PFO Solaris may have competition...

[Deanos]

I'm not going to try to calculate the electric savings, but with the bulb cost neutralizing the initial cost of the system then the electric savings would be the icing on the cake :eat:

What if you don't pay for electricity?

 

[Killerdrgn]

What if you don't pay for electricity?

Well if you don't pay for electricity you can wait for the prices to come down.
Or you can get it anyway to be more green so you don't kill all the coral in the ocean before it gets to your tank.

 

[jhale]

What if you don't pay for electricity?

then get it and be happy knowing your using less carbon producing energy

 

[coralite]

For anyone wanting to learn more about LED lighting. . .
A while back I did an interview with Tullio Del Aquila about LED lighting. Tullio developed the first LED aquarium application with the Marc Weiss moonlight. He is the most knowledgeable aquarist regarding LED lighting for aquaria and we discuss very specifically why LEDs are not ready for prime time, yet. The interview is available as a free download. It really is just a matter of time until Tullio is to LEDs what Sanjay is to Halides and other traditional aquarium lights.
Here is a list of items discussed in this interview
- Introductions
- how LEDs got started in the hobby
- Where LED moonlights came from
- Hi flux and low flux LED
- LED environmental requirements
- Details of LEDs wavelength output
- LEDs ability to target the wavelengths needed by coral
- Directivity of LEDs and how that affects there use
- Luminous Efficiency of LED, and comparison to other lighting types
- How LEDs work
- Columniation (Focusing) vs reflected light
- why aren't LED lights everywhere, what's the hold up
- LEDs do not emit UV, how will that affect coral
- Thoughts on Commercial LED fixtures

 

[inkblue]

Anybody have a Solaris on theiR tank

 

[jackson6745]

if I bought the 60" aqua it would cost 3,075 and last for an estimated 10 years.

in 120 months I would go through 13 bulb changes with 3 bulbs at a time, if the bulbs are 80 each thats 3,120 in bulb cost right there.

I'm not going to try to calculate the electric savings, but with the bulb cost neutralizing the initial cost of the system then the electric savings would be the icing on the cake :eat:

that is of course if the led bulbs last ten years, and the leds work to grow coral.

I never had anything 10 years without breaking it

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

For anyone wanting to learn more about LED lighting. . .
A while back I did an interview with Tullio Del Aquila about LED lighting. Tullio developed the first LED aquarium application with the Marc Weiss moonlight. He is the most knowledgeable aquarist regarding LED lighting for aquaria and we discuss very specifically why LEDs are not ready for prime time, yet. The interview is available as a free download. It really is just a matter of time until Tullio is to LEDs what Sanjay is to Halides and other traditional aquarium lights.
Here is a list of items discussed in this interview
- Introductions
- how LEDs got started in the hobby
- Where LED moonlights came from
- Hi flux and low flux LED
- LED environmental requirements
- Details of LEDs wavelength output
- LEDs ability to target the wavelengths needed by coral
- Directivity of LEDs and how that affects there use
- Luminous Efficiency of LED, and comparison to other lighting types
- How LEDs work
- Columniation (Focusing) vs reflected light
- why aren't LED lights everywhere, what's the hold up
- LEDs do not emit UV, how will that affect coral
- Thoughts on Commercial LED fixtures

may be you would be interested in following my findings of a system completely running under LED. Will post some more pics and probably open a thread about the system soon.

Will post more pics showing how the various corals including one simple SPS like the light after less than week under it. Cannot get to unload pics until tomorrow.

 

[Wolverine57]

Allan, comparing the Solaris PFO and the AquaIllumination. I leaning towards purchasing the AquaIllumination, for several reasons.

1) The flexibility to upgrade your existing fixture
Upgradability sounds better than selling your current fixture (selling means loosing hard earned money).

Modular Upgrades

Your needs as an aquarist can change, and the AquaIllumination™ system is designed to make change easy. Our modular design allows you to order upgrade packages as your needs evolve. Whether it's to increase the length of your system or to get the latest in LED technology, our modular approach allows you to upgrade without losing your current investment.

Like Jhale mention, replacing bulbs will add up in time.
Bob 1000: according to AquaIllumination is equal to 250w