found this site while doing research for my tank ...looks promissing.
www.solarisled.com
any thoughts?
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www.solarisled.com
any thoughts?
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PFO Lighting is proud to introduce the Solaris LED Illumination System. The 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 Aquarius 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 up like Metal Halide or Fluorescent. 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.
In late 2006 we expect to have a 400W 20K Metal Halide Equalivant available.
Coral Growth has been outstanding with the new lights with excellent water penetration of the light. Many authors have been testing the units out since early May and will be printing their results shortly.
Multiple Patents Pending- Site is under construction. Hey so is the Solaris. They should both be done in July!
Not thousands, there are a bunch of them, but not thousands. These are not the same LEDs you grew up with. The new generation LEDs are far superior to the old ones. Also, they are very bright for their size, produce a more customizable spectrum and use far less energy than their counterparts. The price is the only letdown right now, but you can expect that it will come down.There must be thousands of them to equal MH...
The system will be set for approximately 20K color. Without the Control Module the color will not be adjustable. The control module needs to be installed at the factory at time of order.