Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board - Sfiligoi VISION Plasma Lighting

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- - Sfiligoi VISION Plasma Lighting (http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=64527)

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy (Post 551162)

Hi Tim, good to see they worked the problems out on these things finaly.. its been 8 years since the "first" prototype came out, and I had thought they gave up because of short bulb life, and unstable output but they must have fixed this.

did they give you a bulb replacement period and price? I know they said 50000 hours but they also said upto and we also change out MH bulbs at about 1/4-1/2 of there life span.

Steve

Hi Steve, according to Luxim, lamp life is expected to be in between 30000-50000 hrs. At 10 hrs use a day that equates to 8-12 years life span. Sfiligoi has said replacement cost of the plasma lamp/bulb is apparently pennies.

The Plasma is supposed to hold a steady intensity throughout lamp life in comparison to the decline in performance you witness with MH and some high powered LED's.

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Originally Posted by Aquatics Elite (Post 551174)

good they have come a long way in the last 8 years, I was thinking the idea was scrapped as realy there has been no progress untill now.

Steve

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Originally Posted by Aquatics Elite (Post 551174)

Sfiligoi has said replacement cost of the plasma lamp/bulb is apparently pennies.

So I think it's extremely safe to say that those prices you posted include bulbs? :mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by Aquatics Elite (Post 551139)

For those who are interested in comparison of Sfiligoi's closest competitor, here is a visual of construction:
http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/a...TRAYLIGHT1.jpg

Definitely interesting technology though the color leaves something to be desired (very yellow) - though Sfiligoi seems to have taken everything into account by adding t5's (good thinking :))

Heres a link to show the potential of Plasma (specifically the seashine units being compared in the pic above)

FYI - NOT MY TANK

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...owtopic=239302

I "borrowed" some of the pics and posted them here for discussion purposes :)

FTS (Lights are 16 inches above the tank and tank is 20 inches deep)
http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/a...neon150024.jpg

lights at 50%
http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/a...alfPower-1.jpg

lights at full power
http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/a...ullPower-1.jpg

Interesting how the spectrum changes significantly at different power levels.

Anyone know how efficient these lights are? Is there a chance for this technology to make its way to budget reefers ever or will this always be a "posh" technology?

from the reading I have been doing they output more Lumin/watt than LEDs so very efficient. would be nice to see how much the bare bones of the system will cost for people wanting to retrofit there own fixtures.

Steve

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lights at full power

How does the par compare with metal halides?

Here is a shot of a single Vision Plasma alongside a Sfiligoi Infinity XR6 equipped with 2x250w MH and 4x54w T5. Pretty impressive.

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/a.../DSC05175P.jpg

its to bad they take first place for the uglyest fixture you can buy.

what are the T5's in there? are they actinics?

Steve