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Vertex Illumina Dashboard Software is everything you could’ve thought of and more

The Vertex Illumina (not to be confused with the Vertex Illluminata) is currently one of the higher end LED fixtures on the market. As a result the Illumina LED comes with all the bells and whistles we have now come to expect from our advanced aquarium LEDs, including wirless computer integration. Since we are now Read More

Vertex Illumina LED gets in-depth review from Bulk Reef Supply

The guys at Bulk Reef Supply have done quite an in-depth and impressive video review of the Vertex Illumina LED fixture. Coming in at over 20 minutes this video really goes through the entire fixture in detail covering PAR readings, LED choices, programming features, build quality and even if the fixture gains the all-important “wife Read More

Vertex Illumina 260, 320 and 360 now available with upgraded Cree XTE LEDs

The beauty of having a modular LED light like the Vertex Illumina is that the LED pads can be upgraded to bring cutting edge components to an exisiting LED platform. To this end Vertex Aquaristik is bringing the Cree XTE goodness to the Vertex Illumina with three models all using the latest top of the Read More

Illumina LED gets Cree XP-G option in the new 260 modules

If you’ve been on the fence about getting a top of the line Vertex Illumina LED light because of the yesterday’s-news Luxeon Rebel LEDs, the new Illumina 260 modules might push you over the edge. Vertex is sticking to it’s guns regarding the use of the Phillips Luxeon Rebels in the stock Illumina SR 200 Read More

V-Link USB wireless and Light Studio Java app for the Vertex Lumilux, Illumina and Luminata LED

With Vertex having released their wirelessly controlled Illumina LED light everywhere except the U.S., they’re now shifting gears towards different ways to control it, as well as future wireless enabled products. We already told you about the Cerebra touchscreen aquarium controller which will be able to load aquarium program apps from the Cerebra app market Read More

Vertex Illumina SR 1200 LED gets captured on video

That Vertex Illumnia that we got our paws on early, gets a video appearance by one lucky person who already has it hanging over their tank. While not available in the United States yet, production models have hit areas like Europe or Canada for eager consumers Read More

Illumina LED light from Vertex is charting it’s own path, outside the US for now

The Illumina LED light from Vertex is a new high performance reef light which is really taking a dynamic course to growing aquarium corals. Hearkening back to the days of the PFO Solaris and it’s infinite suite of modes and features, The Vertex Illumina is aiming to be a do-it-all LED reef aquarium light with Read More

Vertex’s new Lumina LED lighting fixture

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Vertex is getting into the LED lighting game with their new Lumina LED lighting fixture. At first glance the Lumina is a very flat looking LED light with a nice black coating and red LCD screen of sorts. However with this gives you options you would expect such as wireless control and possibly dimming in Read More