evilc66 Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 whoa. any estimates on price for the big one? Not yet. evil this thread is awesome it should be a sticky! if it isnt already well i been reading through it what is your best reccommendation for my 1.25 cube and the price? The smaller PAR20 lamp should be plenty for that tank (assuming it's the Current Betta Cube). I see vast potential for these spotlights. I really like the Japanese-style metal halide spotlights (that cost an arm & a leg) and I think these would definitely help one achieve the effects on a larger tank as well. evil, can the optics be changed out in these lamps? Link to comment
mascott Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 sign me up for one! Got a glass candle holder that holds 2 gallons that I've been thinking of turning pico. Heck its had live rock and a power head cooking in it for a couple months. its about fifteen inches deep. What light would be best suited for it ? Link to comment
Travis Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Me want.......how soon will we be placeing the order? Link to comment
rballz Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I'll be ordering whatever the picotope would need. They look great Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 sign me up for one! Got a glass candle holder that holds 2 gallons that I've been thinking of turning pico. Heck its had live rock and a power head cooking in it for a couple months. its about fifteen inches deep. What light would be best suited for it ? Most likely one of the two larger ones. It's more based on the depth than anything. The extra LEDs and extra watt per LED will give you more usable PAR. 2 gallons at 15" tall would make the diameter about 6"? The smaller lamp would work, but lower PAR. Me want.......how soon will we be placeing the order? Gonna try finishing the test this weekend. May get another sale going shortly after. I'll be ordering whatever the picotope would need. They look great Not sure yet, but I think the larger lamps should be able to a picotope with a single lamp. Link to comment
boltp777 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 how much for the par 20? Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 It's already been posted earlier in this thread, but $75 for the 12K, and $85 for the 20K. Link to comment
Dave_uk Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Just out of interest (as ive already ordered the bits for my new light) Would the larger ones work well for a 75g if you used enough of them? Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Certainly possible. Link to comment
MGDMIRAGE Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Wow all your lights are gorgeous Evil, can't wait till you announce the new light for sale Link to comment
jestersix Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 OK...for example: This is your Betta Cube: This is your Betta Cube on Evil's original Pico Lamp: I know - need to clean the glass, etc...just wanted you all to see what a great job Evil does on these!! Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Next time, no flash, and tweak your color balance to something like "shade" so it won't overpower with blue. Link to comment
jdskidawg Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 what would be the best one for the 3 gal pico to keep sps corals ? Link to comment
evilc66 Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 You can do it with two PAR20s, or one of the PAR38's (I'm pretty sure one will cover the entire tank). Link to comment
jdskidawg Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Which lamp would be best for a 3g pico to keep sps corals ? i want one Link to comment
jdskidawg Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 oops sorry for the double post! perfect when will they be available and how much ? Link to comment
evilc66 Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Soon and don't know yet. Link to comment
jdskidawg Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 great! i will be checking back about how far will it need to be above the water level ? going to start looking for a fixture for it Link to comment
evilc66 Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Depends on the coverage area and what you want for intensity. If you are going to look for a fixture, see if you can find one that is adjustable. Also make sure the arm can hold a pretty decent amount of weight. The lamps are not light. Link to comment
becact Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Looks very cool. If one wanted to light a larger area, do you think it would be more advantageous to have optics and position the light further away, or have no optics and have it be a bit closer to the water? I'm thinking a standard 3g pico size sand bed. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Are you refering to adding optics to my lamp? Not sure what you were getting at there. Link to comment
becact Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Well, I was just wondering in general, how to best light a large area with a minimal number of LEDs. One could use no optics for greater spread, or one could use optics to focus the light, but need to mount the light a bit higher to get a larger coverage area and blend of blue and white light. Which do you think is better for an application like your new light? Do you think you'll be using optics in this new light in the works? Link to comment
evilc66 Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 You need LEDs for coverage. By going with a smaller array, you will never get complete coverage or good output. You will always be limited on coverage area with fewer numbers of LEDs. The screw in lamps are limited in the are that it will cover while still maintaining decent PAR. The PAR20 was limited to about 8" diameter. The larger PAR38 lamp is good to roughly 12" while still maintaining decent PAR. All of these lamps are using optics of some decription. Link to comment
Mindcrime Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Evil, when do you think you might have the PAR20 or PAR 38 available? I'm looking for something to light my 12"x9"x8" AIO, I would think one of those would be perfect. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 Maybe in a few weeks. Link to comment
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