LEDTRIC iNSPIRE ready to enter LED market

By on Aug 13, 2012

LEDTRIC is completely new to the aquarium lighting game, and already they’re claiming their LEDTRIC iNSPIRE to be “the best in its class”. What class of reef aquarium LED fixtures that exactly  is we are not exactly sure, but it is nonetheless a bold claim. On paper the fixture does however some nice feautures going for it. The fixture for example beside looking quite interesting is designed to be easily taken apart featuring no glue whatsoever with parts that are modular and easily replaceable.

In case a fan breaks or the splash shield cracks or a LED module burns out the parts can be easily replaced by the consumer. This is actually a pretty big feature as many other fixtures are not able to say the same. The fixture furthermore features a full color spectrum with five colors which are controllable via a remote. The LEDTRIC iNSPIRE also has some neat features like turning off the fans when not needed or shutting off the fixture in case it overheats.

What kind of LEDs are used however is not said, and we can only assume that no-brand LEDs are used with possibly doubtable spectrums and/or longevity. Obviously the latter certainly does not have to be the case, as SICCE is not releasing the brand of their LEDs either, and we’re pretty sure that they wouldn’t compromise on quality, but it is a concern. What we do know is that the LEDs are run at 700 mA which means around 3 watt per LED.

The LEDTRICiNSPRE uses 55 LEDs however and is advertised to use a total of 150 watt, adding in power supply we can only assume that the LEDs are actually run at a bit lower wattage. What the body is made out of (aluminum or plastic) we also do not know and we cannot back up build quality either. ETA and pricing are currently still unavailable, but we do know that the fixtures have to be priced pretty competitively to make true to their claims. More info on the fixture can be found on their website.

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  • chippwalters

    Darn, it’s ugly. Who wants THAT hanging over their tank?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Cole-Valentine/665370034 Cole Valentine

    agreed not the prettiest lights I’ve seen, it look like a car amp for big speakers but reading on it the watts used, there is something not adding up. 55 leds running at 3 watts is 165 watts. Well how do you get running at 150 watts total when you are over that in just the leds, not including the fans or anything else they got on there. Is my math just that bad or is theirs? But I will say once they fix their math or mine I am interested in reading more on this system.

  • Clive Bentley

    It’s the math in the article. Seeing as wattage is a function of voltage and current, an average white or blue LED with a forward voltage of about 3.4v (guestimating, seeing as we don’t know the exact stats of the LEDs) and a current of 700mA gets you 2.38W per LED. Multiply that by 55 LEDs, and you get 130.9W. The drivers and fans will most likely make up the remaining 20W.

  • Kevin Ge

    You got the point

  • LEDTRiC

    Why does my post continuously get deleted from here? I have tried to contact ReefBuilders about the mass of misinformation in this post, but they have done nothing to rectify the issue, nor get in contact with me about any details with the fixture. The time this was posted, no information was released about our fixture, just slight details and I was never once contacted by anyone at ReefBuilders. Very curious as to how this is good reporting/journalism/reviews?

  • Daniel Murray

    I would like to see it over a nice Reef setup in Photos or video. That can tell us a hole lot more.

  • Daniel Murray

    It is not that bad looking I like it.