It’s Back! 2012 LED Showdown — You Decide

The Reef Builders LED showdown is back! Last year we had a lot of fun letting you choose who you thought was the “top dog” in the LED showdown and wanted to let you all have the chance to weigh…

Touchscreen Evolution LED revealed in single teaser shot

The EvoLED TS is a new, forthcoming fixture from Evolution LED that incorporates a touchscreen controller. Based on the recently introdced EvoLED Color, the EvoLED TS is basically the same device with integrated touchable controls and display. We expect the EvoLED…

Top 5 LED lights for nano reef aquariums in 2012

2012 has been a really good year for the reef and marine aquarium hobby. We’ve seen all manner of exciting reef fish, new species of soft and stony corals, and the newly released products were so abundant that this year…

Panorama Marine & Actinic LED strips produce some unbelievably colorful soft and stony corals

The Panorama LED strip light has been around in some form or another for years now, and the Panorama LED fixture really shows the experience that Ecoxotic has gained during that time. Coming in a mixed-color Marine and an all blue Actinic…

JBJ Unibody LED review – simply one of the best aquarium lights for corals

As long as the JBJ Unibody LED aquarium fixture has been around we’ve been using one on our personal 28 gallon nano reef tank. This aquarium has been using exclusively LEDs for more than three years, many of the corals have grown…

Illumagic Opto ComboRay LED fixtures offer DIY level constumization

The Illumagic Opto ComboRay is a new fixture that looks to offer full LED diode customization, without the associated hassle.  The ComboRay is certainly not the first fixture trying to achieve this, but it does offer a middle ground between other available options. The…

Friday Smorgasbord: memorial markers, ravenous microbes, moons and flying fish oh my!

We can respect the ideals behind PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) but at times their actions can be a little wackadoodle and this story is definitely odd. Seems like a woman representing PETA in Irvine, California, is…

Even the big coral wholesalers are getting cozy with LEDs

While many aquarists and some stores are busy holding onto technologies of the past, even the big time coral wholesalers on LA’s infamous one hundred and fourth street are adopting LED lighting in a big way. While in SoCal for the…

AquaIllumination’s AI Director web based LED controller is buttery smooth to navigate

While at MACNA we dropped by the AquaIllumination booth for a little one on one session with the AI Director. Like many other controlling services, AquaIllumination has made the AI Director agnostic of hardware or software by building a web-accessible…

Blackspot pygmy angelfish found living in Australia, net-caught and MAC certified

This feature of the blackspot pygmy angelfish is a great inaugural post from what will become a regular contribution from various team members of Cairns Marine. Being one of Australia’s largest marine life collectors comes with its perks and when…