LED lighting from CoraLed
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Huddersfield based LED lighting company CoraLed have sent PFK a sample of their product for testing."CoraLed Lighting is designed to give as much light for the lowest power consumption." Says Ian Baker of CoraLed.
"LED aquarium lighting is the Green way forward. Our 12 LED units use only 27 watts of electricity."
"One to four units can be run with our 3 amp Power Supply Unit (PSU) and five to eight can be run with our 6 amp PSU."
"The units can be made up as single units or in multiples of up to 8 in 1 luminare, we can also make our units to your specifications if required, in up to lengths of 10 feet."
Lifespan
"The life of our LED's is in the region of ten to eleven years at a usage of twelve hours per day, this will save money on your replacement of tubes and lamps every six to twelve months."
"We use the latest LED technology available from five of the worlds leading companies in this field and we guarantee our LED aquarium lighting for five years and one year for our PSU's."
"The mix of white and blue LED's gives a correct spectrum of light for the growth of corals which has been tested with excellent results, and the PSU can be supplied as a straight on / off or computer controlled to offer variations of fade up blue, fade up white, run time, fade down and intensity."
"We also anticipate being able to incorporate the 28 day lunar cycle fairly soon and of course our LED units give off the much desired 'ripple' effect."
There are no set retail prices but expect to pay from £600 to over £2000 depending on model.
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Jeremy Gay: 16.10.2009Views: Read 1,300 times
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Date: Saturday October 24th, 2009, 4:25 pm
"Another interesting development, but with an impossibly prohibitive price tag! Not sure how that can be justified?"
Posted by: Keith Parsler - 3 weeks, 6 days agoDate: Saturday October 24th, 2009, 4:25 pm
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Date: Tuesday November 17th, 2009, 9:29 pm
"I own a Solaris LED lighting system and yes, the initial cost is high. But when you factor in the much lower cost of electricity to run the lights, the fact that you don't have to replace bulbs every 6-12 months, and the total lack of heat that doesn't heat the water or the room, the payback period can be measured in a 3-4 year range. After that, it is all money in your pocket. So, when considering your lighting needs, don't be put off by the high initial cost. Do you own cost analysis first."
Posted by: Lawrence Hufty - 3 days, 5 hours agoDate: Tuesday November 17th, 2009, 9:29 pm
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"Seen this light around the net a few times - looks promising.
Posted by: Cerven Cotter - 1 month agoAs for the lighting controller - good idea, but they should also consider making it controller friendly for those aquarists who already have something like a GHL Profilux which has amazing light control functions. Only 2 non GHL lights come to mind that offer GHL control, the Fauna Marin T5/LED system and the Aqua Illumination units.
Despite the overall savings people will benefit from when switching to LEDs - the entry pricing probably puts many hobbyists off."
Date: Friday October 16th, 2009, 1:21 pm