Light Control and Daytime Simulation
Aquarium Daylight Simulator: Natural Lighting Control
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Experience a softly dimmed sunrise and sunset in your aquarium – not only natural and visually appealing but also functional. No more sudden darkness in the evening.
Looking for a plug-and-play lighting solution? Our "Programming Service" ensures your lighting control is ready to go! Our automatic aquarium lighting controls offer 2 to 8 individually programmable channels for separate time and brightness settings on each LED strip. Create not only sunrise effects but also simulate thunderstorms, clouds, moonlight, and more.
Learn more about the benefits of our LED daylight simulation.
Experience harmonious sunrises and sunsets in your aquarium. Intuitive, powerful, and designed for breathtaking moments of light.
Bring your aquarium to life! Discover gentle sunrises and sunsets, individualized scenarios, and energy-efficient control in one device.
Make every day special! Simulate everything from moonlight to sunrise, providing a natural environment for your fish.
The lighting control system should be ready to go immediately? Then the "programming service" is just right for you!
For the ideal lighting scenario: From a gentle sunrise, through the powerful midday sun, to a picturesque sunset. Add moonlight, clouds, or even a thunderstorm as you wish. With user-friendly software, realizing your vision is simple and limitless.
For temperature monitoring, the sensor returns the temperature value of water and/or air to the SunRiser 8 in °C.
No network access at your aquarium? Here is the Wi-Fi solution!
For broadband high-frequency interference suppression of electrical loads with earth contact connection.
For connecting 2 LED bars or 2 temperature sensors to one channel of a light control.
Adapters to connect LED lamps and, if necessary, mains adapters manufactured by third parties to our dimmers, light control and daylight simulation systems.
Perfect for attaching our light controls to the wall or ceiling of the aquarium cabinet. Without drilling!
For accessing and transferring data from the PC/notebook to the SimuLUX 24 control unit.
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
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Functions |
SunRiser |
SunRiser |
SunRiser |
SunRiser |
SimuLUX 24 |
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Max. brightness 0-100% freely selectable |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Dim phase duration freely selectable |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Sunrise and sunset |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Moonlight possible |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Natural moon phases |
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X |
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Interruptions or changes to the |
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X |
X |
X |
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Weekdays individually programmable |
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X |
X |
X² |
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Maintenance function (temporary full |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Static weather effects |
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X |
X |
X |
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Thunderstorm simulation, lightning |
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X |
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Automatic dynamic effects |
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X |
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| Time lapse funtion (quick check) | X | ||||
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Individually programmable channels |
2 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
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Characteristics |
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Network-ready |
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X |
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Programming directly on the device |
X |
X |
X |
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Programming using Windows PC |
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X |
X³ |
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Programming and control through |
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X |
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Interface |
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LAN |
USB-C |
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Automatic time update through the Internet |
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X |
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Regular software updates |
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X |
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Software languages |
DE, EN |
DE, EN |
DE, EN, FR, NL, IT, PL, SE, DK, ES, CZ |
DE |
DE, EN |
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Operating instructions |
DE, EN |
DE, EN |
DE, EN |
DE, EN |
DE, EN, IT, NL, FR |
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Settings and time automatically |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Open source software, customer |
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X |
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Output |
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Maximum total output LED 12V |
120W (10A) |
240W (20A) |
240W (20A) |
240W (20A) |
240W (20A) |
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Maximum output per channel 12V |
60W (5A) |
120W (10A) |
60W (5A) |
60W (5A) |
48W (4A) |
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Maximum total output LED 24V |
240W (10A) | 480W (20A) | 480W (20A) | 480W (20A) | 480W (20A) |
| Maximum output per channel 24V | 120W (5A) | 240W (10A) | 120W (5A) | 120W (5A) | 96W (4A) |
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Options |
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Temperature sensors |
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X |
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| Separate WLAN adapter | X | ||||
| Power expandable through High-Power Solution | X | X |
²Requires manual switching between programs| ³MAC/OSX possible with separate software
An automatic aquarium light control system or LED daylight simulation system offers great advantages for you and your fish!
Aquarium lights switching on and off suddenly is a source of recurring shock and stress to which your fish are exposed on a daily basis. The inhabitants of the aquarium would be much less nervous if they were gently brought out of their night-time rest. Moreover, a gradual, dimmed sunrise and sunset is not only closer to nature and visually very appealing, it also ensures that you are not suddenly plunged into darkness yourself at some point in the evening.
Our automatic light controls have between 2 and 8 singly and individually programmable channels, depending on the model. This allows each connected LED lamp to be controlled separately in terms of time and brightness. Therefore, in addition to simply modelling the sun rising and setting, you can add details such as stormy weather, clouds, moonshine and many other programs and simulations.
Another big advantage: During the LED daylight simulation, it is only very seldom that all your LED bars are operating simultaneously at full power, which has positive consequences for the electricity they consume. With only a slight throttling of the output (dimming), the power consumption drops almost in direct proportion without the light appearing noticeably less bright. A secondary effect is an extension of the service life of the LED lamp.
