EcoRay Led's Fixtures Now Avaliable
 

BWA is happy to announce that we will be carrying EcoRay Led Fixtures.

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In-Store Demo Avalable

At last it is possible to replace metal halide lighting in a saltwater reef aquarium with something just as intense but uses half the power. The Ecoray 60D fixture provides the light intensity of 250 watt metal halide without the heat production and power drain. The housing of this fixture is 100% aluminum and measures 14” x 8.5” x 2.34” with a fan installed in the top, so it functions as its own heat sink. One of these fixtures will draw 62 watts of power at .6 amps. The life expectancy of the bulbs is about 50,000 hours which works out to running your lights 12 hours per day for a little over 11 years without replacing bulbs. In a metal halide fixture, you are replacing bulbs once every 10 months and the bulb draws 250 watts of power for the same amount of light this 62 watt fixture can give you. The savings really adds up between using far less energy and not having to replace bulbs, typically one of these fixtures will pay for itself in about a year and a half of use.

The light spectrum of this system with both the blue and white lights lit up is roughly equivalent to 12,000 to 14,000 K. This fixture also has the wonderful advantage of giving the same shimmering water effect that a metal halide provides, and fluorescent fixtures do not. The Ecoray 60D is very capable of growing both hard and soft corals, including acropora, as well as clams. With the reduced heat output, many systems which currently require a chiller will no longer require the use of a chiller, further reducing the cost of setting up a reef aquarium as well as reducing the cost to run an existing aquarium.

30 White High Power 1 Watt LED, color temperature 5500 K – 6500 K
30 Blue Actinic High Power 1 Watt LED, Wave Length 450 – 470 nm
Combined color spectrum makes this fixture 12,000 to 14,000 K equivalent
62 W, 120 V – 240 V, 12 foot dual electrical cords
Built in Fan
All Aluminum Housing 14” x 8.5” x 2.34”
Weight 8.2 pounds
Supporting L brackets and hanging wire included

500+ PAR at toward the center of the projected lighting (SPS corals)
150+ PAR around the outer edges of the projected lighting (LPS and soft corals)

Examples for recommended quantity, if your aquarium is a reef aquarium:

• 55 gallon aquarium – 3 fixtures
• 58 or 65 gallon aquarium – 2 fixtures
• 75 or 90 gallon aquarium – 3 or 6 fixtures, depending on how much coral you plan
• 125 or 135 gallon aquarium – 8 fixtures, depending on how much coral you plan
• 180 gallon aquarium – 8 fixtures for full coverage

INTRODUCING ECORAY 112D (Dual Cords)

56 White High Power 1 Watt LED
56 Blue Actinic High Power 1 Watt LED
700+ PAR, 24" from center
Designed for larger and deeper tanks up to 5 feet deep
All Aluminium Housing 19.6" x 11.3" x 2.4", 13.9 lbs
Light coverage to get 150+ PAR at 24": 25" x 17"


INTRODUCING ECORAY 60 BLUE

60 High Power Royal Blue 460 to 470 nm 1 Watt LED
600+ PAR, 24" from center
Designed for store/show tanks
Watch your coral glow with insane colors
Light coverage to get 150+ PAR at 24": 20" x 15"


Ecoray 60D (Dual Cords)

One cord for White LED, one cord for Blue LED
You can put the cords on different timers
Turn on the Blue LED only and watch your coral glow with intense colors
300+ PAR at 24" from center with Blue LED only turned on


Ecoray 60

Ecoray High PAR LED Light
BRIGHTER THAN METAL HALIDE
UP TO 100+ LUMENS PER WATT, UP TO 500+ PAR AT 24" FROM CENTER
SHIMMER EFFECT
DOES NOT HEAT YOUR TANK

SAVE OVER $375/YEAR ON ENERGY, BULB REPLACEMENT. CHILLER USAGE*

Do you have a price on these?

Call me crazy but if each LED unit equals a 250w Halide would you really need 3-6 fixtures on a 90?.. I can't imagine anyone having 6 - 250w halides on a 90 gallon tank.

• 55 gallon aquarium – 3 fixtures
• 58 or 65 gallon aquarium – 2 fixtures
• 75 or 90 gallon aquarium – 3 or 6 fixtures, depending on how much coral you plan
• 125 or 135 gallon aquarium – 8 fixtures, depending on how much coral you plan
• 180 gallon aquarium – 8 fixtures for full coverage

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The reviews of this light fixture says that the light is really focused, so you won't get much spread. Unless you suspend it 2 feet above the water. This results in a really spotty effect if you only have 2 lights over a 48" tank. Not a lot of people will want to mount it 24" above their tank. This is cause the reflector for each led uses a 60 degree lens, making it
Really focused, resulting in the high par values.

what about swapping the reflectors out for 120's instead of 60 or go to a 70

What is the cost on these?


The little sub note on the image in the first post says based off replacing a 250w mh with 4 of the Ecoray 60's

So 4 60's = 250w mh.
And their power savings are based off $0.25/kWh, A little more then 2.5 times what the rate in Edmonton is.


I bet replacing with 120 degree lens would not give you anywhere near the par values, they are only 1w LED's. Not to mention finding a 120 degree lens for that led might be very hard or impossible.

Initially these lights were designed for placement up to 4' above water for commercial use.

We are actually talking to the manufacturer in changing the collimator angles for a more home user effect, the pars will be slightly reduced, but you will get better coverage. As we will be the authorize warranty depot for the Led's in Canada, we will be able to help modify them better for non-commercial use.

Then again, for a suggested retail of $349.99 for the 60d, it's nothing to sneeze at.

Ken - BWA

From experience with my led array.

i think for the the price this is a decent lighting module.
As for the lens at 60 degree is a bit narrow will have to be at least 18" high from the surface,if you remove the lens or replace it with a wider angle you will loose quite a bit of PAR.
At 1W each totals 112w What is the amperage drive max or what are they driven at as most companies drive the Led at only 70% of the full capability.