It's Time To Square Up
Look into the lens of the Helix light bar (powered off!) and you will see four little squares, which are the LEDs. Each square is a different spectrum, ensuring the best overall lighting for the coral and creating a repeating sequence that is the shortest on the market. The shorter repeating sequence creates a better blended light and minimized disco effect.
Put It In Underdrive
Let's take a 120cm light bar, consuming 80 watts. Helix's main competitor light bar has 72 diodes and is driven at 1.11 watts per diode. The Helix has 160 diodes and is driven at 0.5 watts per diode.
When you underdrive your LEDs, they produce less heat and convert more energy to light. Helix will run cooler, produce more PAR, have a longer diode life, and reduce your electrical costs.
Make It A Priority
Helix light bars use the wide band chlorophyll A Violet chip. This LED chip follows the absorption peaks of chlorophyll A, the most dominate type in corals. Due to the cost of Violet LEDs (in comparison to the royal blue and blue), most other manufacturers do not prioritize the most important chlorophyll that is contained in the zooxanthellae. The Meso Blue chip is a much darker blue and is designed for maximized photosynthetic efficiency and broad band fluorescence of the corals.