The name Nano Box Reef has been around for a while, and is certainly making quite the splash in the aquarium world of late. With everything being hand built and customized in every degree, there is certainly a lot of…
Cree Smashes Efficacy Milestones Again; 303lm/W
Cree is showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to improving the little solid state lighting devices that they are well known for. In a statement yesterday, they announced a new breakthrough in efficacy at 303lm/W. Some of…
University of Washington Shrinks LEDs to 3 Atoms Thick
Think your LEDs are small now? New research coming in from the University of Washington is showing the development of LEDs that are three atoms thick. How thin is that? About 10,000 times thinner than a human hair. That’s pretty…
Hands-on with LED Group Buy’s Lumia 5.2
Last year, LED Group Buy introduced the Lumia 5.1 to the DIY LED community, and has had great success with it. But while some loved the simple setup of this high power, full spectrum LED, there were others that were…
Maxspect close to releasing Wide Angle Reflector for Razor LED
Maxspect is shedding a little more info on the wide angle reflector option for the R420R (or “Razor” as it’s commonly known) series of LED fixtures. The new reflector modules will be standard on the upcoming 43.5″ long 300W model…
Cree takes the shrink ray to the XQ-E LED
Looks like Cree didn’t want Philips to have all the fun this week with new LED announcements. Just announced today is the new micro sized XQ-E. Like the Luxeon Q that we reported on earlier, this announcement isn’t so much…
Philips Lumileds Luxeon Q makes it easier to mix and match LED makes and models
While new product announcements from Philips aren’t unusual, this specific announcement is. Ever since the Luxeon Rebel was announced years ago, Philips has forged ahead with their own unique LED package and solder footprint, making the lives of DIYers a…
100W Lumia 5.1 is the multi-chip LED for the DIY masses
The fine people over at LED Group Buy have been busy it seems, working on the Lumia 5.1 multi-chip LED. Many people feel that high power multi-chip LEDs are the holy grail of LED lighting, regarding Kessil as one of…
Cree XP-E2 Color announced with upgrades over original
The Cree XP-E has been the reefing industry workhorse for the longest time (relatively speaking) when it comes to colors outside of white and royal blue, although it has done pretty well in those roles too. Seeing as the white…
Philips TLED lamp prototype hits 200lm/W
Philips, the lighting company behind the Luxeon series of LEDs that are used by a number of aquarium fixture makers, recently announced that they have a prototype LED lamp that is hitting an efficiency of 200lm/W. The 1500lm, 3000-4500K, 7.5W…