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07/06/2010, 08:14 PM | #1 |
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Vertex Illumina LED Arrives
Today I picked up my new Vertex Illumina LED fixture and I'd like to share my initial impressions and a few photos.
I'll take PAR readings and shoot some video over the weekend so stay tuned. Can you say early adopter? My fixture is serial number 000016! The fixture is very well made. Solid and compact. Only 12 inches deep (front to back) the fixture has three absolutely silent fans on top and comes with the usual grip-lock hanging kit (no legs are offered by Vertex). The 48" fixture is equipped with 8 LED pods running Phillips 3W Luxeon Rebel LEDs, 8 x 7500k White 105 lm/W, 4 x 470nm Blue and 4x 450nm Royal Blue. The LED's are driven at only 2.5W for a total of 40W per pod and 320W for the entire fixture. Each of the LED pods has its own onboard radio that communicates with the controller wirelessly. Vertex will be offering a USB dongle to program the fixture wirelessly from your PC down the road. Below are the supplied Mean Well power supplies: I have been playing with the menu options for a bit and found that the built-in demo program really shows off some the amazing natural simulations this light is capable of. But it appears that these advanced features (sunrise from left to right and lightning etc.) can only be programmed with the PC option that is not yet available. Maybe it's just me overlooking those feature options in the menu so I can't confirm this yet. I've had a PFO Solaris, a Giesemann Infiniti 2x250W MH/T5 fixture and a 8 bulb ATI PowerModule and the Vertex Illumina is the coolest looking light over my tank so far. And after 2.5 hours the fixture is barley warm to the touch! Tomorrow after work I plan on spending some more time exploring the menu options and tweaking the LED intensity ratios to get the perfect colour I'm looking for. Cheers! -TDF
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07/06/2010, 09:17 PM | #2 |
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Looks good man. Trying to get into LED myself, but there is just a sea of possibilities and options out there that is pretty overwhelming.
Ive been looking at a couple different threads though, and I like the color your system has now compared to some of the other factory made LED systems. |
07/06/2010, 09:29 PM | #3 |
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I have been waiting for these to come out.
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07/07/2010, 04:12 AM | #4 |
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If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for this fixture?
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07/07/2010, 04:30 AM | #5 |
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Yikes, that fixture is beautiful....But unfortunately I can't afford the the $5k plus it would cost to light my 8' tank.
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07/07/2010, 05:06 AM | #6 | |
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07/07/2010, 05:10 AM | #7 |
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AFAIK the Vertex Illumina in it's current form is only available in Europe and Canada due to Orbitec's patent on LED aquarium lighting in the United States.
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07/07/2010, 05:26 PM | #8 |
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A few more photos
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07/07/2010, 06:11 PM | #9 |
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Very impressive tank and lighting. What was the cost?
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07/07/2010, 06:28 PM | #10 |
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Looks great!
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07/07/2010, 06:33 PM | #11 |
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This is gorgeous, thanks for sharing. Curious where you ordered this from...?
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07/07/2010, 07:22 PM | #13 |
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$2899 Canadian
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07/07/2010, 09:39 PM | #15 |
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your vid is amazing. I wonder when it will be available in the US.
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Do you have any PAR readings by chance?
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I'll have PAR readings up on Sunday evening.
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Nice looking fixture, are there any optics on those LEDs?
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No optics.
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can you program one end of the tank brighter or different coloring then the other end?
im thinking of a darker area for lower light corals... |
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Can each LED lamp be replaced individually??
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