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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/15/2007, 07:53 PM
Replies: 584
Views: 41,895
Posted By PFO Lighting
Solaris I4 series LED

Lumileds has finally announced the LEDs we are using in the Solaris I4 series. These LEDs were officially announced today, but all the I4 series we have been shipping for the past 3 weeks have the...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 09/20/2007, 12:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 549
Posted By PFO Lighting
Update on output

Just to give an update on the output of the Solaris. We started with the G Series, then the H4 series, and now we are introducing the I4 series which is scheduled to ship in late October. The I4...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 08/22/2007, 06:21 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 3,611
Posted By PFO Lighting
Rich The H4 version uses the K2 series. We...

Rich
The H4 version uses the K2 series. We released it back in April I think.
The G series uses the Luxeon 111 series. We shipped our first units back last August or September.

The Seoul...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 08/22/2007, 02:19 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 3,611
Posted By PFO Lighting
Rich, Glad to see you pulled some data sheets. ...

Rich,
Glad to see you pulled some data sheets.

Lets use typical values so that we are comparing apples to apples. Seoul does not state 1 amp values so we will all use 350ma on the white LEDs. ...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 08/21/2007, 06:54 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 3,611
Posted By PFO Lighting
RichConley, I understand you live to bash the...

RichConley,
I understand you live to bash the solaris. When you do it with facts I have no problem. But when you have to lie it bothers me.

"Here's what you'll get with the solaris:
Less than...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 06/13/2007, 09:59 PM
Replies: 582
Views: 115,134
Posted By PFO Lighting
Spleen93 The 36" unit would be equilavent to...

Spleen93
The 36" unit would be equilavent to 1.5 400W 20K bulbs. Each bulb runs 465 Watts when you include the ballast. So 465*1.5=697.5 Watts if you were using a metal halide.

697.5...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 06/13/2007, 09:17 PM
Replies: 582
Views: 115,134
Posted By PFO Lighting
I would like to explain in detail why the Solaris...

I would like to explain in detail why the Solaris is seeing results that it does. There are multiple reasons.

First the Solaris is an extremely focused light. Because of the extreme point...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 06/12/2007, 12:21 PM
Replies: 582
Views: 115,134
Posted By PFO Lighting
lumens/watt

Since the discussion seems to be back to lumens/watt let me repost the following.

Bulb Watt Color Lumens Watts lumens/watt
250W 4K Sylvania 20,000 295 ...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/27/2007, 10:34 PM
Replies: 582
Views: 115,134
Posted By PFO Lighting
What if we took the current box and slid that...

What if we took the current box and slid that into another box. The outer box would open on the small end panels. This would cause the weak long top opening portion of the box to have strength by...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/27/2007, 07:58 PM
Replies: 582
Views: 115,134
Posted By PFO Lighting
Jacmyoung "the packaging can definitely be...

Jacmyoung
"the packaging can definitely be nicer. A high end product deserves a high end appearance."

I am very open to suggestions on the outer box. The problem is that currently 95% of the...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/27/2007, 11:07 AM
Replies: 582
Views: 115,134
Posted By PFO Lighting
Solaris Shipping Boxes

Bean Animal,
The experts at UPS Testing Laboratory disagree with your opinion on the Solaris boxes.

They have tested and approved our shipping boxes. What this means to the customer is that if...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/27/2007, 10:53 AM
Replies: 1
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Views: 287
Posted By PFO Lighting
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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/10/2007, 05:28 PM
Replies: 582
Views: 115,134
Posted By PFO Lighting
Since we try to give the best customer service we...

Since we try to give the best customer service we possibly can, we have decided to change our policy on warranty being with the unit rather than with the original purchaser. The unit will have a two...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/19/2007, 05:25 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,758
Posted By PFO Lighting
To answer your question on Spectrum. We...

To answer your question on Spectrum. We currently do not see changing the spectrum of any of the LED's. Dana printed our spectrum curves in his article. Since the article we have added a couple of...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/19/2007, 03:25 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,758
Posted By PFO Lighting
hahnmeister, " Here, check out this DIY...

hahnmeister,
"
Here, check out this DIY system by Zachtos that uses the same luxeon stars that the PFO uses... http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...25&pagenumber=9
His final results, with 24 of...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/19/2007, 02:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 193
Posted By PFO Lighting
PFO lighting is now reselling the Apogee Quantum...

PFO lighting is now reselling the Apogee Quantum Meter for $249.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/26/2007, 11:34 AM
Replies: 999
Views: 106,773
Posted By PFO Lighting
ppht, I just grabbed a picture from your...

ppht,
I just grabbed a picture from your gallery. Please keep me updated on new pictures and I will post them.
Thank You,
Pat
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/26/2007, 11:20 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 178
Posted By PFO Lighting
The clock can set for your current time just like...

The clock can set for your current time just like any digital clock.

There is a manual mode on the unit where you can adjust the light level from 0-100%.

Pat
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/26/2007, 11:18 AM
Replies: 999
Views: 106,773
Posted By PFO Lighting
Looking for tank pictures

I am looking for pictures of tanks with the Solaris fixture on it. If you have a Solaris we would love to post pictures of it on our website at www.solarisled.com.

We can set it up that we post...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/05/2007, 07:59 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 106,773
Posted By PFO Lighting
to expand on the Quality Control Problems. ...

to expand on the Quality Control Problems.

In a majority of the shipments, the rattling of UPS freight caused a large percentage of the problems we saw. We also had a huge learning curve from...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/05/2007, 12:15 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 106,773
Posted By PFO Lighting
PFO Solaris Status Update

I have updated the website on dimensions. Be aware that only the new units are 1.5" shorter than the nominal length. When ordering make sure that you specify that they need to be the shorter...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 10/24/2006, 04:31 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 106,773
Posted By PFO Lighting
Rich, 6 months ago people were saying there is...

Rich,
6 months ago people were saying there is no way an LED light can compete with a Metal halide lamp. Now the statement is it can not compete with a specific lamp ballast combination. We have...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 10/24/2006, 03:53 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 106,773
Posted By PFO Lighting
RichConely, I made a mistake on the degree of...

RichConely,
I made a mistake on the degree of beam spread. You are correct on the literature stated 45 degree. I have been so busy looking at different lens and what the literature states in...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 10/24/2006, 03:00 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 106,773
Posted By PFO Lighting
RichConnely, I clearly understand that you...

RichConnely,
I clearly understand that you believe that the Solaris LED produces a lot less light than a 250W 20K metal halide. You have all the right to speak your opinion on these news groups as...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 06/19/2006, 06:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,931
Posted By PFO Lighting
I had one of my mini typos on the web site which...

I had one of my mini typos on the web site which are being corrected. We are driving at 700ma. Please see the life statement from Lumileds which states both the white and all the blue LED's have a...
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