Yes, all our LED bars (eco+, PRO², and aquaLUMix) as well as the spotBEAM and powerBEAM pendant lights are dimmable.
Can I simulate daylight with your LED products?
Yes, this can be done without spending too much time or money.
Lighting units and mains adapters are connected to our controls without a plug. SunRiser control units have push-in screw terminals to which the lighting unit and network adapter cables can be directly attached. We offer suitable adapters so that you do not have to cut off your existing plugs.
Each channel of the SunRiser control system has a positive and negative terminal for connecting your lighting. If you wish to connect lighting with more than one light colour that currently has a common positive terminal, then your lighting units should be divided between the appropriate number of channels/colours/terminals. In addition, the maximum output (per channel and total) must be within the light control system's capacity, see product description or the Overview of light control systems.
In each case, the power is supplied by ONE mains adapter compatible with the lighting. Voltage 12 to 24V DC.
Please note: You cannot operate a mixture of 12V, 20V and/or 24V products! It has to be one of these only!
If you want to connect multicoloured lighting that has a common + pole, this must be divided among the corresponding number of channels/colours/poles. Here using the example of a SunRiser 4+. This set and other adapters for connection can be found here.
Connection of RGB lighting using the example of an Econlux SolarStinger Fresh 35.
This is an RGBW LED lighting, i.e. RGB LEDs (red, green, blue) and W for single-colour white LEDs. This model thus has a total of 4 separately controllable channels/light colours. As the power supply unit is permanently connected to the lamp, the cable must be cut and connected to the light control unit (SunRiser 4+ or 8). This is a 6-core cable, which in the case of the Econlux SolarStinger Fresh 35 is configured as follows:
- Brown = Plus
- White = Minus (white light)
- Red = Minus (red light colour of the RGB)
- Green = Minus (green light colour of the RGB)
- Blue = Minus (blue light colour of the RGB)
- Yellow = Minus (not used here, with other models possibly UV light)
Connecting a Juwel HeliaLux to the SunRiser 2+. The light colours white and blue can thus be dimmed and controlled separately.
This is a 3-core cable configured as follows:
Brown = Plus
Grey = Minus (white light)
Blue = Minus (blue light)
Connection of an EHEIM PowerLED+ to the SunRiser 8. Depending on the version of the lamp, all 2 or 3 light colours can be dimmed and controlled separately.
This is a 3-core cable configured as follows:
- Blue = Plus
- Grey = Minus (without function in this test model)
- Brown = Minus (white light)
- Black = Minus (white light)
OVERVIEW
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Product |
Voltage |
Voltage compatible with |
Can be used with |
Adapter available? |
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Aquatlantis Easy LED |
24V |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Daytime eco/Cluster |
12V |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Econlux SolarStinger SunStrip |
24V |
No |
Yes |
No** |
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EHEIM ClassicLED |
24V |
No |
Yes |
No** |
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EHEIM PowerLED |
12V |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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EHEIM PowerLED+ |
24V |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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JUWEL HeliaLUX |
20V |
No |
Yes |
No** |
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SERA X-Change |
20V |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
*An adapter may be required, see connection| **Plug can be removed to make a direct connection to the light control system. Terminals and cable colours see below.
Terminals and cable colours
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JUWEL HeliaLUX (mains adapter) |
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Red |
PLUS |
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Black |
MINUS |
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JUWEL HeliaLUX (lamp) |
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Brown |
PLUS common |
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Grey |
MINUS channel 1 |
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Blue |
MINUS channel 2 |
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Econlux SolarStinger SunStrip |
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Brown |
PLUS common |
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White |
MINUS white LEDs |
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Red |
MINUS red LEDs |
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Green |
MINUS green LEDs |
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Blue |
MINUS blue LEDs |
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Yellow |
MINUS blue/UV LEDs |
| EHEIM Power Plus | |
| Blue | PLUS |
| Brown | MINUS CH1 |
| Yellow | MINUS CH2 |
| Green | MINUS CH3 |
A light control can only ever control the brightness of the LEDs. The light colour of the individual LED bar or the respective channel of the lamp is fixed. Depending on the mixing of the individual LED bars/channels by the control unit, a different overall colour results.
Example:
LED SUNSET 100% and LED POLAR 10% = a warm light
LED SUNSET 50% and LED POLAR 50% = a neutral light
LED SUNSET 10% and LED POLAR 100% = a cold light
Efficient Energy Management and Extended Lifespan
Beyond its aesthetic enhancement, our LED daylight simulation offers practical advantages. It provides natural light transitions and positively impacts energy consumption. Precise dimming reduces power usage without significantly darkening the light.
Since rarely all LED strips operate at full power simultaneously, energy consumption can be further managed. Even a slight reduction in power significantly cuts consumption and prolongs the lifespan of the LED strips.
Our LED daylight simulation not only enhances your aquarium aesthetically but also offers an efficient and durable lighting solution. Embrace versatile light design and its positive effects on your underwater realm.
