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05-01-2009, 07:08 PM
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New Lighting Technology?...
Check this thread out......
This is some exciting technology in lighting. The unit is still in R&D stage and will be forwarded to Sanjay for Spectral Analysis soon. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these to test. http://reef2reef.com/forums/showthre...threadid=21646 Ian. 
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05-01-2009, 07:14 PM
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Interesting.....
Wonder what cost is like?
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Dan Pesonen Umm, a tank or 5
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05-01-2009, 08:52 PM
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Cool I was waiting to see someone try this technology on an aquarium, looks and sounds quite promising.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTGsM9pplUs
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05-01-2009, 10:43 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTGsM9pplUs
the guy in the video says that its 6000K at 250W. I wonder how hot would tank water get if the bulb heats up to 400C? always nice to have something new on the block. But remember the LED hype? where is it now with all the controllers failing etc.
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05-01-2009, 10:54 PM
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05-01-2009, 11:42 PM
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It's good to see somebody trying this technology out. I still think LEDs hold alot of promise but mainly for DIY right now. The commercial fixtures are way to expensive and not always built well. I saw some pictures of a PFO Solaris dismantled and it was not very impressive. The heatsinks were a joke. So I'm not surprised they were failing. Maybe the Aqua Illumination ones are better but still pricey.
I'm going to build my own LED fixture for my new 65 gallon tank. Total cost of parts will probably be around $1000. But the equivalent Solaris fixture was close to $4000 and the quality of components for the DIY will be much higher. The only think I will be missing is the controller for sunrise/sunset etc. but that can be added later.
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