Nanocustoms prototype is not messing around

Nanocustoms decided to test the boundaries of a new heatsink along with some badass new Bridgelux N1203 LEDs and came up with one monster of an LED lighting fixture. The four Bridgelux N1203 LEDs are neutral whites running around 4,500K…

Our own Jake Adams discussing LEDs in Utah tomorrow

The Utah Marine Aquarium Society (UTMAS) has invited out our own Jake Adams to discuss LED lighting at the club’s meeting tomorrow evening (Thursday, Feb. 17). With all the LED lighting systems coming out on the market its hard to…

Philips Luxeon Rebel ES hits over 300 lumens, made for outdoors but a great fit for aquariums

Philips Lumileds recently added a new high-output efficient LED with the Luxeon Rebel ES hitting over 300 lumens. Geared towards providing a higher impact on the outdoor lighting market, the Luxeon Rebel ES and similar high-output, energy efficient LEDs are…

Ista LED light bar a simple way to add LEDs to a smaller, low-light tank

The Ista LED light is a simple light bar from the folks over at Azoo that gives you a simple option for adding some LEDs to smaller tanks. The Ista LED light comes in two lengths — 18 and 23…

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…

LumenSKY LED fixture from Illuminarium coming soon

Illuminarium debuted its new, low-profile LED light fixture at BAYMAC last weekend. Dubbed the LumenSKY, the fixture line will be available in five models ranging from 36 to 108 Watts with a variety of mounting options making it easier for…

MATRIXplus hybrid fixture from Giesemann combines T5 and LED light

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…

LED startup Bridgelux looking to shake up lighting industry with interchangeable LEDs

Interchangeable LEDs are the holy grail of solid state lighting and now a new startup is looking to revolutionize the LED lighting industry; we hope its just a matter of time before it trickles down into the aquarium side. Silicon…

Ecoxotic Mystic Cube Aquarium silhouetted

Either Ecoxotic has a new LED light which shines everywhere but the tank or this is a sneaker image of some fancy new aquarium we haven’t seen yet. Just when we were getting comfortable pigeonholing Ecoxotic into being just an…

ReefStock 2010 pictures part 2: so many LEDs under one roof

With over 30 aquarium LED products showed off by more than 15 companies at this year’s ReefStock, were going to go ahead a call it: The future is now and LED lighting has truly arrived to the aquarium world. Spotlights,…