Awsome T5 Pendants By Fauna Marin

[Aqua-Digital]

Hi Steve,

I appreciate your debate, just trying to keep this great thread on track about this fantastic new fixture.

If you feel you can do better for so much cheper then i look forward to your high quality powder coated T5 dimmable fixture with variable cooling, built in LED lighting system including High quality full spectrum tubes and GHL interface for a retail price less than $300. I will buy them from you for sure

Best wishes
Michael

[Aqua-Digital]

Originally Posted by Canadian

Can you clarify something for me?

Will the non-dimmable fixtures have only one cord also? If that's the case does that mean that if the fixture is not controlled with a GHL controller that all the lamps will turn on and and off at the same time?

Also, will non-dimmable 24" 6 and 8 lamp fixtures be released in the first wave of released fixtures? (I just checked the sister thread on RC and see that a 6 lamp 24" fixture is the retail standard so you can ignore this question )

What is the standard fixture color?

Hiya

Ok to clarify - there will be one power line harness, which will have all the seperate cables inside, this saves the birds nest seen with many other lamps, espcially ones mixing 12V cooling fans etc!

Yes 6 tube standard on 24w. was to be 4 tube but actually due to your personal input I increased this, so we are listening

[Canadian]

Originally Posted by Aqua-Digital

Hiya

Ok to clarify - there will be one power line harness, which will have all the seperate cables inside, this saves the birds nest seen with many other lamps, espcially ones mixing 12V cooling fans etc!

Yes 6 tube standard on 24w. was to be 4 tube but actually due to your personal input I increased this, so we are listening

Sweet! Thanks for making the change to 6 lamps being standard on the 24" fixture!

[Aqua-Digital]

Here are the standards

24w = 6 tube
39w = 8 tube
54w = 10 tube
80w = 10 tube

Same goes for dimmable.

I have one sample leaving Germany by sea freight in about two weeks, I will be shipping this to Progressive reef when I get it No idea what configuration it will be yet.

[muck]

Just out of curiousity... how long would it generally take to get it in your hands by sea freight?

[Aqua-Digital]

Depending on customs around 4-6 weeks.

For normal supply this will be taken into account so supply is not an issue

[Canadian]

Originally Posted by Aqua-Digital

Depending on customs around 4-6 weeks.

For normal supply this will be taken into account so supply is not an issue

So if the sample is going to take 4-6 weeks to get in your hands and it's going to be sent out in 2 weeks, when is the normal supply going to be sent out? If it takes 4-6 weeks for you to receive them it doesn't sound like anything will be ready for sale in retailers hands by January unless the normal supply is sent at the same time as the sample.

Just trying to get a handle on when fixtures will actually be available. I know this has been a problem in the past with several companies (including Fauna Marin) a) taking longer than anticipated to actually release the product and b) transit times leading to 2 and 3 month waits while items have to make across to North America and then clear customs. Add to that the currently impending Canada Post strike and who knows how long it will be before the fixtures arrive (obviously this is outside your and Fauna Marin's control).

[Aqua-Digital]

Originally Posted by Aqua-Digital

OK new information -

lamps will come with control module so there will be only one power line coming out of the module, unlike other Fixtures that have 2 or more and maybe a DC line also

ALL lamps will come with LED moon lights installed, when the lamps go off the moon lights come on.

Dimming - To begin with 24w 39w and 54w will be made available in dimming, the dimming will be controlled by GHL ProfiLux, the ProfiLux simply plugs into the control module of the lamp fixture. 80w dimming will follow on possibly in February

The fixtures will be slightly wider than originally planned to incorporate the latest additions

Later next year there will be further advances in the dimming options

Availability - orders can be taken from late December for first wave shipping in late january, from then on there will be steady supply.

Thats it for now but i am sure you will agree this fixture is turning out to be hard to beat

I believe I answered this here

[trilinearmipmap]

Just regarding the comparison to shop lights, the main difference would be economies of scale in supply manufacturing and distribution. If twenty million people were buying T5 pendants they would cost 75 bucks each. All in all the price is determined by supply and demand, I hope these units will come out in a price range that fits me, not expecting the manufacturer to give them away for free, but over $1000.00 for lights is Ferrari price range and I am a Honda person myself.

[Powertec]

How many facets do they individual reflectors have?

Thanks