MaxSpect Mazarra controller goes truly wireless with dedicated power supply
The Mazarra Controller is a simple, easy to use remote for up to 16 different Mazarra modules which up until now, had to be wired into the setup for power. The wireless Mazarra remote controller was not so wireless, but now it can mosey up to 30 feet away with a dedicated remote power supply. This thought Read More
This is what the MaxSpect Razor looks like in real life
If you thought the MaxSpect Razor LED looked good in the pre-InterZoo renderings, just wait till you get a good look at pictures of the real thing. The aptly-named Razor is incredibly thin, not thin like the AquaPad, but thin-with-heatfins enough to pack 150 watts of discrete LEDs in just an 24 inch span. The Read More
Razor LED light by MaxSpect will be officially announced at InterZoo 2012
The Razor LED from MaxSpect is an impossibly thin LED light fixture with brand name LEDs, some degree of controllability and a specially designed passive cooling heatsink which helps the Razor LED maintain its figure. Details of the MaxSpect Razor LED are scant since it won’t be officially unveiled until InterZoo 2012, but we’ve got enough to Read More
Mazarra X LED spied behind the scenes of ReefStock
The Mazarra X will be MaxSpect’s next iteration of their flagship LED light fixture, following in the footsteps of the Mazarra P and S series. There’s so much going on at ReefStock every year, it’s hard to get it all covered while still running the show. Luckily, once the show was successfully wrapped up with Read More
Change is good, a summation of a transition from metal halide to LED lighting
After reviewing the Mazarra LED light on a 180-gallon and the AI Nano LED on a 34-gallon, I’ve been getting a lot of emails about whether I’m happy with the transition overall. There are a lot of aquarist on the fence about wether LED lighting is right for them. Some wonder if it’s the right Read More
Maxspect Mazarra P, the Full Review
I recently shared the unboxing of Maxspect’s latest LED offering, the Mazarra P series. Well here’s the review. I’ve recently replaced the metal halide/T5 fixture over my 180 -gallon with the Mazarra modules. The minimum number of modules for a 6 foot tank should probably be 4, with an sps-dominant tank probably better off with Read More
Maxspect Mazarra P-Series Unboxing & Impressions
The Mazarra P Series LED light by MaxSpect showed up on my doorstep today, and I wanted to share the unboxing experience. Everything was efficiently packaged, and included plenty of extras, including 3 different optics. The finish on these P-series modules is phenomenal. The case is a glossy piano black, while the heatsink is an attractive gun-metal Read More
Dual chip indigo LED soon to have its 410 and 420 nm rays tested over corals
Pictured above is a prototype dual chip indigo colored LED with not one but two light emitting diodes under the same primary optic. It’s pretty hot right? It’s really nice having at least one light in the reef aquarium LED arsenal with a platform of individually replaceable LEDs, the MaxSpect Mazarra. The P Series Mazarra Read More
Pair of Mazarra LEDs light up an SPS reef tank
The Mazarra LED reef light is just starting to arrive at aquarium stores in the US, Japan and Australia and already B-Box Aquarium is first out of the gate to get one up over an SPS reef tank. The pair of Mazarra LEDs featured in this video are of the limited edition initial run of Read More
Maxspect Mazarra LED branches out into the S and P series
The highly anticipated third generation LED light from Maxspect, the Mazarra LED, will be available in two separate types of fixtures, the Mazarra S Series and the Mazarra P Series. We first got a look at the Maxspect Mazarra at Aquarama where we were also able to make a video introduction of the new Mazarra Read More