NEW GHL LED Lamp FULL SPECTRUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

after all these rumours and being permanently asked for further information by email, PMs or phone we decided to do the official announcement earlier.

Yes, GHL will release their own LED pending lamp soon!

After more than 2 years of development we are proud to present a modern and innovative LED-lamp, which doesn't leave any wishes open in my opinion.
We didn't want to release just another LED-lamp with the usual features, we wanted to develop one of the best LED-lamps on the market!

Here are some of the highlights - but I will not tell everything, this happens when the lamp is released officially in May!

LEDs:
- 8 light colors, all separately dimmable: ultra white, royal blue, blue, true green, yellow, red, hyperred and UV (420 nm)
- 62 LEDs per lamp
- 6 separately replacable LED-clusters on IMS boards
- PAR: I think more than you need!

Intelligence + Userinterface:
- own controller (32 Bit ARM)
- graphical display, 6 touch-Keys

communication:
- radio (2.4 GHz)
- USB

Operation modes:
- standalone (runs autonomous)
- master (controls other lamps wirelessly)
- slave (is controlled from other lamps or ProfiLux wirelessly)

Energy:
- high-efficiency mode (max. economy and LED lifetime)
- high output mode (max. brightness)

Thermal management:
- innovative cooling concept with 4 extremely quiet and compact cooling fans
- fans are temperature controlled

Design:
- select out of several colors
- fans and heatsinks are not visible from outside
- ca. 300 mm x 200 mm x 40 mm

Functions:
- sliding clouds and sunrise over several lamps
- all illumination functions of ProfiLux
- full control over output light spectrum

Others:
- firmwareupdates possible
- true dimming technology: non visible brightness steps with more than 3000 dimming steps per channel
- incl. lamp holder
- universal power supply with wide range input

and much much more ...

I am quite sure it is worth to wait until May!

That's all I can tell at the moment.

http://forum.aquariumcomputer.com/sh...3722#post33722

I am excited.

I hope the price is on par with the Vegas rather then the Radion.

Not a clue what a Vegas is sorry ;(

But price will be based as always on quality and functionality, just look at the list of components announced, this is German engineering and on the whole German parts.

Important points are the 420nm range and more.

I think they mean the AI Vega

Oh in that case, chalk and cheese, please refer back to announced features and construction.

AI Vega...Not Vegas, typo in my post.

Here is one very clear difference

- true dimming technology: non visible brightness steps with more than 3000 dimming steps per channel

Thinking no, not in line with Vega pricing...

Are these controllable with Apex?

it has wirless control and USB control, if APEX has the capability to support such a vast feature array.

I would assume that these will be even more than the radions unfortunately. I guess we'll have to wait until the release to find out.

Sorry, I was looking for a technical answer, not sales pitch. I would assume a light seller would know what their product is capable of doing and not doing.

It's great that you have a vast array of features to tout, but basically a customer wants to know how much and how can they use it.
I'll check back when you have technical details in May. Thanks

The only comment we will make on price either before or after announcement will be and is -

You will get what you pay for, feature rich full spectrum and coming from a company renowned for the highest possible quality and components used.

Not quite sure how on earth you thought that was a sales pitch, the answer is in the reply ;) If Apex is capable of such features then I am sure yes, but an official announcement has not been made from GHL as yet.

However as a marketing forum and thread please expect a sales pitch now and again I think thats what this forum is for. ;)

Maybe these will bring the price of radions down.

Michael, if I go to AI site, they tell me the light that they want to sell is supported by the native controller, Profilux and Apex. They know this stuff. I would expect GHL would know if they're interested in selling to that portion of the market.
Yes, it's great to have the sales pitch, but so far you've used lots of fancy sales words and haven't told us much.
I need LED lights for my tank, and I need to know what works and what doesn't. AI tells me about their stuff, I would expect GHL to tell me if and why their product is better.

Example - PAR = more than I need... really?? Before I buy anything, I would like to see statistics. PAR = a number at a certain depth and spread. Cost. Controller compatibility. Real things.

I suppose this will all be available in time, but with an announcement for a competing product, for me who needs to make a decision soon, the sales hype isn't what I need to make my decision.

Basically, as a consumer, I just want to know what will work best for my setup. This info might not be available yet, that's ok then...

This is a brand new announcment the original announcement was not going to come until the beginning of May. The announcement is also very clear in stating no more details at present. The reason for this is due to the fact they are still developing the unit to its final state. Ai and others have been out longer so I would expect them to tell you what works with what.

When more details are released this thread will be the first to know. If you cant wait that long then I would suggest following your own instincts what is right for you.

Or in the meantime buy a Profilux where you know your investment will be safe for years to come in terms of technology and quality :) (and yes I hereby state this last sentance is an official sales pitch :) )

Lines like this remind me of the whole Orphek/Mike Maddox episode.

Anyways, as a IIIex owner I'm excited to see GHL's new fixture.

sounds incredible! hands down more expensive then radions. the Q is whats the coverage?

With over 60 LED's on hand the coverage should reflect this, looking at the specs my good guess will be 30" cube in growth area coverage. Take into account I have absolute no more info on this lamp than you what so ever.

In terms of price, I have no clue, but looking at the potential coverage area, LED amount used and importantly 420nm LED incorporation and the specs, I am expecting above $800 in terms of pricing, I think that is a fair and expected assumption, by how how much I do not know or wish to even speculate.

Is there anything in the works to replace the current LED light simu-sticks?

I would love to see the Simu-sticks replaced with a better unit.

The Simu sticks are effect sticks only for moon effect, sunrise effect and storm effect, I am not sure what else could be added to them to be honest.

I am not aware anything changing in the feature set.

you can sign me up for the long term review :lol: :wink:

I'd like to see a RGB version :wink:

I think with the launch of the new GHL LED pendant they will be focussing more development time on that.

The simu-L stick you are talking about was never designed for life support just lunar cycles and funky storms. It was also the very first LED simulation dimmable product brought to market.

You already have red and blue in the mix with the Simu-L and also white, in a simulation product for a reef tank I am not sure where the green component would be useful, however if you can give me some direction on this I can always ask if they can look at adding green to the Simu-L.

Although LED has come on leaps and bounds we still see a great demand for these simulation sticks from GHL as not all LED products offer the simulation functions the Simu range can bring to a tank.

Of course the GHL LED Pendant just announced will have all these features built in as expected.

RGB allows for all colors to be created, for example sun rise/set effects can be more orange/yellow instead of red/pink which is a little more pleasing. Just adding the green LEDs would allow for RGB codes so virtually any color effect could be created. Overall it would make a better addition to traditional LED lighting which only consists of blue and white and would extend the use of the SIM LED to suplemental and not just effect. Many people are adding RGB LED sticks to there lighting for better color/spectrum. Some use the RGB Panorama Pro or something similar but I'm yet to see anything that can be linked to a common controller. The RGB LEDs need not be powerful, lower power is better as they dim better. It's not about sustaining life, just better color, my 3W red and green LEDs only run at 5-10%, I think it clear lower LEDs would be better suited to the task.

I will pass on your comments for sure, for now of course their time is spent finalising the New LED pendant announced here and also some other large GHL developments coming soon ;)

The problem I have with the Simu sticks is that the LED's on them SUCK.

They are not very bright and you can barely see the lighting effects. I have 3 on a 6' tank and they are barely noticeable even when they are the only thing lighting the tank.

It was be nice if they changed out the LED's to something a little more recent and changed the housing they come in.