Solaris LED Light System

[my way]

In regard to your question if a 4' fixture would work for a 5' tank, I'm GUESSING no. The reason I say this is most led's have a narrow beam of light ( not all, but most ). I would think to have the intensity to be usefull on a reef tank these would have a narrow beam, but I could be wrong, just my thoughts. When they contact you ask them how wide the light pattern for the led's used in it are.

 

[clsimons29]

I have been reading product spec (by Phillips) on Luxeon LED website (Solaris LED supplier) Have found quite a bit of interesting reading....yawn.
1) Specturm is fully covered w/ combo of white and blue.(solaris site)
2) coverage band of 4,500k to 10,000k, Solaris says up to 20,000k but can't find it in specs on K2 LED
3) Coverage os 90% @160 degrees n specs, Soloris specs that 24" tank would need a full 24" LED panel to get full coverage were a single 12" MH can cover a 24" tank.
4) Phillips test @ 1000mA runs 3.03min 3.72 avg, 4.95 max Watts per LED, blues run lower. This hold for Solaris claim of 3 watts per LED and 125 watts per foot on their system. I'm finding lumens reading of 75 to 140 on the K2 Luxeon bulbs but i'm unsure on lm/w.
5) Phillips estimates 70% LED maintence @ 50,000 hours, 1000mA, and >120C
6) K2 LEDs are on waiting list of 10-13 weeks right now, holds up to Solaris claims that they are not ready for mass distribution.
Conclusion I belive their claim of wattage for the system is aceivable w/these new LED systems, full color spectrum can be achieved, and their LED reliability claims are backed by Phillips data. I do not know how they are getting up to 20k though and not sure on wat lm/w, and I'm not sure what LED model their using, their are quite a few. Tech on some of these new LEDs is pretty cool but I think I have more questions for the techs @ Solaris. Update you when I get new info.
Found the lm/W for LED 50 lm/w, 80% efficiancy 40 lm/w

 

[chipmaker]

Seems Solaris is not the sole mgf of those lights. Amphibioius and another company has an identical picture of that light and the same exact specs etc on their website. I had mentioned this led light on another websiste and folks were quick to point out that its the same exact light these other two places offered......Luxeons is what Coralife uses in their 3/4 and 1 watt Moon lights. They are quite expensive to buy when compared to a regular LED and also require a more precise driver / power source. They also put out a considerable amount of heat compared to a LED.

 

[clsimons29]

Originally Posted by chipmaker
Seems Solaris is not the sole mgf of those lights. Amphibioius and another company has an identical picture of that light and the same exact specs etc on their website. I had mentioned this led light on another websiste and folks were quick to point out that its the same exact light these other two places offered......Luxeons is what Coralife uses in their 3/4 and 1 watt Moon lights. They are quite expensive to buy when compared to a regular LED and also require a more precise driver / power source. They also put out a considerable amount of heat compared to a LED.
If pics are the same than it is the same system, Solaris is mfd by PFO lighting and they are putting systems out for pre-sale to distributors you can not buy direct from PFO. Luxeon does supply LEDS to others obviously and they do make quite a few different types. The one I referred to on the specs are the K2 model which are being used in this system. The LEDs have to be run at higher voltage ie higher temp to get the wattage but heat also reduces light output -20C & below produces highest output, PFO is building the system w/ custom casing to radiate the heat up - away from the water and using 4 buit in fan systems and they are running the system @ 700mA instead of 1000mA. They claim that the temp should stay within 50C, much lower than the spec temp of 120C provided by Phillips on the K2. I will definitly want to see this work and I am very interested in seeing the 400W model that is due out in several months.