evilc66 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 In case anyone missed the PMs, all the Pico Lamps have shipped and should be in your grubby little hands any day now, except for a few international orders that will take a day or two longer. I hope everyone enjoys them. Please post pictures once you get them set up. I may be doing another small order of these (prebuilt) in a little while, and may get my new version up and running too. Stay tuned. Link to comment
Sword Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I can't wait for round two ( and hopefully version 2!). Link to comment
CallMeDrLove Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Round two sounds good to me. Link to comment
spazizz Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 What are people screwing this into? Link to comment
schro Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 This is just a teaser for the next LED group buy I will be setting up here soon. This will be great for smaller picos with just one light, or larger ones with a few. Pricing will be reasonable. I'll post more details at the end of the week I'm looking at a similar fixture for pendant lights for my tank. they are replacements for a par30 bulb that contain a pcb with solderpads for 9 LEDs (I think 5 bright white, 2 royal, and 2 blue might work well) I just need to check what the internal constant current driver and heatsink are like (tomorrow) I expect that 4 of them over a 15G tank would work well. Link to comment
dla Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 In case anyone missed the PMs, all the Pico Lamps have shipped and should be in your grubby little hands any day now, except for a few international orders that will take a day or two longer. I hope everyone enjoys them. Please post pictures once you get them set up. I may be doing another small order of these (prebuilt) in a little while, and may get my new version up and running too. Stay tuned. Link to comment
kmu Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Im loking into turning my FOWLR 10" cube into a pico reef tank and want to light it with leds only... What are my best options right now? I really like the 20k look with alot of coral flourescence THX in advance Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Wait to see how my new lamp turns out. It way be able to light up the entire tank with only a single bulb. The smaller ones currently would need at least two. Link to comment
BLoCkCliMbeR Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 anyone put up pics of one of these on a tank yet? ive played with the idea of makin an LED light while my wife was asleep but im patiently waiting for the right moment..... Link to comment
sleeuno Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Got the lamps up on my 3.5g pico last week. They are 2x 20K and what an improvement from my PCs! They look better in person, more color. Not sure how to get the settings right on my point and click. I placed them about 11" from the sandbed to get better color blending and coverage. There is one section right in the middle towards the back that just stays blue, one more lamp would have been perfect. Hopefully I can get some growth on the stylo. Thanks evil, worth the wait. Wait to see how my new lamp turns out. It way be able to light up the entire tank with only a single bulb. The smaller ones currently would need at least two. More PAR, what's the trade-in program Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Sweet. Glad you are happy with them. Care to share some pictures of the fixture setup? Nice tank BTW. Link to comment
sleeuno Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 The only reasonably priced fixtures I found were from IKEA. I also wanted the arms to be flexible. Problem is most of the fixtures were for anything but for a medium base bulb. I had to use adapters to attach the lamps, which made them 1.5" longer and stick out the bottom of the lamp shade. I ended up taking off the shade and I'm looking for some longer ones. Kind of cheesy looking but it works. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60150459 Link to comment
dustinc Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 When are you expecting to possibly have the new lamp available? I'm anxiously awaiting... Wait to see how my new lamp turns out. It way be able to light up the entire tank with only a single bulb. The smaller ones currently would need at least two. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Soon-ish. I need to do testing on it before I commit to selling it. Link to comment
Sltwtr4lfe Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 What will the new lamp feature that is different from your previous lamp? Link to comment
Kraylen Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Yo evil I need you to make me a light for the 6 gallon! Link to comment
Sword Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Oy - I need one of these lights bad. I'm getting sad looking at my pitcher with no light over it. I don't think I'm crafty enough to construct a complete DIY set-up for it and not have it look like a three year old built it. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 What will the new lamp feature that is different from your previous lamp? MOAR POWER!! lol. It has more LEDs running at a higher current. Yo evil I need you to make me a light for the 6 gallon! Oh yeah? Oy - I need one of these lights bad. I'm getting sad looking at my pitcher with no light over it. I don't think I'm crafty enough to construct a complete DIY set-up for it and not have it look like a three year old built it. I'll have more up for sale soon. Trying desperately to get the new lamp tested. Link to comment
dustinc Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'll have more up for sale soon. Trying desperately to get the new lamp tested. So... It's tested now right?!? No rush... Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 I actually managed to get it tested Monday, but I have been waiting for another, potentially better lamp to come in before commiting performance numbers. It should be here Friday. You know what, I'll post the numbers anyway. If the new light is better, then it will just be a higher power version, and I will offer three steps of power levels. I'll get the numbers up at lunch. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Ok. Performance is as follows: 5 LED (3 white, 2 royal blue, 12K), 10W PAR30 lamp w/45 degree optics 9" 336 12" 190 14" 150 18" 84 Compare that to the original: 9" 196 12" 110 14" 82 18" 52 So, a pretty healthy increase in performance. Coverage area seems a little better than the original Pico Lamp. I'll post pictures soon. Link to comment
Kraylen Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Yes sir, Its a Truvu Aquasystem 6, Let me know what you think. Link to comment
nosser Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Ok. Performance is as follows: 5 LED (3 white, 2 royal blue, 12K), 10W PAR30 lamp w/45 degree optics 9" 336 12" 190 14" 150 18" 84 Compare that to the original: 9" 196 12" 110 14" 82 18" 52 So, a pretty healthy increase in performance. Coverage area seems a little better than the original Pico Lamp. I'll post pictures soon. I'm very interested in this light as well!!! Please let me know if/when you plan to sell these! Link to comment
evilc66 Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 I plan on selling them, but I need to figure a few things out yet. Link to comment
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