Maxspect Mazarra.

[r-balljunkie]

Originally Posted by r-balljunkie

Easier said than done

I take it back.....just got the release dates

[reefsurfing]

Originally Posted by AJT

Heck I am glad you stepped in. What portion of a tank will the 3 module 60w unit cover?

I sure would like to see recomendations of quantity of lights for what size tank.

im curious about coverage too since I would defintely consider these for my 36x24x18 build

[tqpolo]

Originally Posted by reefsurfing

im curious about coverage too since I would defintely consider these for my 36x24x18 build

The tanks in the previous page are 36" and they use 4 modules. I'd say you probably just need 3.

[A.G]

Does it need to be 2 modules per set? cant we have one module set?

[drhurtado]

web

http://www.maxspect.com/MAZARRA_P1.html

[Felixc395]

So any idea on release dates? These certainly look promising.

[A.G]

I could not find anything about 1 set with one module on that web site but great info.

[MarkL]

Just noticed they were on facebook.

This is what I found regarding pricing..

Mazarra P Series Pricing

Dual Module Complete System $1099.99

Complete with Two 60w Modules, Controller, Power Supply, Mounting Brackets, and Hanging Brackets.


Triple Module Complete System $1599.99

Quad Module Complete System $1999.99


Also it said ...

Preorders are being taken via Aquarium Specialty and Salty Supply, other stores will be listing soon. Fins Reef should be ready to take orders late Tuesday night

[Felixc395]

Aquarium speciality's site says they'll be available July, which is great.

These look awesome, promising, and versatile. However, there's no info on these! What's the guidline for these? How many modules per foot? What are these capable of keeping? PAR measurements? Considering they're powered by cree's and other high end LED's, the PAR should be good, yet there's too little info.

I'm seriously checking these out, I just hope some more info is released.

[KMP]

These are growing on me - fast! I know were all trying to figure out the details; howevr, I'm curious to know - if you buy a dual setup, get a larger tank and want to add a third light - is the mounting bar expandable?

[amheck]

So is this the Maxspect v3, or is this something totally new and different?

Edit to add - just checked pricing at Aquarium Specialty. Wow, these are pricey. Seems to be more than the AI Sol's

[Acrotrdco]

Originally Posted by amheck

So is this the Maxspect v3, or is this something totally new and different?

Edit to add - just checked pricing at Aquarium Specialty. Wow, these are pricey. Seems to be more than the AI Sol's

At Aquarama the Maxspect rep told me they'll not be releasing any "G3" fixtures, because they are moving away from the "Gx" naming.

Mazarra's would be the next product to be released by them, and probably more down the pipe.

[krjackso]

Anybody do some real deal research or have opinions on the rebel and bridgelux LEDs used in these fixtures? How do they stack up against the current standard, Cree xpe's? I'm trying to make a comparison between AIs and these Mazarra fixtures (discounting fixture aesthetics and mounting of the fixtures themselves). Just performance, or speculative performance at this point. They seem to be close enough in price point. 16 LEDS in Maxspect versus 24 in AI's. So what's up LED gurus, any speculative points to be made yet?

[reefsurfing]

Originally Posted by krjackso

Anybody do some real deal research or have opinions on the rebel and bridgelux LEDs used in these fixtures? How do they stack up against the current standard, Cree xpe's? I'm trying to make a comparison between AIs and these Mazarra fixtures (discounting fixture aesthetics and mounting of the fixtures themselves). Just performance, or speculative performance at this point. They seem to be close enough in price point. 16 LEDS in Maxspect versus 24 in AI's. So what's up LED gurus, any speculative points to be made yet?

Ditto, also, I burn things with my 3 watters @ 40% power. I am sure glad these are dimmable the five watt cree emitters might be overkill!? I do like the idea of the interchangable optics on each LED maybe bringing down the BURN factor.

[andyrm66]

Originally Posted by krjackso

Anybody do some real deal research or have opinions on the rebel and bridgelux LEDs used in these fixtures? How do they stack up against the current standard, Cree xpe's? I'm trying to make a comparison between AIs and these Mazarra fixtures (discounting fixture aesthetics and mounting of the fixtures themselves). Just performance, or speculative performance at this point. They seem to be close enough in price point. 16 LEDS in Maxspect versus 24 in AI's. So what's up LED gurus, any speculative points to be made yet?

Great question

[chercm]

check this one

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[Acrotrdco]

Well according to the specs now posted on the Maxspect site, the Philips Rebel chips will be running at 1000mA, which should produce more light than the Cree XP-E, but the blues aren't the main source of raw PAR anyway, it's there for the color and for that the Rebel is superior than the XP-E.

http://www.maxspectusa.com/index.php...d=11&Itemid=15

p.s. RB is censored here on RC.

[reefsurfing]

Wow, these look fun, but I can decide between 2 P-series or 3 S-series. I wonder if the rebels being driven at 1000 ma restricts which leds you can replace. Bridgelux looks like they should be pushed only at 700?! Since most of the replacement colors are bridgelux they would be over driven in the rebel slots and most likely damage the diode. An S series with XM'ls and rebels might be plenty for a tank thats only 20 inches high. Hopefully we'll get more info about coverage soon so we can all start making decisions. Those picture from aquarama have me thinking you might need 1 unit per
12-18"s for good even coverage.

[Acrotrdco]

I really have no idea, they didn't list the information on their website, but I think by using different optics it'll cover different sizes of tanks.

[r-balljunkie]

i pre-ordered a set/trio of the P series to go over a 36" x 18" tank. funny thing i noticed is it doesnt add up to 60W, or 50W...just a bit short. im usually extremely thrifty and would definately have waited for the more economical S's. i think the differences between the bridgelux and philips vs. the 'holy grail' cree may be in our heads. the LED manufacturers have stepped up there game, technology wise so im sure the end product(s) are much better than say a year ago. im pretty excited to get ahold of these.

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[Felixc395]

Anyone hear any new info? Release dates?

[rodneyri]

vendor here is Aus has first shipment landing the first week of july

[Banjo]

They look awesome. Excited to see what they end up being able to do.

[Felixc395]

rodneyri, If you here anything in Australia, please let us know. It would help us make our decisions here in the states.

[rodneyri]

sure will, i wont be getting one personally only due to the fact i have a vertex illumina already, but this light does look very interesting.

a few down here have their lights on pre-order so hopefully some news this week or next