InWatter Stingray LED Review

[nlreefguy]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

It looks really nice, did you have the LEDs set at full or only 50% on those pictures? I know its a long shot, but do you think you can get some par reading? Btw I would really dial down the intensity on the unit, we don't want to burn any of the corals.
Thanks for doing the review, love to see more.

Absolutely agree 100%. From my own experience with switching to LED (from metal halide in fact), I had a major bleaching event due to the increased intensity of the LED light. (could also have been spectrum change, I guess, but the color temp looked around the same to me and I realize the appearance of it can also be deceiving for color temp) Lost a couple of corals in fact. LED's are very deceptive - they don't look as bright to you when you enter the room but I have a feeling that's because the light is very directional.

[sphelps]

So what was the total cost for the fixture?

[TJSlayer]

All the pictures were taken with the LEDs at the 50% range. May lower them a bit as well but figured I'd start there.

Total cost including shipping, taxes, and duty would be about $1650.

[sphelps]

Damn that's a good price, I totally would have gone that route if I had known. The fixture and the tank look great!

[TJSlayer]

Sorry I don't have the ability to do par readings but they have some that they did at there site.

www.inwatter.com

[TJSlayer]

PAR readings are here

http://www.inwatter.com/stingrayLightTest.htm

[TJSlayer]

Thanks Steve, I spent a lot of time going back and forth, before pulling the trigger so to speak, and was hesitant becuase of the company being unknown, etc. They have actually just started selling the units and I have one of the first if not the first 48" units here in North America

But the whole experience was excellent, the gentleman I was dealing with was great (His name is Bongy). The qulaity of the fixture and everything is truly top notch. Will try to take more pictures myself over the weekend, but it litterally looks exactly like what they have on their site.

And they offer a full 2 year warranty.

But so far I'm 150% happy with the purchase.
TJ

[mike31154]

Thanks for the review, these look promising. Please elaborate on the dimming feature. Is it simply timer based, controlled by processor and does it have a manual feature?

Edit: Never mind re the dimming, I checked the site & there's a photo of the small LCD panel to control the light.

[TJSlayer]

Here are some basic specs of the unit.

InWatter Stingray is designed to provide the right intensity and color combination for even the most demanding corals, whether they are soft corals, LPS or SPS. We use four different colored LED to enhance the color pop from corals. Our unique smart-PWM dimming provides excellent control and efficiency for our light-loving animals.

Features:

• 3watt CREE LED emitters
• 55 degree Optics
• Separate Light Dimming channel for White, Blue and Moon
• Configurable Sunrise/Sunset timer setting
• Adjustable legs and hanging mount (included with fixture)

2 ft 25.5"
Cool White x 16
Neutral White x 8
Royal Blue x 16
Cool Blue x 8
120 watt Total

3 ft 37"
Cool White x 24
Neutral White x 12
Royal Blue x 24
Cool Blue x 12
180 watt Total

4 ft 48.5"
Cool White x 32
Neutral White x 16
Royal Blue x 32
Cool Blue x 16
240 watt Total

I'm not sure what is in stock at the moment, or if the pricing will be changing, but it give you an idea. I also know Kelly at The Reef Shoppe was looking into becoming a distributor for them in Canada, and we have had a few conversations back and forth, so if you need some details or so you could get in touch with him.

Cheers
TJ

[TJSlayer]

Here are some updated photos and and improved video

http://www.denpaul.ca/SALT/INWATTERSTINGRAY.wmv