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02-09-2007, 08:02 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fernandina Bch
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Solaris LED reef lighting
I was thumbing through one of my fish magazines and saw an add for a new LED Solaris lighting system . The only LED I have ever seen has been for like luner light apps. and stuff like that never for your main lighting system just wondering if anyone has had any experience with these or have seen them running looks very interesting I wish I could scan the pic very future like......
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02-09-2007, 08:07 PM
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Oh I wish I was.......
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: georgia
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I have been following a thread on rc about them. The people who use them have been keeping everything from softies to sps with them. Pretty pricey though.
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02-09-2007, 08:15 PM
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Had 2 Much Fun
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville Fl
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Mecold you're wrong. They're not pretty pricey........ There are extremely pricey.
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02-09-2007, 08:23 PM
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Let's Hug It Out .......!
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Just East of East St. Louis
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dont get nearly as hot as halides def. the wave of the future just wait for the price drop
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02-09-2007, 08:27 PM
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Had 2 Much Fun
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville Fl
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Koddie Doo
dont get nearly as hot as halides def. the wave of the future just wait for the price drop
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I agree
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02-09-2007, 08:47 PM
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Oh I wish I was.......
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: georgia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sea devil
Mecold you're wrong. They're not pretty pricey........ There are extremely pricey.
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So true  Still they are promising.
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02-09-2007, 09:07 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fernandina Bch
Posts: 87
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Thanks everyone for the imput it will be interesting to see how they integrate the LED's with the existing lights out now I also will be waiting on a significant price drop  |
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02-09-2007, 09:09 PM
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Reefers Do It Deeper
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Valdosta, GA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Koddie Doo
dont get nearly as hot as halides def. the wave of the future just wait for the price drop
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I agreed fully when I first caught an ad on RC. Also agree with sea devil on the price.lol
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02-10-2007, 10:22 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Back in Jax.
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I have been following these as well. I spoke to Craig (Bio Reef ) and he said they have issues that they are still working on such as if one light goes out they all do, like the Christmas tree lights as well as other issues especially the price tag. I hope they can fine tune them to be dimmable and have colored choices, that would be super!
Carrie
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02-10-2007, 06:04 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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How much wattage are they?I guess a lot less then some 250 or 400 Mh.
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02-11-2007, 01:00 AM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: woodbury mn
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I Seen One In Action It Was Sweet 3200 Bucks Well Worth It
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02-11-2007, 01:02 AM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: woodbury mn
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O And Ya That Was A Six Foot With Bult In Timers
You Could Also Program It For Cloud Simulation
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02-11-2007, 02:11 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Cool!Do you know how many watts?
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02-11-2007, 02:22 AM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: woodbury mn
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02-11-2007, 06:42 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fernandina Bch
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Just thought I would go ahead and post some general info I love how the contolers are built in I would like to get the 72'' model $3500  thanks everyone for your input so far...
Solaris is the first LED System designed to replace Metal Halide and Fluorescent lighting for the Aquarium Reef Tanks. It has been in development for over two years. It will change the way Aquarists light their tanks from now and into the future.
The current design produces PAR light output levels equal to a 250W MH 20K. It uses 40% less energy than the Metal Halide Fixtures it replaces. The life of the LED's is 50,000 hours, so it almost eliminates metal halide and fluorescent bulb replacements. All heat is radiated up and away from the tank Therefore, it does not heat the water like Metal Halides or Fluorescents. This eliminates the need for Chillers. The room air conditioner needs to work 1/2 as much since the light fixture produces only half the heat of Metal Halides which saves even more energy over traditional lighting methods.
There is a built in microprocessor that controls the Solaris. This not only eliminates timers, but it allows the unit to dim the actinic blue LEDs, white LEDs, Lunar actinic blue LEDs and Lunar White LEDS independently from 0-100%. This dimming capability opens many opportunities. The light can be adjusted from 6.5K to 22K, or anywhere in between, to set the ideal color temperature. Sunrise, Daylight, Cloud Cover, Sunset, and the lunar cycle, can all be set independently.
Coral Growth has been outstanding with the new lights. There is excellent water penetration of the light. Many authors have been testing the units since early May and will be printing their results shortly.
The Solaris reads 178 PAR vs 133 PAR for the 250W Radium Bulb.
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