Recently, A Giesemann distributor in Australia took out an ad in a large national print publication. The ad (pictured above) states that the Helios light is the first hybrid fixture on the market. Or at least that is what Giesemann would have you believe. You know what is great about Reef Builders? Our archives. Thousands [...]
The new Giesemann Helios LED and T5 hybrid is one gorgeous looking light fixture and we’ve been waiting to hear about some pricing details and availability. No word yet on U.S. pricing and distribution but German online vendor Sewa Tec has the light on its website for €1,699.00 (approx. $2,147 USD). But hold onto your [...]
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 [...]
Giesemann’s Quazar LED is possibly one of the most attractive aquarium LED striplights tha we have yet seen. We had a chance to manhandle one of their Giesemann’s first couple prototype Quazar LED lights at InterZoo several weeks back and we were definitely smitten by the look of the light. The shiny, candy painted shell [...]
The Helios LED + T5 hybrid reef aquarium light from Giesemann was arguably one of the sharpest looking new lights unveiled at InterZoo this past weekend. Price and specifications we have none; like their lighting products, the Giesemann booth was one of the most attractive and inviting and every time we went to ask Axle [...]
The G-tron II is Giesemann’s solution for controlling all the new lights they will be releasing in 2010. The Matrix plus, the Helios and the Quazar all use high powered LEDs and LED drivers which the original G-tron was never designed to control. You’d think that Giesemann would be content to produce just a purebred, [...]
The Quazar LED aquarium light is the first all LED aquarium light fixture from Giesemann, one of Europe’s most critical aquarium light creators. Measuring in at 17.7 inches long, 3.2 inches wide and less than an inch thick (450 x 80 x 24mm), the Quazar appears to take the form factor of an Aquaray LED [...]
The Helios LED + T5 hybrid light from Giesemann may exist for only in these digital renders but they are still enough to quicken the pulse. This morning we first posted about the MATRIXplus T5 light from Giesemann which also has a bank of LEDs going across the fixture but whereas the MATRIXplus is looking [...]
The Aquapink flavored powerchrome T5 lamp from Giesemann is the latest flavor in the venerable lamp maker’s rainbow of T5 tubes. Lately Giesemann seems to have been sitting on the sideline while competitors like Korallen-Zucht and ATI power it out for that sacred slot in your fluorescent array for a bulb to help pull out the purples, [...]
Giesemann looks to have an exciting and brad lineup of new products coming out in 2010 and were were able to get our coral-fragging mitts on information in advance of the public releases later this month at InterZoo 2010. The first piece of German lighting goodness we have is a revamped MATRIX hybrid fixture dubbed [...]
Hemiscyllum michaeli is a new species of epaulette / bamboo shark from Papua new Guinea that was recently described by Allen & Dudgeon in the latest issue of Aqua. The epaulette sharks are a group of shallow water elongated sharks which live mostly on the seafloor and instead of swimming like most other fish, the [...]
Giesemann has launched their IQ Nano aquarium to the masses over in Europe. The Giesemann IQ Nano Aquarium is your typical aquarium size coming in at 400 x 400 x 400mm (15.74″ x 15.74″ x 15.74″) and holding roughly about 17 gallons of salt or fresh water. The base price is €999 ($1401) and will [...]
Giesemann has jumped into the nano aquarium game with the release of their new Reflexx nano pendants. If you are a Giesemann fan then you’ll already know there are full size T5 hoods already in the Reflexx line. These new reflexx nano pendants come in either 70watt or 150 watt double ended varieties. There is [...]
We started counting our pennies even before reading the spec sheet for Giesemann’s new G-tron aquarium controller. The premium electronic device will be available in two flavors with a basic model monitoring and controlling pH, temperature and general parameters and the premium model will also include redox and increased expandibility options. One of the unique [...]
