Elite Reef | New LEDs!

[mikejrice]

I found out officially today that we are indeed carrying Sunshine Systems AquaUFO LED lights! I've been running these on various tanks including a four foot deep monster for awhile, and I'm happy to recommend them to our customers. come check one out over our 34 gallon Solona at the shop.

Reviews:

http://marine-engineers.org/2011/07/19/sunshine-systems-aquaufo-goes-deep/

http://www.reefs.com/blog/2011/06/24/sunshine-systems-aqua-ufo/

 

[dv3]

i personally don't trust these guys ...in print i have seen that these are supposed to replace 400w halides and also read 800w halides ...i asked rep at elite reef fest which one it was and he told 500w ....lol...i think they are just pulling numbers out there butt hole and more like bad salesmen than a light manufacturer that i would trust
...of course this is just my opinion


ps. what was age of the halide bulb you used in your test?

 

[Mckibbonator]

Just get a par meter and check one at the store...

 

[dv3]

Just get a par meter and check one at the store...

? ...mike already did that for us ...i trust his numbers ...its the light distributor i was referring too

 

[Mckibbonator]

AH, sorry, my miss understanding.

 

[mikejrice]

ps. what was age of the halide bulb you used in your test?

About six months.

 

[spstimie]

Do you have pricing on these yet?

 

[mikejrice]

Do you have pricing on these yet?

That's the best part. $300 for a UFO.

 

[dv3]

ps. what was age of the halide bulb you used in your test?

About six months.

excuse me for my ignorance (if thats the case) but why bother creating two blogs on results that are clearly biased ....or did the UFO have 25,000 hours (1/2 life)on it?

 

[mikejrice]

excuse me for my ignorance (if thats the case) but why bother creating to blogs on results that are clearly biased ....or did the UFO have 25,000 hours (1/2 life)on it?

It wasn't really meant to be a comparison of LEDs versus MH. It just happened to be the best thing I had test results over a four foot deep tank to compare with. Also, as I understand it, halides decline rapidly in output near the end of their life while LEDs decline consistently in output over their entire life. No matter how you look at it, comparing MH and LED is apples and oranges. It can only serve as a reference point.

 

[dv3]

It wasn't really meant to be a comparison of LEDs versus MH. It just happened to be the best thing I had test results over a four foot deep tank to compare with. Also, as I understand it, halides decline rapidly in output near the end of their life while LEDs decline consistently in output over their entire life. No matter how you look at it, comparing MH and LED is apples and oranges. It can only serve as a reference point.

i'm just saying your reference point refers to brand new leds vs. 6 month old (1/2 used or more) MH ...you might want to state it ...thats all

 

[mikejrice]

i'm just saying your reference point refers to brand new leds vs. 6 month old (1/2 used or more) MH ...you might want to state it ...thats all

Fair enough. I'll add a note in there.

 

[dv3]

sorry to come off as a butt hole im much nicer in person ...i think its cool that elite is expanding into the led world

 

[mikejrice]

sorry to come off as a butt hole im much nicer in person ...i think its cool that elite is expanding into the led world

No worries. Feedback is always welcome.