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Nano Customs new Pico LED light fixture

Posted on March 13th, 2010 by Ryan Gripp 13 Comments

Nano Customs is here at Reef stock with something new that we haven’t seen before. A complete Pico LED unit that has the fit and finish of  an advanced LED unit such as Elos or other top premium brands. We managed to take pictures of their prototype unit that is being finalized with 12 LEDs. At launch you’ll be able to choose from either 12k or a 20k color temperature. Interestingly, Nano Customs went the extra mile and included a built in fan that pushes air flow from the top and out the sides, thus eliminating any salt creep worries that you might have. The unit takes up less than 15 watts and here is the kicker: It’s being priced at around $300 or less.

Update: Nano Customs is coming out with two models. Both featuring 12 LEDs. One fixture will include 1 watt LEDs and the other will be upgraded to 3 watt LEDs which are perfect for light demanding corals like SPS for example.

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  1. keep it coming!!!,thanks for all the news for those of us who couldn’t attend

    Posted by: the ed
    March 13th, 2010 at 1:03 pm

  2. $300 bucks for 4 LED’s? Nice business model.

    Posted by: Ryan Reeves
    March 13th, 2010 at 1:21 pm

  3. Ryan – not sure if you read the article fully, but it’s more than 4 LEDs. Sounds like a good price point – in line with the par 38 lamp that NC makes. I’m looking forward to its release!

    Posted by: spleen
    March 13th, 2010 at 1:31 pm

  4. “We managed to take pictures of their prototype unit that is being finalized with 12 LEDs”

    Posted by: the ed
    March 13th, 2010 at 2:33 pm

  5. Just to clarify, the production names will be the 12.1 Pico Fixture for the 1W version and the 12.3 Pixo Fixture for the 3W version. Hopefully these will be hitting the site in a few weeks.

    Posted by: clive@nanocustoms
    March 13th, 2010 at 4:20 pm

  6. I would like to try this on a pico tank with stony corals! Looking forward to this light.

    Posted by: Chris
    March 13th, 2010 at 8:04 pm

  7. Nope, didn’t read the blog, I looked directly at the picture and made the assumption. I feel much better about Nano Customs!

    Posted by: Ryan Reeves
    March 13th, 2010 at 10:39 pm

  8. Dang. 12 3w LEDs? Nano Customs is pushing out the goodies, hard.

    Posted by: Dylan
    March 13th, 2010 at 11:38 pm

  9. I saw these in action there, one of my favorite items in the whole show. I would have bought one right then and there if they would have been available for sale.

    Posted by: pickle
    March 15th, 2010 at 11:00 am

  10. Glad you liked it pickle. We should be putting these up for sale in about a month or two. We are really trying to get aggressive with the price and bring it in even lower than the $300 that was originally posted. We have to make sure that we build it as efficiently as possible without sacrificing anything to get it low.

    Posted by: clive@nanocustoms
    March 15th, 2010 at 12:28 pm

  11. For a cost effective alternative, try AZOO Neo LED fixture.

    -picoreefs.com

    Posted by: picoreefs
    March 16th, 2010 at 1:36 pm

  12. many of us with the picotopes have an ac70 filter box attached to the backside of the tank.

    looks like these wont be able to mount with those on?

    Posted by: phileep
    March 19th, 2010 at 11:39 am

  13. There is a side mount option as well. Don’t worry, I think about these things ;)

    Posted by: clive@nanocustoms
    March 22nd, 2010 at 3:34 pm

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