The future of aquarium lighting??

[bigeyedfish]

Check this out. Metal Halides could be a thing of the past. No need to worry about a chiller.
*edited*Sorry.... no links to competing stores
here's another link that might be of interest
http://www.theledlight.com/technical.html

 

[eugenecjr]

Now that is something that I am going to have to look into.

 

[bonermeister]

Pretty sweet, I think being able to have a lighting to imitate moonlight would be really cool, so you could see what all the nighttime buggers are doing without disturbing other inhabitants.

 

[reef fool]

I saw that up on that site a couple of months ago. Bet it is going to be big $$ when it first comes out. I'm definitely gonna consider it when it hits the streets though!

 

[bigeyedfish]

oops. sorry mods i totally didnt think before i posted. no hard feelings i hope.
For anyone who missed I had a link talking about using LED's (light emitting diodes) as a way to light a reef tank. Lots of benefits when they can get teh spectrum down pat.
LED's give off almost no heat, and last a LONG time. Only problem is you need a ton of them. Say like 300 for a 180 gal tank. I imagine the cost will be a ton a first. Maybe this would turn into a DIY'ers dream.

 

[y2says]

You can read about it at www.championlighting.com. Sounds pretty cool.