I just said I've handled it, this is sort of my job... I'm not bashing the product. It doesn't make any difference to me whether you buy it or not. The fact that a company has been doing business for decades says nothing to the quality of their product or services, just that they understand business. PFO first introduced the Solaris in 06, almost 5 years ago. We're a little beyond early adopters now and it isn't so new that we don't have hundreds of companies to choose from. Marineland just isn't a great company for marine equipment, have you seen their sumps? Their technology is lagging just a little bit. They are clearly not an authority on anything reef related so why would you assume their LED offering is anything different? It's really just a glorified moonlight array at 1w each. But if you think Marineland is the next Hyundai "cinderella story" maybe you should buy one and do a write up on it. My post wasn't a review of the product, I was merely pointing out that Marineland isn't exactly the company I would buy an LED fixture from for obvious reasons.
I see and handle enough new products every month to know that 90% of what comes out of the pipe is just crap, and that's generous. There is very little of real value coming from the mass production houses for the reef set.
As far as a better offering, I wouldn't endorse any one company since I've only seen a handful of fixtures and some look like they were put together in a shop class and others were probably built in a garage but don't look like it at all. It's like anything else, go out see some fixtures, read the review blogs, read the forums and you can get a general picture of which companies are doing it right and who to stay away from.
Also, Waynotcars if you want to shout you can go louder than caps and bold. SEE, I'M SHOUTING NOW WHICH MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I HAVE A POINT GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
