The E-lite Color from Elos is the latest LED light from the Italian manufacturer and is the first RGB LED fixture from Elos. This sleek Elos E-lite Color 3G fixture features three small panels joined together with a round puck and incorporates 18 RGB LEDs and consumes 165W of power and is powered by an external electronic ballast. This fixture measures in at 71 x 20 x 6cm (approx. 28 x 8 x 2.35 in.). The E-lite Color uses six 9W RGB LED emitters on each panel with 3W on each color allowing you a full rainbow of color options at your fingertips. The light comes with an internal pre-programmed controller with an optional external controller. More information and images after the break.
In the reefing world we’ve been accustomed to thinking in shades of white and blue with the limitations of single-color bulbs with the emphasis on the bright blues and crisp whites that add pop to the phosphorous nature of corals but hide the true beauty of our tanks specifically in the reds, oranges and yellows in fish and coral. With LEDs and specifically RGB LEDs, we now have the ability to create lighting cycles that give us a full range dawn-to-dusk look easily that can hit on many levels to bring more spark to colors that get subdued through heavy blue lighting. Through a full range of controls, we can still get that heavy blue but can also explore and enjoy other color combinations to get a very pleasing full spectrum look.
No word on pricing or availability quite yet on this fixture and there isn’t a lot of information on the optional controller and whether or not it would fly in the U.S. due to patent restrictions.
