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Today, we have wrote a guide to planning fiber optic cabinet lighting. We hope you find this very useful. We will continue to write posts.

Finally we have wrote a how to plan guide for fiber optic cove lighting design. This will help smaller contractors and people in general for installing color changing fiber optic cove lighting. Hopefully this will save you thousands of dollars in installation and materials costs as well. We will continue to write how to plan and install guides for fiber optic lighting in the future.

We are happy to announce that we are starting to write some very good do it yourself fiber optic lighting guides. We started by adding a fiber optic stars lighting guide to assist people and contractors for planning and installing fiber optic star ceilings. We also have wrote a pool design guide for fiber optic lighting as well showing some very simple diagrams for planning materials lists and even some basic installation tips as well. So if you really want to add some unique lighting to your home, but do not want to go through the expense and contractor material mark ups for products, we hope these guides can assist you in your projects. Stay tuned, we will be writing more of these design guides for all different types of fiber optic lighting projects you have. If you would like to comment on any suggestions that you would like to see, please feel free to do so.

We are happy to introduce fiber optic chandeliers to our product line that we offer.  These will definitely add a unique characteristic to your home or business.  Kits will include fiber optic cable, crystals, instructions and even a fiber optic illuminator with a remote control.  We are happy to offer these to customers who desire a “wow” factor for their home.

 Prices start at $1500 and go up depending on how big of a chandelier that you would like.  Take a look at all of our chandeliers that we offer. If you click on each product line you will see movies of each fiber optic chandelier. We will be posting more in the next few months. 

We are proud to introduce fiber optic star domes manufactured by Numinus. These are some very high end fiber optic star domes and they are very expensive.  The reason why they cost so much is because you can actually pick a date, time and place and Numinus will recreate the night sky for you.  Watch the movie listed below and see what the star domes are capable of.  Make sure you raise up your speaker volume as you watch.

We get a lot of questions about using the right fiber optic illuminator for fiber optic side glow cable. Here are a few tips and suggestions for choosing the right illuminator for side glow cable.

1. We always recommend a 150 metal halide illuminator for all side glow applications, if you can afford it, its even better to use a 250 watt metal halide illuminator.

2. Fiber optic side glow cable will not work with traditional light bulb. We have had a few customers who have tried this and ended up melting their cable. Fiber optic illuminators are specifically built to keep the cable cool and prevent the cable from melting.

3. For side glow applications you can do one of the following: 50 foot in one direction or a 100 foot loop. In other words for the loop, you will have to start and end the fiber in the illuminator. If you use a 250 watt illuminator you can push it out to 60 foot in one direction or one 120 foot loop.

4. If you find that you need more than one illuminator due to distance, we have synchronous illuminators and even DMX illuminators.

5. Make sure you understand the illuminator you are purchasing. If you are not happy with your illuminator there will be a restocking fee because they are built to order.

6. If you want to have the ability to freeze the color wheel on a certain color, you can have an electrician wire a switch.

7. Be aware of halogen illuminators at deep discounts. There is a big difference in lumen output between halogen and metal halide light bulbs.

8. Before you make a purchase, talk to a person who is very familiar with fiber optics.  In some cases, it might be a better choice going with led lights instead because of light output and cost.

9. Make sure you check the UL listing on the illuminator if it will be placed outdoors. There are a lot of illuminators that are only UL rated for indoor use. Again, speaking with a person who has detailed knowledge can help.

10.  If you need assistance, feel free to contact our company at (716) 672-9833 and we can help you.