My new Orphek LED light

[Anonymous]

50,000 hours
12 hours a day
365 days a year
2.54 cm in an inch
14 lbs per stone


11.5 years. That's pretty cool!

 

[Anonymous]

50,000 hours
12 hours a day
365 days a year
2.54 cm in an inch
14 lbs per stone


11.5 years. That's pretty cool!

I'm loving the math. If this fixture lasts 10 years, I'll be thrilled.

 

[Anonymous]

Those spiral CFL bulbs are supposed to last like 8 years too, and I've replaced just about everyone in my house within that time frame, due to them stop working (i.e. not a breaking event).

That said, LEDs are nice, its really hard to justify any electrical savings where I live though because halides heat my tank and that's a good thing, because thats energy I'm not using my heaters to do the same job. I have never had my halides shut down (controller) due to the temp getting too high. I also don't buy some of the fantastic claims a lot of manufacturers are using... like 30W LEDs are putting out as much light as a 250W halide.. kissmywhat? I do like some fixtures that are little more honest, liek 110-160W being equivalent that at least is a little more believable.

Also my bulb replacement can't really be justified either, I think I spend like $40 a year on halides, maybe $20 on T5s (I let my actinic ones go longer than a year).

That said, not everyone has the same costs/usages as me, so they absolutely can work in an economic way for some like mitchell here... assuming they don't fizz out after a year *knocks on wood*

 

[Anonymous]

The life span of CFL and LED is greatly optimistic. You be lucky if you can get 5 yrs out of this thing. But I am jealous at you, since it is a great looking fixture. In fact, I am thinking about getting one before the summer. Today, and yesterday, the local temperature is between 95F to 101F. I am still waiting to find a place to move into.

 

[Anonymous]

Just check out their site. 1, they should not use a dinged-up fixture for the guarantee page. Must be their beta version or something. 2, their 450 gallon tank dimension is incorrect. It is not 4 ft in height, as you can see. 3, I wish they give me a spectral graph of the white LED, since they are bragging about it.

 

[Anonymous]

The life span of CFL and LED is greatly optimistic. You be lucky if you can get 5 yrs out of this thing. But I am jealous at you, since it is a great looking fixture. In fact, I am thinking about getting one before the summer. Today, and yesterday, the local temperature is between 95F to 101F. I am still waiting to find a place to move into.

The life times of CFL and LED are for optimal conditions. CFLs have their life shortened every time you power it up, this is not the case with LEDs. LED life is shortened by heat, fans help this but does not eliminate all the heat. That is the reason that I am using PAR 38s, they are easy to change out when a LED dies.

 

[Anonymous]

Sure would love to see an update to your thread, ANEMONE.

 

[Anonymous]

I'll be glad when they come out with a little smaller version. My 24G has 150W MH now. That's plenty of light. But I would like to elimate the heat and lower the power consumption.

I'm sure more choices will be available shortly. I'm holding out.

Louey

Don't. The perfect fixture for you is about to hit the market. Look around for the AquaIllumination Nano SOL. It's basically a half-sized version of the AI bricks, weighing in at around $350. If it had been out before I bought my ELOS E-Lite, the Nano SOL would've been the one I bought.

Check it out here:
http://reefbuilders.com/2010/09/10/ai-nano-sol-le/

 

[Anonymous]

I'll be glad when they come out with a little smaller version. My 24G has 150W MH now. That's plenty of light. But I would like to elimate the heat and lower the power consumption.

I'm sure more choices will be available shortly. I'm holding out.

Louey

Don't. The perfect fixture for you is about to hit the market. Look around for the AquaIllumination Nano SOL. It's basically a half-sized version of the AI bricks, weighing in at around $350. If it had been out before I bought my ELOS E-Lite, the Nano SOL would've been the one I bought.

Check it out here:
http://reefbuilders.com/2010/09/10/ai-nano-sol-le/

Sweet.

The mounting bracket/attachment looks kind of hokie.

 

[Anonymous]

It is probably alright for a nano, but for my tanks, I don't think I can access the fixture to turn it on and off, etc.

 

[Anonymous]

Sweet.

The mounting bracket/attachment looks kind of hokie.

AI makes lousy mounting hardware, the rail system they use on their full sized units looks even worse. But they can be used in other ways, I've seen a few folks using the lamp trees from Zero Edge with nice looking results.

 

[Anonymous]

Yep, LED are supposed to last 50000 hours. I could see them lasting much longer.

Louey

At 50,000 hours they are approximately at 70%(30% degradation). They can last over 100,000 hours, but who knows how they have degraded by then. These are all under optimum conditions.