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Two diy led pendants and 4 retro kit t5

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I got mine yesterday it works very well. The light sensor stopped working last night. It doesnt get a good connection into the controller

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I got mine yesterday it works very well. The light sensor stopped working last night. It doesnt get a good connection into the controller

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Spread the pins a little wider than the two holes they go in. It creates a little tension so its stays in place

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Any updates? Are you running any additional powerheads with the wp40? How are your corals reacting, particularly SPS?


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Im just running the one wp40, i found the sweet spot on the off/on knob and i turn voltage down to around 15-17 volts. The fish see happier with less current and still enough flow for the acros. I get a nice 1" wave with this setting.

I still think i need a 2nd wp40 on the other end so the acros will sway on both ends of the tank.

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I can't wait for mine to arrive. It just left California and should be here the first of the week.
 

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Just received mine today. So far I like it. Does seem to have some power behind it. I can get a couple of inch wave in my 90 gal. I will play with it today and post my findings.
 

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Just got mine today and I really like it! The only thing I can't figure out is the light sensor. Does anybody know how to make it work? Or actually what's supposed to do?

By the way, I received mine ready to plug and play out of the box.. It already came with an American plug adapter. No need to buy anything extra (although I may buy a voltage regulator in the future)!


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So there is an extra part that plugs into the controller? I didn't receive that.. All I got was power head, cord from power head to controller, cord from controller to adaptor and cord from adaptor to wall...


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So there is an extra part that plugs into the controller? I didn't receive that.. All I got was power head, cord from power head to controller, cord from controller to adaptor and cord from adaptor to wall...


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Plus adaptor and controller!


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It is a tiny piece with two wires it is very easy to miss. Mine came in a small plastic casing

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I received mine today as well. I almost looked over the little sensor. It was in the bag the controller came in. It is very small. I had to loof for it and was suprised it did not get lost. I made the mistake of not ordering a few extras. I think I will figure out how to wire a switch or something instead of the sensor.
 

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Thanks guys! I have looked all over the packaging and did not find it. I'm a little disappointed, but oh well.. The power head is still very good!


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Caution to anyone who gets one!!
Open the package carefully, the sensor is in with controller but is the size of a grain of rice(or smaller) and its nothing but two wire pins and a sensor head the size of a BB.

I thought mine was missing too but it had fell onto the carpet. Not easy to see.

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