Vertex Illumilux - Who's Got One?

[Milad]

they use XP-Es, XP-Es are going out this year because there is much brighter more efficient LEDs. Thats the problem with these pre-made fixtures, by the time they get it through the design and manufacturing phase, the LEDs are dated.

Also, don't expect to use these as main lighting unless you have small tank. 6 XP-E LEDs per 12 inches isnt alot. You should be using 1 XP-E LED per 10-15 square inches of surface area. if you are wanting to grow SPS you should be closer to the 10.

so the strip at 6 leds can do about 60 square inches of surface space, so thats about a 12 by 5 inch wide tank.

and to add to that, the fixture has no optics.... tank shouldn't be more than 10 inches deep and you will get alot of light spill. (optics are a huge part of a LED)

looks slick though.... did i burst your bubble?

[Nebthet]

Originally Posted by Milad

did i burst your bubble?

No bubble burst here. It helps explain a few things I was wondering about outside the hype generated by these.

I figured they would be best suited to supplement a tanks main lighting, but honestly, the price leaves a lot to be desired.
I was looking at the 12 inch all blue to use as an actinic light to supplement my 20L to bring more of that burst of colors for the corals, but at $175+tx for only 6bulb led unit.. you confirmed form me that it is best for me to just wait a little longer and get in 2 par30 all royal blue bulbs, which would give me 10-bulb leds total with optics.

In the mean time, I will keep my fingers crossed for future improvements.

Can't wait to see some video of these though, just to see what they look like.

[Milad]

Originally Posted by Nebthet

No bubble burst here. It helps explain a few things I was wondering about outside the hype generated by these.

I figured they would be best suited to supplement a tanks main lighting, but honestly, the price leaves a lot to be desired.
I was looking at the 12 inch all blue to use as an actinic light to supplement my 20L to bring more of that burst of colors for the corals, but at $175+tx for only 6bulb led unit.. you confirmed form me that it is best for me to just wait a little longer and get in 2 par30 all royal blue bulbs, which would give me 10-bulb leds total with optics.

In the mean time, I will keep my fingers crossed for future improvements.

Can't wait to see some video of these though, just to see what they look like.

if you are just looking for some "pop" grab a hand full of XP-E royal blues, slap them on a u-channel from the hardware store, throw a driver on it and you have a very nice LED supplement for your 20L. You can pull it off for under $75

[albert_dao]

Okay, so I totally didn't spend enough time on Canreef this past week Sorry about that guys.

Anyway, some video (scroll down) of a small tank we fired the first batch of Illumiluxes over. The tank is 22" tall:

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...elated&h=7fa7f

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...elated&h=7fa7f

Yes, I know it's Freshwater - But I like pea puffers!

Also, Ken at Sea U Marine has put a few more units over his display to supplement his SR260...

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...d=339077275866

[OscarMeyer]

Ken's display looks awesome!! what are the dimensions on that tank?

the 2 illumiluxs definitely make a nice supplement!

[Wanderer]

Umm according to the facebook page the tank is 36 x 36 x 27 high

wow

[albert_dao]

Update by Jeremy @ Premium Aquatics:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1992015