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…

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…

The Rise and Fall of Vertex Aquaristik

There was a time in the early 2010s when Vertex Aquaristik had an outsize influence on the reef aquarium hobby – their skimmers, reactors and a growing catalog of other reef aquarium goods were the brand to have. Fast forward to…

Vertex’s Cerebra Controller in the flesh

Vertex Aquaristik had their power house Cerebra Controller on display at MACNA 2013, and they were kind enough to spend time with Reef Builders for a run down of the unit’s immense capabilities. The Cerebra is an Android based controller…

Winners of the Vertex ME video contest announced, congrats to Williamsport Area High School

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdP7Oy_t1cU[/youtube] Vertex Aquaristik recently announced the winners of their Vertex ME contest and we have to say that based on merit alone, we were pretty sure that Williamsport Area High School was going to win. With over 2000…

Illumilux LED from Vertex gets real name, pricing and availability

The Illumilux LED striplight from Vertex was first spotted in Germany as the Lumilux way back in May. In the intervening period the Illumilux has gotten a new name, four color combinations and a whole lot more refinement. The Lumilux…

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…

Vertex light studio software controlled by iPhone

[youtube width=”640″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECIAQryRrDA[/youtube] Vertex has already released the V-Link wireless USB stick which can be connected to any computer. The USB stickĀ  includes the Java-based Vertex Light Studio software that we told you about in August. However, apparently that is…

SciTronix is a New Austrian Company Working on A Controller and LED Lights

Scitronix is a new electronics company from Austria which just launched with ambitious goals in its sight. Billing itself as a ‘scientific electronics’ company, Scitronix has some interesting LED and controller products in mind.  The Discus LED is not round…

Bulk Reef Supply is breaking all the rules for Black Friday

Bulk Reef Supply is entertaining a temporary lapse of business logic today with unheard of prices, discounts and rebates. As if Ryan going through the BRS warehouse breaking stuff wasn’t enough, they are pulling all the stops when it comes…