Red Sea Reef led 90 not connecting

[user17482]

When I came home from this weekend the light was off extremely dimmed. Which is unusual I check the power supply and the main block was hissing. I purchased a new one as I have had to do this multiple times. After plugging in the light the power supply light turned right on but the connection light did not.

I’ve done a hard reset ( holding the button for 15 seconds )

Done the instructions for reconnection on the app but the connection light will not blink.

Deleted the app and registered to a new account

Unplugged the power supply many times and still no blinking light

Please let me know what I can do to reconnect this light as I don’t know how long my corals can live on the 20 dollar Amazon one! Thank you.

( The light didn’t have power for one day.)

 

[Tinnerito]

When I came home from this weekend the light was off extremely dimmed. Which is unusual I check the power supply and the main block was hissing. I purchased a new one as I have had to do this multiple times. After plugging in the light the power supply light turned right on but the connection light did not.

I’ve done a hard reset ( holding the button for 15 seconds )

Done the instructions for reconnection on the app but the connection light will not blink.

Deleted the app and registered to a new account

Unplugged the power supply many times and still no blinking light

Please let me know what I can do to reconnect this light as I don’t know how long my corals can live on the 20 dollar Amazon one! Thank you.

( The light didn’t have power for one day.)

I don't know anything about redsea reef lights, but what I do know is that they have a reputation amongst the reefing community for being unreliable, and nowhere near as good of quality in terms of effectiveness in coral growth as brands such as AI Prime. Your issue probably is something that can be fixed, but I'm no hardware expert so I'll let someone else help you on that. Good luck.

 

[user17482]

I don't know anything about redsea reef lights, but what I do know is that they have a reputation amongst the reefing community for being unreliable, and nowhere near as good of quality in terms of effectiveness in coral growth as brands such as AI Prime. Your issue probably is something that can be fixed, but I'm no hardware expert so I'll let someone else help you on that. Good luck.

If it’s something with a hardware issue I’m throwing it out! This light has been a living hell and constantly disconnects. Would you have any affordable recommendations for a new light? I just hope I can fix this one until I can get a new light.

 

[Tinnerito]

If it’s something with a hardware issue I’m throwing it out! This light has been a living hell and constantly disconnects. Would you have any affordable recommendations for a new light? I just hope I can fix this one until I can get a new light.

Well...when it comes to lights, there's no such thing as "affordable". I used to use this $80 Fluval sea light, but it did no good. AI Prime aquaillumination is what I have heard best from, and it is expensive, but with good reason as the point of a quality light with 16 colors, is specially made to mimic the sun, being the foundation of all life on earth, which is hard to imitate. I don't think I've seen any successful saltwater tank without either an AI prime, or a custom made light. The typical price for ai prime is 246 USD, but if you buy used, you can get some from 100 to 150 USD like I did. But make sure you read the descriptions and sellar info carefully.

 

[August]

I have red sea 90 lamps, and from what I can tell from the router that connected them, they have very old 2.4 ghz wireless chips. If you power brick had a surge, it probably fried the chip on the board. They have also used different chips in the same lot purchase, which might explain some 'known' connectivity issues. If you want me to sell you one of my Red Sea lamps, I would be open to it. Better in your hands than e-waste. I wouldn't blame you if you haven't already made the decision to redo the lighting in your tank. I would also advise not to purchase red sea lights in the future.

 

[aquaman67]

“For posterity I found a different way to do a hard reset on this forum. Hold down the settings button and unplug and plug in the unit 3 times. Still had massive troubles getting it connected but after another 2 hours of fiddling with it it magically connected. I still get connection errors but am at least able to turn the lights on”

From this thread.

Red Sea 90


To re-cap.

With the light plugged in hold down the setting button. Keep the button pressed and unplug and plug the power cord 3 times (try 4 times if that doesn’t work)

There is a connection point close to the light you can use to unplug / plug if you don’t have someone to help you.


I had this light and every time the power blinked the light lost wifi connection. And of course the only way to make this light work is if it is connected to wifi. No bypass to emergency button to just make it work.

I ditched my RedSea ReefLED 90 and use the AI Blade now. It works much better.

Good luck with your light I hope this works for you.

 

[user17482]

“For posterity I found a different way to do a hard reset on this forum. Hold down the settings button and unplug and plug in the unit 3 times. Still had massive troubles getting it connected but after another 2 hours of fiddling with it it magically connected. I still get connection errors but am at least able to turn the lights on”

From this thread.

Red Sea 90


To re-cap.

With the light plugged in hold down the setting button. Keep the button pressed and unplug and plug the power cord 3 times (try 4 times if that doesn’t work)

There is a connection point close to the light you can use to unplug / plug if you don’t have someone to help you.


I had this light and every time the power blinked the light lost wifi connection. And of course the only way to make this light work is if it is connected to wifi. No bypass to emergency button to just make it work.

I ditched my RedSea ReefLED 90 and use the AI Blade now. It works much better.

Good luck with your light I hope this works for you.

~Update~

After trying to reset the light, I lost hope and decided to get an Ai prime light. Haven’t gotten a full chance to set it up but glad there’s manual modes! Thank you for all your help.