gus6464 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Sup planted lovers, a new light has hit kickstarter and I'm just putting it here because it looks so sexy. Similar in look to ADA Aquasky but with adjustable spectrum. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/790012568/flat-one-smart-aquarium-lighting?utm_source=gus6464@gmail.com&utm_medium=launch-morning&utm_campaign=lb-em&utm_term=Aquarium The $179 price of the 60cm light is not bad at all and it looks to be somewhat strong at 69W. Plus it's using dome optics like radion gen4. I am digging the color rendering in the video though for plants. Link to comment
Horerczy Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 New light? https://reefbuilders.com/2015/12/09/onf-flat-led-light-takes-designfirst-approach/ (Dated Dec. 2015) http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/ONF-Flat-One-Aquarium-LED-Light-24-for-Reef-Tank-Planted-Tank-Rimless-Tanks-/371686989344 (Looks like it's already on sale on eBay) Link to comment
gus6464 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 New light? https://reefbuilders.com/2015/12/09/onf-flat-led-light-takes-designfirst-approach/ (Dated Dec. 2015) http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/ONF-Flat-One-Aquarium-LED-Light-24-for-Reef-Tank-Planted-Tank-Rimless-Tanks-/371686989344 (Looks like it's already on sale on eBay) I think this a new revision or something so the price could be lower. It looks identical but $179 to $500 is a huge price difference. Link to comment
Horerczy Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Well it will only be $179 for Earlybird Kickstarter pledges. The actual retail cost is described in the Kickstarter at $399 for the small one. The larger unit is $549 Retail according to the Kickstarter. Makes me wonder what the point of the Kickstarter is. Is it to help expand the market or did the company run out of money to make more lights? Link to comment
DaveFason Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I think this is the second or third one they have tried. Link to comment
theatrus Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Well it will only be $179 for Earlybird Kickstarter pledges. The actual retail cost is described in the Kickstarter at $399 for the small one. The larger unit is $549 Retail according to the Kickstarter. Makes me wonder what the point of the Kickstarter is. Is it to help expand the market or did the company run out of money to make more lights? Marketing. Kickstarter draws some attention and its a cheap publicity platform Link to comment
gibbous Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Is it really practical for a fixture like this to be able to produce good spectrums of light for both saltwater and planted tanks? I'm sure it's easier for a manufacturer to just produce one model, but common wisdom is that many products designed to do do multiple things wind up being bad at all of them. I like the diffuser design of the light and the form factor is nice, but the listed market price would make me look for something purpose built for either a FW or SW application. Link to comment
gus6464 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Is it really practical for a fixture like this to be able to produce good spectrums of light for both saltwater and planted tanks? I'm sure it's easier for a manufacturer to just produce one model, but common wisdom is that many products designed to do do multiple things wind up being bad at all of them. I like the diffuser design of the light and the form factor is nice, but the listed market price would make me look for something purpose built for either a FW or SW application. Yeah that's why I posted it for planted folk as from the looks of it the design was really mean for freshwater first. I would be very suspect to use it for salt. Link to comment
Horerczy Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Given the pretty decent options planted tanks have for much cheaper I imagine this will be one of those lights that gets purchased for form factor primarily. At the end of the day I have to admit that the pendant version is darn sexy. Link to comment
supernip Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 50 bucks for shipping though. Im a backer but i'll probably drop it seeing as how the specs are kinda junky considering whats on the market Link to comment
Travis Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Johnny Ives wanna be. Lol Link to comment
Horerczy Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Last I checked Jony Ive doesn't design lights. Link to comment
Travis Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Last I checked Jony Ive doesn't design lights. The video on the kickstart seems very Apple like. Link to comment
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