At last it is possible to replace metal halide lighting in a saltwater reef aquarium with something just as intense but uses half the power. The Ecoray 60D fixture provides the light intensity of 250 watt metal halide without the heat production and power drain. The housing of this fixture is 100% aluminum and measures 14" x 8.5" x 2.34" with a fan installed in the top, so it functions as its own heat sink. One of these fixtures will draw 62 watts of power at .6 amps. The life expectancy of the bulbs is about 50,000 hours which works out to running your lights 12 hours per day for a little over 11 years without replacing bulbs. In a metal halide fixture, you are replacing bulbs once every 10 months and the bulb draws 250 watts of power for the same amount of light this 62 watt fixture can give you. The savings really adds up between using far less energy and not having to replace bulbs, typically one of these fixtures will pay for itself in about a year and a half of use.
The light spectrum of this system with both the blue and white lights lit up is roughly equivalent to 12,000 to 14,000 K. This fixture also has the wonderful advantage of giving the same shimmering water effect that a metal halide provides, and fluorescent fixtures do not. The Ecoray 60D is very capable of growing both hard and soft corals, including acropora, as well as clams. With the reduced heat output, many systems which currently require a chiller will no longer require the use of a chiller, further reducing the cost of setting up a reef aquarium as well as reducing the cost to run an existing aquarium.
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I have been using these since February 2012 (approx 10 months) I replaced my 2 x 250watt HQI with 3 Ecoray 60D. I have it ~8 inches above my 50 gallon tank and it's still a little too bright. I would raise it higher if my canopy would allow it. There isn't much spread, I originally had it about 4 inches above my tank and you could actually see the lines of darkness seperating the 3 boxes. At 8 inches you get a bit more spread, I think Ideally 12-16 inches above my tank would be best. due to the optics the light is directed to go down with minimal spread, so I did keep my VHO lights on the tank as well. I had some LPS corals that looked like they were having a hard time adjusting to the light so I put them in shady areas and they opened back up. All my SPS corals are flourishing, however, the upper sps seem like they are getting a little too much light and xenia have taken to them also (but I think xenia will grow just about anywhere, I am actually looking for a way to kill xenia with...
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Rating : 5.0
List Price : $329.99
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