Are LEDs the wave of the future..??

[muck]

This looks promising.

http://www.pfolighting.com/Aquarium-LED-Lighting.aspx

Originally Posted by Travis(ReefCentral)

These are the new PFO LED fixtures. They just released them to the public at IMAC and I think they are going retail in the next week. The color is really nice and you can independently control the white and blue LED's by dimming one or the other to control how the light looks. I saw a side by side comparison with a lux meter under this light and a 250w XM 15k (I know, I know, XM 15k is a sucky comparison as it is a very low PAR bulb) and the LED fixture put out twice as many lux. The lights will run for 10 years without needing to be replaced but they recommend a replacement interval of 5 years just to be conservative. And best of all... these lights are literally cool to the touch. I touched the glass lens and it was not warm, it was not room temp, it was even cooler than room temp. The first type of lighting I've ever seen that puts off absolutely no heat.

[TheReefGeek]

Interesting! They say July they will have some more information.

[Invigor]

about time...I've been waiting over a year for someone to come out with this.

[Joe Reefer]

Sounds good, how do you think coral growth will be.

[OCDP]

Sounds awesome, but how will LED's compare to a blazing HQI bulb? Interesting though...

[albert_dao]

That's sexy.

If this is any indication, the capabilities of this unit should be very good:

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...howtopic=57855

[muck]

added some pics

[StirCrazy]

the problem is they are comparing LUX which tells us diddly squat. now if you can find a report that shows some actual PAR numbers that would be interesting.

Steve

[OCDP]

Very cool, thanks for the pictures.

[TheReefGeek]

the problem is they are comparing LUX which tells us diddly squat.

Why is this?

Lux is lumens with area taken into account.