Welcome Ron99 to O.C.'s Team
 

Hi All,

Just wanted to give Ron a big welcome into the O.C. family. We are now a group of 6 and I do believe we finally have everyone in place to help facilitate all your needs.

Ron's directive in O.C. is R&D for our new LED lineup. He will be partnering up with Eugene to build our very own LED fixture. We are hoping to have these LED fixtures manufactured at affordable prices so that everyone can enjoy the use of this new technology. As I type, both Ron and Eugene are working on our prototype which should be ready for viewing later this month.

So, please join me and welcome Ron into our extended family and if you have any questions regarding LED technology, please do not hesitate to contact Ron via PM at:

OceanicCorals-Ron-

Cheers,

Paul

Hey Ron!! :mrgreen:

Exciting news! Do you guys need to license anything from Orbitech? I see lots of new LED stuff and don't hear about them anymore?

Either way I hope you guys make something affordable and powerful.

Great to see! Can't wait to see the product you guys come out with.

I’m really excited to join the Oceanic team. The guys at Oceanic Corals aren’t just vendors, they’re enthusiastic hobbyists as well and they have an obvious desire to offer our community the best equipment and livestock.

I’m looking forward to my R&D role and working with the rest of the group to develop some exciting new products to make our tanks work better. But our goal is also to be leaders in value and offer the best technologies at the best price possible.

As many of you have seen I have been spending a bunch of time working on my own DIY LED lighting and our initial developments are focused on that experience. I firmly believe that LEDs are the future or reef aquarium lighting and we have some great ideas to bring that to the end users. It’s going to take a bit of time to turn those ideas into products but I think we will have some compelling offerings in the not to distant future.

I also hope to be able to bring you updates on some of our R&D activities so you can see how LEDS sustain coral growth and colour. More to follow soon…

AFAIK, Orbitech's patent covers the US only so we're good to go anywhere else in the world. I have to review their patent portfolio to see exactly what they cover as it was just fixtures with controllers but that may have changed now.

Having seen Ron's LED fixture in person, I can't wait to see what becomes available for purchase in the future :)

Great choice OC. Have known and dealt with Ron99 for a number of years now and he's a good guy. Very passionate about reefing and about making it affordable, within the reach of more hobbyists.

Looks like some progress is being made regarding Orbitec. It's early but its a start.

http://reefbuilders.com/2010/06/04/o...wn-reexamined/

Congratulations to Ron and OC. A win-win situation