Panorama retro 36 from Ecoxotic can retrofit a canopy or hang like a pendant

By Jake Adams on Jul 17, 2010

The Panorama Retro 36 from Ecoxotic is a larger LED retro fit kit which was designed to suit the needs of medium to larger tanks. Featuring 36 LEDs running a total of 42 watts, the Panorama Retro 36 has a balanced 2:1 ratio of white to blue LEDs with 24 10K white LEDs and 12 royal blue LEDs with an emission peak at 455nm. Measuring in at about 9 x 9″ and 2.5″ thick, the Pano-retro 36 is ideally suited to fastening right into your existing canopy, irregardless of whether you have a shallow canopy for fluorescent lighting or a deeper one for halide pendants. Part of the reason for the slimness is that the Panorama Retro 36 uses a meanwell driver which is enclosed in a remote and protected driver box. The Panorama Retro 36 uses six reflectors which each cradle six LEDs and columnate much of the stray light with great efficiency and reduced cost. The sensitive electronics are protected by a well sealed lid which also sports the diffusing element for more even light distribution. The Panorama Retro 36 will retail for about $340 and should start shipping to vendors here shortly in the first part of August. The Pano-Retro 36 is a great LED retrofit solution for people looking to outfit their tank with more than accent LED lighting and it effectively replaces up to four 12 watt Panorama modules with a smaller footprint and a single power cord. Keep reading to see what Ecoxotic’s new LED retrofit looks like from many more angles.

Panorama retro 36 LED

Andy

oh wow, I been looking forever on them on internet!
My lfs is selling them for $380, but I couldnt find this anywhere on ecoxotic site!. Do you think this will fit in biocube 29 gallon? And would this give really rich blue coloring and nice shimmer effect? Also will this support hard corals and clams? I really am looking forward on buying them, and sorry for so much questions. Hope to hear from you soon!

_Andy_
Andy

oh wow, I been looking forever on them on internet!
My lfs is selling them for $380, but I couldnt find this anywhere on ecoxotic site!. Do you think this will fit in biocube 29 gallon? And would this give really rich blue coloring and nice shimmer effect? Also will this support hard corals and clams? I really am looking forward on buying them, and sorry for so much questions. Hope to hear from you soon!

_Andy_
Mike

why reflectors and a diffuser? Is this to break up any spotlighting?
Mike

why reflectors and a diffuser? Is this to break up any spotlighting?
Joost’s reef

wouldn’t mounting it flat against a canopy screw with the heatsink?
Joost’s reef

wouldn’t mounting it flat against a canopy screw with the heatsink?
http://reefbuilders.com Jake Adams

The heatsink has open channels for air to flow through; mounting it against a surface is not as good for heat dissipation as cutting a square hole through the lid for the heat to vent but should this light begin to overheat, it will shut itself down before the heat starts affecting the LEDs.

Andy, frankly this light might be too much for a 29 gallon biocube. Unless you want to run the light less than 10 hours a day or are really aiming for doing SPS and high light corals, you might consider LEDs with a little less power for use on a biocube 29.
http://reefbuilders.com Jake Adams

The heatsink has open channels for air to flow through; mounting it against a surface is not as good for heat dissipation as cutting a square hole through the lid for the heat to vent but should this light begin to overheat, it will shut itself down before the heat starts affecting the LEDs.

Andy, frankly this light might be too much for a 29 gallon biocube. Unless you want to run the light less than 10 hours a day or are really aiming for doing SPS and high light corals, you might consider LEDs with a little less power for use on a biocube 29.
hahn

Wait, last I checked running lights for 8-10 hours a day was the norm…

The unit is nice looking… meanwell makes nice drivers/psu’s… but what about the LED’s? What type are they using?
hahn

Wait, last I checked running lights for 8-10 hours a day was the norm…

The unit is nice looking… meanwell makes nice drivers/psu’s… but what about the LED’s? What type are they using?
clive@nanocustoms

Actually, it’s probably not too much for a BC29. What will be tougher will be getting it to fit. You could remove the cover, but even then it might be a tight squeeze.

Nice and simple, but that diffuser will lower average output quite a bit, and will certainly get rid of most if not all of the shimmer that would normally be produced.
clive@nanocustoms

Actually, it’s probably not too much for a BC29. What will be tougher will be getting it to fit. You could remove the cover, but even then it might be a tight squeeze.

Nice and simple, but that diffuser will lower average output quite a bit, and will certainly get rid of most if not all of the shimmer that would normally be produced.
tony

How many inch above a 20 gallon 16 inch deep, should it be instaled? Is it offering a good shimmering effect ?
and finaly is the fixture controllable ?
tony

How many inch above a 20 gallon 16 inch deep, should it be instaled? Is it offering a good shimmering effect ?
and finaly is the fixture controllable ?
jr

Does it come with a lawyer? Ecoxotic’s approach to patents is “go ahead and sue me”, not the kind of company I wish to support, but thats just me.
jr

Does it come with a lawyer? Ecoxotic’s approach to patents is “go ahead and sue me”, not the kind of company I wish to support, but thats just me.
DJ

@JR F orbitech for makin that stupid patent off a cocktail napkin drawing anyways. If it weren’t for companies like ecoxotic to say F you orbitech, our tanks may have never seen LEDs.
Also they have awesome products.

My .02
DJ

@JR F orbitech for makin that stupid patent off a cocktail napkin drawing anyways. If it weren’t for companies like ecoxotic to say F you orbitech, our tanks may have never seen LEDs.
Also they have awesome products.

My .02
jr

@DJ, I dont like it either, but that doesnt make it right. There ARE LED aquarium lights that are licensed available. Why not support the guys doing it right?
jr

@DJ, I dont like it either, but that doesnt make it right. There ARE LED aquarium lights that are licensed available. Why not support the guys doing it right?
clive@nanocustoms

Because there is only one manufacturer that is licensed (AI), and they happen to be one of the most expensive (albeit one of the best) options.

And Ecoxotic isn’t in violation, yet. as soon as they add some controls to it, then they are in violation.
clive@nanocustoms

Because there is only one manufacturer that is licensed (AI), and they happen to be one of the most expensive (albeit one of the best) options.

And Ecoxotic isn’t in violation, yet. as soon as they add some controls to it, then they are in violation.
Shaun S

Orbital Technologies Inc., has a patent for a specific design. Ecoxotic is not infringing on any of the patented matter. Orbital Tech. Inc. did not invent the LED or the power source or anything else in their patent for that matter. They put together some drawings and an application. I am still yet to see a prototype from OTI using only parts that were available in 2003 that backs up the claims they make in their patent.
Shaun S

Orbital Technologies Inc., has a patent for a specific design. Ecoxotic is not infringing on any of the patented matter. Orbital Tech. Inc. did not invent the LED or the power source or anything else in their patent for that matter. They put together some drawings and an application. I am still yet to see a prototype from OTI using only parts that were available in 2003 that backs up the claims they make in their patent.
Shaun S

http://orbitec.com/store/led_light_bars.html

Even the lights they are producing 7 years later still don’t do what their patent says.

http://orbitec.com/LEDaquarium.html

Seems like accurate negative publicity to me.
Shaun S

http://orbitec.com/store/led_light_bars.html

Even the lights they are producing 7 years later still don’t do what their patent says.

http://orbitec.com/LEDaquarium.html

Seems like accurate negative publicity to me.
zach

will this grow sps on a 90 gallon
zach

will this grow sps on a 90 gallon

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