Radium metal halide bulbs possibly soon to be in short supply in the U.S.
New import regulations concerning the documentation of metal halide lamps means that there is possibly going to be a Radium bulb shortage. A 2009 law is now beginning to be enforced, causing the FDA to disallow HID lamps through customs without proper documentation including safety issues such as radiation emittance and mercury content in the Read More
Germany’s Marine Organisms releases 14K and 16K metal halide bulbs
Germany’s Marine Organisms has released two different flavors of metal halide lighting in a 14,000K and 16,000K colored lamps. The design of these lamps is for reefers looking for a nice, natural look without heavy blue accents on the tank. With the newer 14,000K design, the lamp has a relatively high proportion of blue, but Read More
Neuco Aquastar 14500K metal halide lamp coming to US soon from CoralVue (updated)
The Neuco Aquastar 14500K is a new metal halide lamp color from the makers of the esteemed Aquaconnect lamps that enjoy widespread popularity in Europe. Besides the 14500K rating, the Neuco Aquastar is perhaps one of the first truly new metal halide lamp colors that has been developed in a really long time and we’re Read More
ClearLite making CFL bulbs safer
ClearLite is a company looking to make CFL light bulbs safer and more ecologically friendly. Liquid mercury is one of the downsides of using a bulb in aquarium as well as home lighting that can cause some serious environmental and health concerns if the bulb is broken. While ClearLite is making bulbs strictly for traditional Read More
Ecoxotic has funeral for traditional aquarium lighting as we know it
Ecoxotics definitely is sending a message to the traditional lighting as we know it with their funeral motif at Reef-A-Palooza. The display is timely with Halloween right around the corner but their message is definitely a bit beyond just a spooky, seasonal booth design. For years metal halide, compact fluorescent and tubular fluorescent lighting has served us Read More
CoralVue’s new LumenBrite MH/T5/LED hybrid hood is monster photon producer
The CoralVue LumenBrite hybrid hood looks to be one light-producing monster. Sporting metal halide, T5 and LED lights, this hood will definitely give you a lot of lighting punch. Premium Aquatics is teasing us with some images and basic information on this hood and is accepting preorders for its future release. Utilizing LumenBrite reflectors, the 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
Grassy Glow 25,000 K metal halide bulb from Volx Japan hits the mark for blue light addicts
The Grassy Glow Super Blue 25,000 K metal halide bulb from Volx Japan with the potential to take blue reef lighting up to eleven. Although we consider ourselves evangelists of LED reef aquarium lighting, we promise we haven’t given up on metal halides and the Grassy Glow 25K is just the latest product to help 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
New Elos E-Luxe Metal Halide + LED
The new Elos E-luxe made an appearance at Interzoo 2010 as most of the new Elos catalog. The E-Luxe light that was shown off here was a 150 watt metal halide with 2 8-LED strips on each side for actnic supplementation. You can expect a larger model with 2 x 250 watt power including over Read More