Teszla LED is Giesemann’s first pure LED aquarium light fixture

By on Dec 14, 2011

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The Teszla LED from Giesemann has been a long time coming from one of Europe’s swankiest aquarium light manufacturers. Giesemann’s first foray into LED lighting began with a trifecta of LED + T5 fluorescent hybrids and a striplight, the MatrixPlus, the Helios and the Quazar but the Teszla is the first fully fledged LED aquarium fixture from Axel Finken & Co. It’s been a longtime coming for the Giesemann Teszla LED light but if these pictures are an indication the Teszla LED was well worth the wait. 

First off, we can’t tell you how drool-worthy the white trim of the Teszla makes it look – it may be thicker in the middle of the fixture but the graceful tapering edges really help to literally frame the Teszla in a unique form factor. The Giesemann Teszla has independent control of at least three channels piping 66 watts of power to 20 diodes: Cree XM-L white, Cree XP blue and royal blues and two unspecified “special” LEDs.

In Europe the Teszla LED is being introduced at a price of 399 Euro (~$520) but the actual price in North America is yet to be determined. Giesemann has a blank placeholder page for their Teszla LED light but we’ll be sure to follow up with more info as we have it.
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  • Mark van der wal

    Any word of a controller?

  • Anonymous

    Honestly, I expected better from them. It is a nice light, but doesn’t quite seem “Giesemann nice” like we have come to expect. Casing is sleek, but not sure why they chose the black top and fan unless that is just a prototype picture. I would have expected all white. Bottom side is very open and plain. I actually like EcoTech’s method for the bottom side/LEDs, clustered and some type of optics/reflector. The open window to see the PCB board just doesn’t sit well for me if I am going to put down a lot of $ on a fixture. 

    I am sure this is a good fixture and will be built solid and last many years, I just don’t think it would be in the running of my top choices if I were in the market for an LED fixture. 

  • http://twitter.com/Faviafreak Faviafreak

    looks perfect for my nano

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Will-Ogden/100000315157907 Will Ogden

    Like it needs a “status light” to tell if its on on the front…lol

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Will-Ogden/100000315157907 Will Ogden

    Like it needs a “status light” to tell if its on on the front…lol

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3PQR2S2EAZUDJKVYUCKLCWJ37Q Micheal

    Awfully big rim around that whole fixture, looks like it increases the width by a good 50% in one direction and damn near doubles it across the other.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TY62P4IMCIOGM5T3WOGV625FII The Jesus

    I’m assuming that the status led changes colors based on what mode it’s in or has some important reason for being there.  It still seems a little strange to me, I mean what does “status” even mean, whether it’s single, married or divorced, legal or illegal, paid or unpaid?  Can’t you see what the status is without needing a little led indicating whether it’s in night mode, dawn/dusk, etc, but I’ll definitely give the benefit of the doubt to them.  German engineering never ceases to impress me and they waste nothing, especially space (have you ever seen kitchens in apartments in Germany?  You wonder where they eat… then, boom, a nice little table folds out of what looks to be a tiny door in the cabinetry).  I imagine every last detail about this light has it’s purpose.  I also have to believe that the top is going to be white on the production units.  If it’s not, I will be beyond shocked!  I, by no means, have a good eye for design/fashion, but even I know that having that black top just doesn’t look right.  So, I have no choice but to believe that a great German company like Giesemann, with their good sense of contemporary styling, would never have a black top on a white light.  

    All that being said, I like the look of this light and I’m very curious to see what those two “special LED’s” are.  I would love to see this light over a nice rimless cube with an Elos-like white lacquer stand.

  • Anonymous

    Looks pretty nice, and not a bad price point for Geisemann.  Would love to learn more about the controls.  

  • Anonymous

    Looks pretty nice, and not a bad price point for Geisemann.  Would love to learn more about the controls.  

  • Clive Bentley

    I’m sure that anyone that has worked in the automotive industry, or at the very least, been an owner and enthusiast of german made cars will not agree that German engineering is the pinnacle of design practices, but I digress. :)

    It does look like the picture of the MCPCB and the description given don’t quite match, which is why we don’t easily see what the “special LEDs” are. The board looks to be void of XM-Ls (they are noticably larger than the XP series), so it could be an earlier prototype. One interesting feature though is that they look to be planning optional secondary optics. There are 4 holes around each LED that look like they are suited for Carclo or Khatod 10mm square optics.

  • Anonymous

    I also noticed the lack of the sizably larger XML LEDs and I am waiting on a reply as to why the initial photos seem to show XPG LEDs instead. 

  • Anonymous

    The pricepoint was actually a shocker, in a good way, that the Giesemann Teszla would be comparably priced with similar LED aquarium lights. 

  • Clive Bentley

    Agreed. The price is very un-Giesemann.

  • http://www.aquariumspecialty.com Scott G

    We are taking pre-orders as of this AM.  We expect the 1st shipment to arrive in our warehouse the 3rd week of January.  If you would rather not pay for it now then please call us and we will take down your info and contact you once the order is ready to ship.

    http://www.aquariumspecialty.com/lighting/led-lighting/giesemann-led-lighting/giesemann-teszla-led-lighting-system-preorder

    Thanks, Scott

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=759950146 Ramone Ray Franchi

    I love the Giesemann brand, only drawback is the price. Yeah they are sexy, but you can get lights that perfom as well for 1/2 the price.

    Btw, love your blog sections guys! I added your site to ReefDump here http://www.reefdump.com/reef-aquarium-directory/reef-builders/

    thanks,
    Ray