Vertex Illumilux - Who's Got One?

[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