Vertex Illumilux - Looks like a good step in LED for the masses.
 

Illumilux

Looks pretty sweet.

I'm thinking one of these over a DIY I was considering for my aquapod 12...

Anyone heard of or maybe even seen these yet?

Wonder what sort of front-to-back coverage these things provide. I like the small size and how they can connect end-to-end.

I've seen them :)

What did you need to know?

@ Brett

Each strip will cover a 4-6" space. Think of them as you would ~1.75 HOT5 strips.

how about your take on par/intensity and color?

Where did you get to see them?

thanks for the reply.

PAR readings should be coming from Vertex by Mid-Feb. Colors will be in four flavors:

White-Royal Blue 50/50
Blue-Royal Blue 50/50
White-White
White-Red 50/50

Color data can be found here:

http://www.cree.com/products/xlamp_xpe.asp

LED's are driven at 2.5 W each (XP-E).

I'm the distributor (Proline), I get to see all these things in their beta forms :D

Anytime, let me know if you need any further information.

Im guessin youd need 2 or 3 even for an ap12 to get decent front to back coverage.

AP12?

Albert when is the next shipment of illuminas coming in to canada? Still waiting for mine! :lol:

12 gallon Aquapod.

Ah, yeah, you'd probably want 1-2 units depending on what you're keeping and the type of rock work within the tank. 3 beams would be excessive, IMO, that's 45W of LED light which could easily burn most corals at the height of that tank.

Merci.

Leds are a little different then other types of lighting. Quantity and spacing define coverage while optics, height and current will more so define strength of the light... So to speak.

I know :D

If I can snag one from JL, I'm just gonna throw one on top of my ap12 and see how it goes with just one light.

I'm hoping it will be comparable to the 70W HQI thats on there...

I'm sure this will be easy to sell if it's not quite what I'm looking for.

Second week of this month my friend *Awesome emoticon*

saw one of these fixtures today. Looks pretty nice, as expected from vertex. They are a step in the right direction. I was debating something along the lines of one of these for a biocube 29 with zoas but i think i still might need 2. which is kind of a downer.