Garden KZbin" .. Is That ok ?

[@tidalgardens]

If you share or embed this video, that is fine. Using the footage in a new composition will require a license agreement.

[@lubina8130]

@@tidalgardens for example, im making a video about 5 softies coral for beginner .. And for support my video, i cut maybe 20-30 sec from your video about clove polyp, i put credit at bottom, and put full video link in description .. Is that allowed ?

[@thegolflife7565]

Who built this tank? How much are those lights by the way?

[@tidalgardens]

Reef Savvy made this tank. I am not sure what the lights are retail. My guess is between $1500 to $2000 depending on how they are configured.

[@markmckinnell2204]

You amaze me Than I didn’t know you actually got your hands dirty - I thought you had minions for that sort of thing 😂🤣

[@devadroid5269]

Looks good.. But those look TOO bright with bad spread; don't torch your corals! 📛 Keep an eye on those PAR numbers.

[@sagrath1982]

Man I love your stands, where did you get them?

[@tidalgardens]

alufabinc.com made these stands. They will give a discount if you mention Tidal Gardens.

[@Trickmanii]

Nickname these lights the Orphek Hollywoods.

[@mikeydee7815]

😍😍

[@sunnygoold9449]

I'm gonna guess you could have 2000 PAR with those LOL

[@TheBobby416]

9 watts per gallon. ? Did you do the math? I forgot

[@sunnygoold9449]

@@TheBobby416 Nah bobby - that was a wild guess based on (from memory) Orphek used to sell the single bulbs like that and I think they were like180 or 200w and in each of them there are 4 bulbs so I thought that is 4x too much light ;)

[@BC-fy1wn]

Than,should you really be Break Dancin' in them aqua-ariums??LOL!! Doc BC

[@reyesreef3714]

want to make your build feel inadequate?? watch this build :(

[@Trickmanii]

Those lights look like something out of hollywood. Not discrete at all...lol

[@absolutecarrot4191]

First

[@leelaudy1152]

Most expensive scaffolding ever!!!