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Biorb Intelligent LED Light

Posted on May 12, 2014May 12, 2014

I can never find the bloody instructions for the light on our Biorb fish tank and it’s not the most intuitive piece of equipment I’ve ever used so I thought I’d stick the instructions here so I’d always know where I can find them.

 

The Intelligent Light Manual & Programming Instructions

Just plug the biorb intelligent light in and it automatically simulates a natural light light in your aquarium

 

Quick Start – Standard Cycle
  1. Plug the din socket into a Reef One 12v AC power supply (only use Reef One power supplies), the moonlight (blue LED) will come on and the light will be in standard mode. (time elapsed 0:00)
  2. The moonlight will then stay on as the light begins to rise up to daylight (white LED’s) simulating natural sunrise. (time elapsed 1:00)
  3. After 1 hour, daylight will be at full power with no moonlight.  In this mode, daylight will stay on for a further 8 hours. (time elapsed 9:00)
  4. After 9 hours the daylight will then start to fade into moonlight, simulating a natural sunset.  This will take a further 1 hour. (time elapsed 10:00)
  5. After 10 hours the moonlight will then remain on until the cycle repeats, this happens automatically, every 24 hours unless interrupted by a power failure or user input. (time elapsed 24:00)
  6. Then the light cycle repeats

 

Cleaning and Care

Clean the lens of the light regularly with Reef One cleaning cloths. If scale builds up, use the Reef One Plastic Scratch Remover and polish.

 

Features

TIMER FEATURE: Simply plug the unit in and a light cycle of both sun and moonlight starts automatically!
LED’S: Enjoy a much longer life so no more new bulbs or tubes to buy!
SAFER: 12v power supply, safe for you and your fish
SAVES MONEY: On your bills by using less power for the same brightness!
LESS STRESS: for your fish as the light unit gradually fades up and down, just like sunrise and sunset in the natural world!

 

Other things the Biorb Intelligent LED Light can do when the bubble button is held down for…

Hold – to delay 24 hour cycle
1x flash – Normal 24 hour light cycle will start from this time of day
2 x flash – Daylight is turned off for 2 hours and then resumes previous cycle (blue LED is not affected by this and will remain on).  Ideal for watching movies or when doing maintenance.  To resume earlier than 2 hours, press for two flashes.

 

Hold to adjust timings

3x flash – 24 hour standard cycle with 8 hours of daylight
4x flash – 24 hour  cycle with short daylight (5 hours of daylight)
5x flash – 24 hour  cycle with extended daylight (14 hours of daylight)
6x flash – 24 hour permanent daylight with no moonlight
7x flash – 24 hour permanent moonlight with 8 hours of daylight
8x flash – 24 hour daylight and moonlight
9x flash – 30 second demo cycle.  To exit, disconnect from power.

 

Hope someone else finds this of use.

24 thoughts on “Biorb Intelligent LED Light”

  1. Biorb owner says:
    April 14, 2016 at 2:38 pm

    Thanks! Finally enabled me to switch my fishes light cycle to match real day/night instead of being reversed. Lol.

    Reply
  2. Another Biorb owner says:
    June 12, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    thanks!

    Reply
  3. Jess says:
    July 7, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    I found it totally helpful, thanks!

    Reply
  4. Yifon says:
    August 13, 2016 at 12:44 am

    Thank you! the official instructions don’t match the # of settings on my light (packaging since discarded)

    Reply
  5. Matt says:
    August 22, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    I still don’t get this, so do I need to turn this on at midnight ?

    no matter how many times I read this I just cant get my head around it ? sorry 🙂

    Reply
    1. Andy says:
      August 29, 2016 at 7:44 pm

      Hi Matt

      You can plug it in at any time but I suggest plugging it in 1 hour before you want the daylight to start then setting the cycle you want with the button.

      You can also hold the button for 1 flash to start the standard cycle at that time.

      HTH

      Andy

      Reply
  6. Else Birgitte Remmen says:
    January 9, 2017 at 6:01 pm

    Intelligent light, my arse. I hate that bloody thing! Thanks for instructions, I must try it again tomorrow, now it just flashes blue… :/

    Reply
  7. pat says:
    April 12, 2017 at 6:00 pm

    thanks I love this light but had a power cut and could not find the instructions. will restart it again tomorrow..

