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Vertex Illumina LED Arrives
Yesterday evening I picked up my new Vertex Illumina SR 1200 48" 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 on board ZigBee 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 Last edited by TheDogFather; 07-12-2010 at 05:40 PM. |
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Vertex Illumina LED Arrives
That is a slick looking fixture, looking forward to seeing how it works for you. I've had my aqua illuminations fixture for a couple weeks now and will finally have the new tank set up for it this weekend. Hopefully our LEDs are all they're cracked up to be.
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I am excited to see the par readings I am thinking of getting a 6 foot fixture but didnt want to spend that much and have it not put out enough light.
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Tagging along. I would like to see the PAR readings as well as the long term effects on your coral. The tank looks like its getting really good coverage.
1)What are the dimentions of your tank? 2)What kind of lighting did you have on the tank before? 3)Is it possible to get a pic of the side of your tank so we can see the coverage/any dark spots? 4)How high is it off your tank? Thanks. |
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I'm very curious to see the PAR readings, especially front to back with all those LEDs down the center. Can you do PAR readings at several points in the tank from front to back as well? Thanks.
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LED fixtures with optics have typically only a 40 degree spread. |
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2 The previous fixture was a 8 bulb ATI powermodule 3 Side shot coming this weekend, no dark spots 4 The fixture is 6" from the water surface Cheers! -TDF |
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Vertex Illumina LED Arrives
Wow, pretty impressive display. When you get full control of it you'll be able to create some pretty cool effects. Definately the coolest looking light I've ever seen, eager to see if it's numbers are up to par.
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The V-Stick USB wireless controller is supposed to be released in a few weeks to unlock the fixture's full potential.
Some of the features that will be become available: - add/download modules and schematics such as regional lunar cycles, seasonal variations and weather effects lightening. Additionally, you will be able to pair the lighting unit with other devices such as the Vertex Stratus DC pump to create tidal/seasonal stream manipulations. |
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I was wondering where you purchased the light from? It looks great and the lighting features are pretty cool.
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