Has anyone tried the new LED light fixtures?

[wabio]

I'm betting (eventually) almost all of us will be using LED's sometime down the road. They certainly have proven they can put out extremely bright light from the Flashlight technology I have seen. I've already thrown out my old halogen flashlights.

http://www.dereelight.com/dbs-2stage.htm

Right now it's still prohibitively expensive, but the advantages are many.....less electricity, less heat, longer bulb life (~10 years), and dimmable bulbs for unlimited custom lighting schedules. And you even get the supposed Shimmer!

So far, PFO looks like the only major company with a product (Galileo and Solaris models).

http://www.solarisled.com/
At Marine Depot

So has anyone seen or used one of these yet? Opinions? (I searched the first 5 pages of this forum and didn't see anything)

Here's a detailed review pitted up against 250w metal halide:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/8/review2

 

[jjakes24]

Try this thread, this kid has them on his tank

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1244111&perpage=25&pagenumber=2

 

[wabio]

I just read the AquaIllumination thread, and the Advanced Aquarist review. That system rocks! Even better than the Solaris, but the price tag. Wow!

Don't get me wrong, I love LED's.....and will eventually convert. But I have a beef with the comparisons they are running against the 250w MH's. They keep using the 20K bulbs, with generic reflectors. I would really like to see them do a comparison vs. a 10K in a LumenARC or LB reflector.