The AI Hydra LED light is a surprise from left field by AquaIllumination which is going to be available quite soon. It’s been great having AquaIllumination cranking out new product releases including the AI Vega, New Controller, EXT Rail, Powerpucks,…
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LeDio RS073 ReefUV, the LED spotlight with a smorgasbord of color
If we had to pick a suite of LED colors to pack into a single spotlight, it would look a lot like the new LeDio RS073 ReefUV. We know some of you may think that the multicolor LED trend can…
Bridging the old & new: revisiting halides after some time with LEDs
Over the last few years, I migrated every reef tank I have to LED, even a little freshwater nano is running LED. I think there is a huge future in LEDs and switching to LED changed my view on lighting…
AI Vega Review: the promise of LEDs is available now
The last six months have seen a flurry of next generation LED light being released with the AI Vega firmly in the vanguard of that pack. First announced over 18 months ago, there has been a great deal of expounding…
Kessil A360N & A360W LED lights announced with excellent new features
The Kessil A360 is the name of the mysterious LED fixture spotted at ReefStock last weekend, getting all cozy with the Apex controller. Coming in a narrow beam A360N and wide angle A360W, Kessil’s new flagship LED spotlights are packing…
Kessil Tuna Blue LED will soon play nice with Neptune Systems’ Apex controller
The Kessil Tuna Blue was the deserving winner of our 2012 LED Showdown, and since it was introduced a little under a year ago, the venerable A350 LED spotlight could be due for an update. This weekend at ReefStock we…
Starga LED is a 4yr old strip light with an equally dated price
Starga LED is a 13 watt striplight from HelloLights.com wich they are pitching as a “new”. Imagine our chagrin when upon close inspection it appeared that the Starga LED is all but identical to the original Ecoxotic Panorama LED (pictured…
Reef Builder of the Month – Jason Crockett
In 2009 I was formally introduced to Jason Crockett who had just purchased a 90-gallon tank and stand from a good friend, David Noller. After a brief introduction, Jason and I discussed many of the particulars involved with the hobby…
Reef Builders Magazine – Editorial 1
Welcome to a new chapter in the history of Reef Builders, what a great way to kick off a new year by introducing Reef Builders Magazine, a new on-line publication ready to promote excitement in this fascinating hobby of ours. …
LED Showdown Round 2 — The Sweet 16
The 2012 LED showdown is moving along and we have our first round of winners slimming the field down from 32 to 16 lights. The Sweet 16 round begins today and we’ll keep voting open over the weekend. We’ll close…
