ATI Straton LED Light - Comments, Review, PAR, Coverage, Discuss...

[Naturalreef]

Hang in there, you're doing a great job and learning a lot as we all do. If I can ever help, just post or send me a message.

Appreciate that comment more than you know!

 

[Koigula]

Is this light discontinued? It seems BRS seems to think that. I would not buy 1k light immediately discontinued.

 

[spsick]

Is this light discontinued? It seems BRS seems to think that. I would not buy 1k light immediately discontinued.

They can’t get the materials to build them consistently is my understanding.

 

[rtparty]

Is this light discontinued? It seems BRS seems to think that. I would not buy 1k light immediately discontinued.

Yes, it is discontinued but ATI has parts if anything goes wrong. The new Pro is Europe only

 

[Koigula]

Only similar light is Philips Coral Care. They never got much traction either. It does not seem to be a level playing field based on technology alone.

 

[nornicle]

I’m feeling paranoid now in Australia with the three over my tank… do I need to buy one or two spares? They are really quite expensive at almost $1700 here each.

Love them to death though, quiet, cool running, wall of light…

The new app is great too - I forgot how to access my lights via wifi and the new app does the auto search for them… impressed.

 

[oreo54]

I’m feeling paranoid now in Australia with the three over my tank… do I need to buy one or two spares? They are really quite expensive at almost $1700 here each.

Love them to death though, quiet, cool running, wall of light…

The new app is great too - I forgot how to access my lights via wifi and the new app does the auto search for them… impressed.

"Technically" by the time you have a failure it will be 5 plus yrs down the road.
If you run them at 100% you "may" lose about 20% by that time.
The diode lifespan is so long that predicting their failure is a best a educated guess.
The usual weak link is the power supply.
In this case the Meanwell has:

Lifetime >50,000 hrs and 5 years warranty

XLG-150/200 Series 150/200W LED Power Supply -MEAN WELL Switching Power Supply Manufacturer

MEAN WELL is one of the world's few standard power supply mainly professional manufacturers, covering 0.5 to 25,600W products are widely used in industrial control, medical and other fields, in line with international safety certification, short delivery of spot inventory.

www.meanwell.com

Last all you have is drivers and control IC's. Both of which have long lifespans when properly built.

 

[nornicle]

"Technically" by the time you have a failure it will be 5 plus yrs down the road.
If you run them at 100% you "may" lose about 20% by that time.
The diode lifespan is so long that predicting their failure is a best a educated guess.
The usual weak link is the power supply.
In this case the Meanwell has:

XLG-150/200 Series 150/200W LED Power Supply -MEAN WELL Switching Power Supply Manufacturer

MEAN WELL is one of the world's few standard power supply mainly professional manufacturers, covering 0.5 to 25,600W products are widely used in industrial control, medical and other fields, in line with international safety certification, short delivery of spot inventory.

www.meanwell.com

Last all you have is drivers and control IC's. Both of which have long lifespans when properly built.

So you’re telling me that the most likely failure point is powersupply which can be easily replaced through warranty (or just bought off the shelf) and that it is so well made that if it has been running for nearly 2 years (as mine have) I should be ok?

And that by the time I have a failure I would probably be looking to replace all three anyway?

I.e. you are saving me $1700 aussie dollarydoos?

 

[oreo54]

So you’re telling me that the most likely failure point is powersupply which can be easily replaced through warranty (or just bought off the shelf) and that it is so well made that if it has been running for nearly 2 years (as mine have) I should be ok?

And that by the time I have a failure I would probably be looking to replace all three anyway?

I.e. you are saving me $1700 aussie dollarydoos?

That is "my" feeling, yes.
This UBER -expensive light has a 10 yr warranty on the light head..Oddly 3 yr on the power supply.

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Opp's 2 yrs..

They are powered by a Mean Well HLG-240H 24-A driver and offer an up to 10 warranty on the light unit, and a two year on the driver.

Oddly Meanwell themselves gives it a 7 yr warranty.

https://www.trcelectronics.com/View/Mean-Well/HLG-240H-24A.shtml?utm_term=hlg-240h-24a&utm_campaign=parts-meanwell-high&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9805199880&hsa_cam=17330732280&hsa_grp=137456063015&hsa_ad=615504608595&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-298203342855&hsa_kw=hlg-240h-24a&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT84OsF2L3iGgdn7A5AaQa9Uyu00CJr0CeNVrBPD_7wvAMut74Bx3L0aAqVfEALw_wcB

MEAN WELL 7 year warranty

 

[beesnreefs]

I've installed the new firmware and connected my 3 Stratons to the app. I can access the lights and change setting from my phone now, which is wonderful! However, now when I change the setting on one light it uploads that change to ALL THREE lights. I'd like to be able to adjust each light separately as one side of my tank is SPS and the other is LPS.

Anyone have suggestions for how I can un-link the three lights and adjust each individually? @ATI North America ?

 

[MarcRS]

Has anybody ever tried removing the diffusor and exchanging it with something else?
I know that's kind of the selling point of the fixture, but I really don't like the T5 look it produces. Been struggling with mine since I got them and already thought of exchanging them for Radion G6 blue as I can get my hand on them for a really got price

 

[Koigula]

I would trade for 2 G4's but not sure if practical for Germany to US.

 

[nornicle]

Has anybody ever tried removing the diffusor and exchanging it with something else?
I know that's kind of the selling point of the fixture, but I really don't like the T5 look it produces. Been struggling with mine since I got them and already thought of exchanging them for Radion G6 blue as I can get my hand on them for a really got price

Interesting - what are you struggling with?

I have never looked back - Radion’s are more expensive for spread of light/ to me they don’t look at nice/ crazily noisy (something I can’t handle)

 

[MarcRS]

Interesting - what are you struggling with?

Well either I don't like the schedule I'm running or my coral don't like it. Also it's a little bit to steril for my liking. I'm missing some of the disco effect, that's why I'm asking if somebody has replaced the diffusor with lenses of some sort

The noise of the radions is what really keeps me from getting them. Never had them but heard they are crazy loud

 

[beesnreefs]

Long story but we had a water overflow event and the power supply got one of my Stratons got wet and fried. I need to replace this entire section (power supply and the control black box)

Anyone know how/where I can get these parts?

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

Long story but we had a water overflow event and the power supply got one of my Stratons got wet and fried. I need to replace this entire section (power supply and the control black box)

Anyone know how/where I can get these parts?

You'll have to email ATI North America or post in their vendor forum down lower in the forum list here on R2R. They'll probably be able to provide you with parts.

 

[beesnreefs]

You'll have to email ATI North America or post in their vendor forum down lower in the forum list here on R2R. They'll probably be able to provide you with parts.

Thanks @Hurricane Aquatics! I’ll reach out to them directly

 

[periocillin]

Do you have a programming for lps tank only?

 

[ReefCheef]

Why are Germans so good at engineering, but so bad at wifi/app connectivity. The straton's software post update is actually surprisingly awful. Wish I didnt update mine.

 

[rtparty]

Why are Germans so good at engineering, but so bad at wifi/app connectivity. The straton's software post update is actually surprisingly awful. Wish I didnt update mine.

As engineers, they can't look at something and make it user friendly for their customers. Their cars are the same way. Great hardware often ruined by terrible software.