We came across this upcoming LED controller from a startup called Coralux and needless to say the upcoming Coralux Storm and Storm X have piqued our interest, especially since we appreciate Arduino programmed devices. Right now these controllers are in beta…
Metal halide, T5, LED, plasma…FIPEL? The new light on the block
A few years ago, we were excitedly talking about plasma lighting and discussing the impact the lawsuit against PFO would have on the hobby. Fast-forward a few years and we have LEDs making a huge impact on the hobby and plasma struggling…
Adjustable light hanging mod is pretty clever
This short video show a pretty clever modification to automatically adjust the height of your light fixture. Looks like some pretty great DIY ingenuity that would allow you to raise or lower the fixture to either adjust the intensity or…
Reader’s Choice Awards: Vote on the best lighting products of 2009
The technological advances in the hobby each year are fascinating to look back at and reef aquarium lighting is no exception. 2009 brought many new improved lighting on the market. Despite the fall of PFO and the LED patent war…
Flexible LED lights make adding efficient lighting simple
LED lighting is all the rage and with these flexible LED lights from QE Global you can inexpensively add low-heat, energy-efficient lighting to your setup. Granted, these lights may not pack enough punch to use strictly for aquarium lighting for…
Quality Marine now shipping AquaBeam 1000 HD Ultra units
If you were one of the lucky ones to see the AquaBeam 1000 HD Ultra LED lighting system Quality Marine had on display at IMAC West or Reef-A-Palooza and were looking to get your hands on one, now is your…
Aqua light the new Flash LED T5 hybird lighting fixture
Aqua Light a high end lighting provider based out of Germany has a new LED based T5 lighting fixture named the Giant Flash LED that will once again, raise the bar on high end lighting. This lighting system is a…
Solaris new I5 LED aquarium seen on video versus 400 metal halide
We got a video of the new Solaris I5 LED aquarium lighting unit. This I5 is the newer and updated model from the older I4 model. Specific features that were changed are: (1)Made in USA with LEDs produced from Phillips…
