zygote2k July 20, 2010 July 20, 2010 The new Photon Cannon has been installed above the 60, replacing the 'old' PAR 38's. It's definitely much brighter overall and the glass optic makes a big difference- zero spotlighting. Somehow I'll have to rig up some 453's or just buy the 453nm Photon Cannon so I can get a dawn to dusk effect. The cost of 4) PAR 38's and associated fixture is almost exactly the same as the Cannon. The 1st set of pictures are on 'Auto' setting, and the 2nd set is on 'Vivid' setting.
Coral Hind July 20, 2010 July 20, 2010 Very nice, I like the light spread mush better over the Par's.
zygote2k July 21, 2010 Author July 21, 2010 (edited) I'll post pics of the fixture tonight. I get these from a vendor in Arizona. I have yet to see one offered to the general public. Edited July 21, 2010 by zygote2k
trockafella July 21, 2010 July 21, 2010 How do the corals seem to be reacting to it..? Did you get the PAR numbers yet..?
zygote2k July 21, 2010 Author July 21, 2010 How do the corals seem to be reacting to it..? Did you get the PAR numbers yet..? It has only been one day. No numbers yet, but it'll be more than the P38's.
BowieReefer84 July 23, 2010 July 23, 2010 Here is a article on glassbox . . . you must have inspired him. http://glassbox-design.com/2010/ecoxotic-photon-canon-led/
zygote2k July 23, 2010 Author July 23, 2010 any shots of the bulb/light itself? Here ya go- Here is a article on glassbox . . . you must have inspired him. I did speak with Eric about these and have sent him pictures. When I get my new par meter, I'll be sending him the data also. I'm considering the purchase of the 50w 453nm Photon Cannon as well and will be testing that. http://glassbox-design.com/2010/ecoxotic-photon-canon-led/ I did speak with Eric about these and have sent him pictures. When I get my new par meter, I'll be sending him the data also. I'm considering the purchase of the 50w 453nm Photon Cannon as well and will be testing that.
zygote2k July 24, 2010 Author July 24, 2010 This email to me from Ecoxotic: Hi Rob, Thanks for purchasing our Cannon LED pendant, we've not "officially" launched these yet, so I'd be happy to provide you with further information on them. All of our products come with a one-year warranty. As long as the Cannon is not placed in a hot environment (like inside a canopy) or retrofitted with a different heat sink, the LED should last 50,000 hours. Edison made these chips specifically for us, they do not offer them to any other companies - so you won't find any standard bin data on their website for these. The chips are 12,000K not 10,000K, and Edison tested them at 80lm/watt. The 453nm is also a chip Edison made for us, its a single 50 watt LED chip used for spotlight/color enhancement/PAR supplementation. We are already testing the elliptical module, but the tooling is not complete for a whole fixture assembly yet. We do have the 100 watt version in our showroom and have shown a few hobbyists, but have not done any testing on it yet.
thewire July 24, 2010 July 24, 2010 (edited) nice cannon...how the cannon ventilate? Edited July 24, 2010 by thewire
chucelli July 25, 2010 July 25, 2010 Where did you buy the photon canon from? They are offered here http://www.aquariumspecialty.com along with some other LED choices. -Robert
BowieReefer84 July 29, 2010 July 29, 2010 (edited) http://www.aquariums...roducts_id=6757 Is aquarium specialty the only one carrying this item? That's a lot of cash. Could build a better fixture or even buy an AI unit for a little bit more and have full control? Edited July 29, 2010 by BowieReefer84
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