Solaris LED lit tank

[Sanjay]

For a long time I have been wanting to see a SOLARIS LED lit tank, which used only SOLARIS LEDs as its sole source and had been set up for a while.

I have one, but that one used the very first generation of Solaris Led and I have been using for over 2 years on a 29G soft coral tank. I had some SPS growing in it, but they bit the dust.. since this tank has no filteration on it and I was not working hard at maintaing water quality in it.

This tank here has been using the SOLARIS Leds for over a year, and is housing mixed SPS and soft corals. The tank is a 180G bowfront, 30" tall. I was told the corals were grown from frags over the last year. Unfortunately this was not a planned visit so I did not take my light meter with me to take any in tank measurements.

I like to take the pictures without a flash so they do come out a litte darker that what it visually looks.

So for those of you still wondering if the LEDs are here yet... I think with this generation of Led's they are very capable of growing all kinds of coral.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/sbj4/aquarium/james-led/james-led-1.gif

http://www.personal.psu.edu/sbj4/aquarium/james-led/james-led-2.gif

http://www.personal.psu.edu/sbj4/aquarium/james-led/james-led-3.gif

http://www.personal.psu.edu/sbj4/aquarium/james-led/james-led-4.gif


I don't want this to turn into yet another thread arguing about light, watts, light bashing, etc. There are enough of those on this forum already. But if anyone else has any pictures of tanks lit by LEDs only feel free to post here.

sanjay.

[DodgeDude99]

it just doesnt seem like it puts enough light in the tank.

maybe its just the pictures, but it looks like it has dark areas.

[danfrith]

Looks good to me. Good job.

[Sanjay]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13374308#post13374308 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DodgeDude99
it just doesnt seem like it puts enough light in the tank.

maybe its just the pictures, but it looks like it has dark areas.

There are some darker areas at the top. Part of it is due to the fact that the lights are very close to the top of the tank, and the LED spread is much narrower at the top. It looks a little darker in the pictures than in person.

sanjay.

[Whalehead9]

How long is a generation in LEDs? How long from the previous LEDs to this one? If these look like it is almost there, how long till the next generation?

[ReefingBuddha]

I think by generation he means the different series that the company has put out. Considering that it is a year old I'm assuming its the H series Solaris. Is that right?

Did the owner mention any issues with replacement parts needed or ballast issues? PFO is good on costumer service (I know first hand) and I was just wondering if they had any issues.

Thanks for posting up Sanjay, good to hear some positive things about the Solaris for once, nice looking tank as well.

[N8MAN1068]

I would absolutely LOVE to have/try one out. I'd sacrifice my tank for the research. :)

Then again, I'd also love to have that kind of disposable income to afford the Solaris system.

Ah well...maybe in a few more years when the Visa is payed off....

[hahnmeister]

I agree with some... it looks 'patchy', but like you said Sanjay, thats the picture too. Still, the new ones at MACNA looked patchy. They could hit the center bottom with light levels just under 200, but as you moved side to side, the light drop-off was dramatic.

[cdmurphy]

Hey Sanjay, What series of Solaris is it? Also do you know what he had his day whites and day blues set at. I have the I series Solaris over my 90 gal tank and I've had trouble with coral bleaching from the top down and lost a lot of SPS. Since then I've turned my light down to 50% blue and 35% white and I'm starting to get some good growth on some Monti Caps and Acros. Hopefully in a few months I'll have enough growth to post some pictures.

[Henryreef]

I am also intersted in LED Lighting, but am waiting for the next break through to buy one or the price to go down. What would decent LED's cost for a 55 gal?

[bergzy]

sanjay,

what is the actual effective life of the led phosphors that create the wavelengths required for coral growth?

a 50k hour led life is great but is meaningless (to me) if the phosphor effectiveness life is 5k hours.

thanks!:)

[kurtflys]

I was just reading about them, read this.http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/aquarium-lighting/aquarium-led-lighting-a-major-advance-or-is-metal-halide-still-the-light-of-choice/

[Sanjay]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13434086#post13434086 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bergzy
sanjay,

what is the actual effective life of the led phosphors that create the wavelengths required for coral growth?

a 50k hour led life is great but is meaningless (to me) if the phosphor effectiveness life is 5k hours.

thanks!:)

Sorry, I do not have any information on this.

sanjay.

[Opsanus tau]

I struggled to keep coral alive under the first "G" series,.. but PFO was kind enough to trade my Gs for I-4 series, now they are sending me a 24" I-5 I belive I will be able to post some pictures here soon of the "span-of-generations"...the "G' series were real garbage IMO..only a few things "held on" for awhile while most corals (especially SPSs) died a slow death no matter their species.
in all fairness I think I had a single Ricordea split, but that was it!

[Steve 926]

My 36" G series. 50 gal acrylic, 15 month's running.
PFO has EXCELLENT customer service. A few bumps along the way, but they resolved everything without a whimper.
My only regret is the lunar cycle is not available on their new units


I will defiantly up grade to the I series on my next display

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Steve



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