    Reply
  8. ELAYNE BROWN says:
    November 21, 2017 at 9:15 pm

    thankyou for this page .i turned it off as it just kept flashing blue will put on when i get up tommorrow .. wasnt aware there was a bubble button …. but i love the tank 30l life

    Reply
  9. Sandy says:
    November 29, 2017 at 3:11 pm

    Thanks for posting these directions. What is the difference in lighting between 1 flash and 3 flashes? I can’t seem to figure that out.

    Reply
    1. Andy says:
      January 14, 2018 at 7:45 pm

      Hi

      1 flash gives you 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of moonlight. 3 flashes gives you 8 hours of daylight and 16 hours of moonlight.

      Reply
  10. Tracey says:
    January 7, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    I have the biorb mcr and can’t find the instructions grrr can you help pls for the remote thanks

    Reply
    1. Andy says:
      January 14, 2018 at 7:41 pm

      I’m not sure bout the MCR, is it the HALO with MCR?

      If so, you can download it from the Biorb website : http://www.biorb.com/files/9614/4966/9906/Instructions_HALO15_multilanguage.pdf

      Reply
  11. Manda says:
    January 20, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    No matter what I do or how many times I hold the button down and have 1 flash or 4 all mine ever does is by the end of the cycle it changes to the demo cycle where it’s moonlight for about a minute and then daylight for a minute. It’s the most infuriating thing I’ve ever bought and this is the second one I’ve bought as I thought the first one was faulty!!!! £80 both times and I could honestly smash the thing into a million bits!! Can anyone help

    Reply
  12. DaddySub says:
    September 6, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    Hi, a friend of mine gave me his Biorb Life 60 with the intelligent LED lights. I understand the cycles and flashes now thanks to this post but mine also has a brain new remote control that does not work at all with the lights.

    Any help is much appreciated. He bought the remote new as a replacement and told me I could get different colours of lights etc. Thanks in advance.

    Reply
    1. Andy says:
      September 8, 2018 at 9:23 pm

      It depends which lighting unit you have installed. Only the HALO light has multicolour LED option.

      Take a look at the instructions here http://www.biorb.com/files/9614/4966/9906/Instructions_HALO15_multilanguage.pdf. This tells you how to choose a different colour if you have the right light unit installed.

      Reply
  13. Elaine says:
    March 23, 2019 at 3:05 pm

    Thank you so much for this info! My light had stopped working when a heavy weight was put on top of the sensor button. It wouldn’t respond to touch and I thought it to be broken. It hadn’t occurred to me to unplug the light to reset which is what I have now done and all good!. The simplest things. Thank you!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  14. Brenda says:
    April 23, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    Thank you so much! Just as i was about to order a new light system thinking this one was broken, i stumble across your instructions! Very helpful,thanks.

    Reply
  15. Diana says:
    July 23, 2019 at 7:41 am

    Thank you!

    Reply
  16. Dave says:
    February 14, 2020 at 4:42 pm

    We have owned this tank for 2 years we must be thick has we spend hours of trying to set it up missing coronation street and nearly everything else we spend more hours watching the tank than the tv. I think the fish think were crackers.

    Reply
  17. Gerrit says:
    February 27, 2020 at 6:05 pm

    I find it infuriating that the official instructions (new MCR, with remote) are so limited. I have searched and searched the web and can’t find any good instructions for the new version.

    Biorb, you really need to do a better job on this!

    If any of you has any experience with the new version, please, please share.

    Reply
  18. Charlie says:
    February 28, 2020 at 12:18 am

    Any one have the circuit board diagrams for the babyhalogen? x

    Reply
  19. Karen Marie Levy says:
    April 8, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    I just purchased the biorb 105. I cant get the light to come on. I have the switch in the on position, removed plastic from remote, checked the battery is installed correctly, held the remote in front of the aquarium. Dont know what else to do.

    Reply
  20. Debbie McRobert says:
    May 15, 2020 at 2:22 pm

    Thank you

    Reply

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