Very Cool LED's!!!

[Ron99]

Originally Posted by medhatreefguy

Good point.

Anyone heard anything on the Maxspect lights? They are using Cree now and seem to have a lot of bang for the buck.

They seem alright but I don't like the idea of using the 30W LEDs (not Cree as Cree does not make this type). Those LEDs are nowhere near as efficient as 3W LEDs, especially something like a Cree. Also, they create hotspots right under them which means you will have to more picky about where you place various corals.

[Red Coral Aquariums]

Vertex has just put out a LED lighting system and it looks incredible. As soon as I get the specs and pix I will post them
Kevin

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Originally Posted by Red Coral Aquariums

Vertex has just put out a LED lighting system and it looks incredible. As soon as I get the specs and pix I will post them
Kevin

The Vertex light does look very cool...........

[04scoobysti]

you mean this one? Vertex Lumina

[Ron99]

Interesting way to do it. I'll be interested to see PAR readings at depth as this has no optics as well as PAR measurements front to back since all the LEDS are in the center. Even though the viewing angle of the LEDs is supposed to be 120 degrees there is a fall off in intensity off center.

[hillegom]

Thats some cool fixture. But whoaaa, the price

[viperfish]

Seems like the width coverage is there but with one fixture it looks like you would have to line your corals up single file across the tank! Ha ha! I wonder what kind of area it covers?

[albert_dao]

24" spread back to front.

[Ron99]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

24" spread back to front.

I see that is what they say but I still would like to see PAR measurements. There will be a drop off in intensity off center and PAR may only be good in the middle 10 to 12 inches of the tank. It's a compromise. Try to get wider coverage by skipping optics and you have less penetration and lower PAR at depth. Add optics and you need more emitters to cover the tank.

I really don't understand their layout. I have a 48" array using 80 LEDs spaced over the whole 48" by 15". They have 128 LEDs in their 48" array all clustered down the center. Maybe that's how they get the PAR up without optics; by using so many more LEDS. But they probably could have accomplished the same thing using fewer LEDS spaced more evenly with optics thus using less energy and keeping the cost down a bit.

Personally I would wait to see some independent reviews and PAR measurements before spending that sort of money on this fixture.