AquaIllumination LED fixture

Fishdude1984 · #1 11/30/2007, 05:48 AM

has anyone out there actually used the AquaIllumination LED fixture yet? i keep hearing hype about it and how its better than the PFO Solaris but nobody seems to have there, if so, what are they like?

FishhyRen · #2 11/30/2007, 02:04 PM

I like the fact that the fans are on top- It would allow me to put them in my canopy easily!
Haven't seen or heard much from either the solaris or aquaillumination camp... seems to be a pretty small group still.

I'm going to stick around to see responses!

FishhyRen · #3 12/03/2007, 08:29 AM

No one?

Fishdude1984 · #4 12/05/2007, 01:17 AM

ya, i don't think anybody actually owns one, i think they are just a myth!

pjf · #5 12/05/2007, 01:50 AM

Here is a review of an Aquaillumination fixture by Dana Riddle: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/10/review/view.

I believe that Sanjay Joshi will be reviewing such a fixture after Aquaillumination produces enough to satisfy demand.

Dwarf Seahorses · #6 12/05/2007, 07:58 AM

According to the article:

"An XM 250-watt 20,000K metal halide’s light output (PAR) was compared to that of the AI LED luminaire (see ‘Methods’ for details). In a nutshell, the LED array out-performed the 250-watt metal halide."

luke33 · #7 12/05/2007, 08:47 AM

Thats the problem with these review's, they always use junk bulb's like a xm250w........terrible par. I would hope my few grand fixture could outperform it! lol

FishhyRen · #8 12/05/2007, 08:50 AM

If I remember the XM 10k's had some of the highest figures for PAR in Sanjay's study a while back??
I don't use 20k's in my setup, so I didn't look at their ratings...
But I don't have any 400Watt MH's right now, I have a DE 250, two 175's and a 660 VHO- If it's anything compairable, I'm happy!

luke33 · #9 12/05/2007, 09:09 AM

Yea, if it were up to the 10k xm, it would be impressive, but not so much the 20k : (

Fishdude1984 · #10 12/13/2007, 11:47 PM

to new i guess