TFP Different Thread

[JeffBoyRD]

Hey, when I was at TFP last week, I noticed they had a tank with strictly LED lights on it. It was on an endcap by the registers. Anyone else see it? I, being easily impressed, was impressed. I am not an SPS keeper, but the lighting was brighter than I thought, and it appeared to have good coloration to my eye. Now I didn't have anything to compare it too right there, and I don't think it is nearly ready for SPS folks, but it is definitely going to be the lighting of the future...IMO.
Thoughts, or dare I say, Comments?

 

[BigKodiak]

Was that where the half circle was? They were tearing down that tank the night I was there.

 

[svynx]

I was there yesterday, and at first glance thought it was MH lights. But after taking a moment to look at it and see the LED's, I too was impressed. Will be interesting to see when the price drops for all light units out there once these new ones start selling.

 

[JeffBoyRD]

They definitely give that nice "shimmering" effect.

 

[Elysia]

I wouldn't say that I am easily impressed generally, but I may be lighting. That said, I was impressed w/ Marineland's new LEDs that they had on hand at MACNA and that are suppose to be available to consumers sometime in Feb. A Marineland rep will be at the frag swap Saturday and I hope that he has at least some promotional material about the lights, as they did have impressive shimmer. It beats holding a flashlight over your tank!

 

[MAMGM]

That rimless tank at the registers was not Marinelands . It was Current/Ecozotic"s LED fixture. Marineland had their LED fixture there, but it was not over a full tank of water. Both units looked great. The Current rep. gave a great presentation on LED lighting for the future

 

[AquaReeferMan]

Ike from Ecozotics states they can handle SPS. We shall see.
Here is a shot of the tank in question.

 

[Elysia]

I was slightly bummed about the Marineland, because while they have 3 switches for the different bulb configurations (daylights, moonlights, actinics), they are all on the same power source, so you can't do a timer. The rep said the plug/adapter things are expensive, so only one was used to keep the cost down. And a thread on the equipment forum here said that the light output of the Marineland unit was only equal to a NO T5.

Despite that, the Marineland units are inexpensive, create shimmer, and don't generate heat. Plus, you don't have the expense of changing bulbs. As I switch things up as I move tanks, I am considering using the Marineland LEDs on what will become my seahorse tank {I can't have the water going above 74 degrees} and my semi-aggressive tank {which will only have undemanding soft corals in it.} My think that these LEDs could work well in these situations.