AI dropped the price of their modules to 399!

[zerreissen]

I thought AI dropped the prices because of their new model coming out? Regardless, they are still a little out of my price range :(

[alton]

Here is why I thinking about changing from 3 x 250w MH Radium Lamps
(Which are awesome)

5 year investment for 3 x 250w MH with Radium

Lamps per year $240 x 5 = $1200
New Lumen Max reflectors $145 x 3 = $435
New 250w Ballast = $120 x 3 = $360
Electrical Cost per year @ $.10 a KWH $301 x 5 = $1,505
TOTAL $3,500

5 year investment for 6 AI Blue Sols

Fixtures $2,560
Electrical Cost per year @ $.10 a KWH $137 x 5 = $ 685
TOTAL $3,245

[Teeb]

LED's can't grow corals......

[ErikH]

I thought AI dropped the prices because of their new model coming out? Regardless, they are still a little out of my price range :(

It's a competitive realm these days. I'm fairly sure if they could try and take as much oomph out of Vortech's launch, they would.

Alton, you make it sound all too easy.

[alton]

Erik the scary part is CPS is going up on our rates again next year. And with all the incentives to go solar and green CPS just adds a percentage to our bill to pay for it, so the more you use the more it reflects in your bill. And as far as "grow corals", I hope that is another sarcassum comment like Karins because I have a unnamed SPS that just sat there under 156w of T5HO and has doubled in size since adding the Marineland reef capable fixture at 55 watts, which we all agree is not the best fixture on the market. I also grow all my candy canes under this light.

[LuckySingh]

I received my three sol the other day...just got dne hanging em up..let see what happens!!!

[alton]

I contacted Finsreef to see how many Maxspects I would need and they came back with 9 which would be like $4,500, I don't think I will using those.