Many of you know PFO has developed the first LED light fixture for lighting our reef systems. PFO's owner, Pat Ormiston, spent the last 2 1/2 years, countless hours, many trips to China and probably hundreds of thousands of dollars, designing the
Solaris LED Illumination System. The prototype intrigued me enough that, back in April at the
IMAC show in Chicago, I placed an order for the very first one. It was a bit of a risk because LED technology had never been tested on coral. But, I was convinced it would grow coral, Pat was convinced it would grow coral and evidence coming from light research author Dana Riddle is convincing, the Solaris indeed grows coral. Dana received a 14" Solaris prototype at
IMAC for testing and has published his preliminary report. You can read it -
HERE.
The first units purchased are now being delivered into the hands of everyday reefers like you and me. The units purchased from my website are due for delivery beginning today. My customers will have their Solaris units in operation before me. Mine is due to be delivered next week. I'd like to say it's just good customer service
but, it's just the way it worked out. However, I will add, the Solaris units completely sold out of the first production run and Pat and I had several conversations about how he was going to fill the orders. I requested that the units sold through my web site be delivered before mine because, my customers had paid up front and patiently waited, as Pat worked out the last few glitches, for two months for PFO to ship.
I invited each of my customers to take a look at TR and indeed one of them, Jarhead, has joined. He has already contributed to other threads. I invite Jarhead to freely report his experiences with the Solaris unit on this thread as will I. Of course, I expect all interested parties to ask questions and respond.
Dick
