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 to find its place. Now there is a new technology, FIPEL, that uses a plastic Read More
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 get into the system for cleanup or maintenance. From the look of the system, there Read More
Light bulbs to get new consumer labeling in 2011
We’ve seen a variety of lighting in this hobby over the years and for the most part we get to know the watts and color temperature of the bulb but have to go chasing down third-party data to find out the brightness of the bulb in question. Things are about to change, at least with Read More
Aluxis Nep-Tune is an economy line of reef lights from Giesemann
Aluxis appears is a new brand of basic, value-driven aquarium lighting launching from Giesemann, one of Germany’s premier aquarium lighting manufacturers. Known for their cutting edge technology, solid construction and performance Giesemann products often only remain on many hobbyists’ wish lists but with the new Aluxis line, that may change. The Aluxis website is still Read More
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 from earlier this year, LED lighting is coming on strong in a variety of flavors. Read More
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 corals and other light-intensive critters but these offer a unique way to add moonlight or Read More
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 chance. Quality Marine just announced this unit is now in stock and ready to ship Read More
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 hybrid light that includes 4 different models (LED 24, LED 39, LED 54, LED 80) Read More
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 Lumileds that are manufactured in Malaysia. (2)Â LEDS were changed from 25 K2 driven at Read More
Refreshed Solaris LED lighting unit arrives
The solaris LED lighting unit which is one of the first LED lighting units in the industry is being shown off at MACNA. Among it’s improvements including cleaner internal circuitry are: refreshed LCD screen so you’ll be able to adjust your lighting to your liking. You can now slide protective acrylic plate off, which unlike Read More