Inexpensive LED grow lights starting to hit the market for orchid growers and hydroponic gardeners are a great investment for a refugium, low light marine aquarium or better yet for a planted freshwater tank. For the reef purist not paying…
Evolution LED delivers great PAR and color with caveats
The Evolution LED may be just another Chinese black box OEM LED but dang it sure does look good over a tank. With 119 one watt LEDs and a 2:1 ratio of blue to white LEDs, the Evolution delivers respectable…
AI Nano Sol LED is half of an Aqua Illumination Sol LED
The AI Nano Sol LED is a new light fixture from Aqua Illumination which is coming to market with one of the oldest and most respected LED pedigrees in the hobby. If the picture of the AI Nano Sol LED…
BoostLED offering discount on first generation of PAR30 LED reef lamps
BoostLED is coming to market with some affordable LED reef lamps and is offering a pretty nice discount if you order in advance of its mid-September release. The PAR30 lamps fit into your typical screw-in lamp fixture and offer a…
G2 MaxSpect gets a whole lotta love with new kits for individual reflectors and lenses
The G2 MaxSpect is already a pretty impressive light but now it’s about to get a whole lot more interesting with a kit to add lens or reflector optics for five different fixtures. The power-up starts with a single reflector…
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…
Philips Luxeon Rebel ES hits over 300 lumens, made for outdoors but a great fit for aquariums
Philips Lumileds recently added a new high-output efficient LED with the Luxeon Rebel ES hitting over 300 lumens. Geared towards providing a higher impact on the outdoor lighting market, the Luxeon Rebel ES and similar high-output, energy efficient LEDs are…
Io LED contest finalists, help us pick the picture of the healthiest coral or fish
It was very tough but we’ve finally arrived at narrowing down the submissions for the Io LED pendant photo contest down to ten finalists. It wasn’t easy as there were a lot of great entries to this challenging photo contest…
Blue Moon Aquatics adds 300W LED, new white and blue mix 90W to lineup
Blue Moon Aquatics recently brought their high-powered 300W LED panel to market giving plenty of punch for light-hungry hobbyists and adding a new blend of white and blue LEDs to its 90W version. The 300W fixture features 200 white and 100…
John Ciotti’s “Upside Down Reef” nano tank
It has been about six months since we first introduced John Ciotti’s innovative upside down aquascape nano reef tank. When we visited the Southern California MAS a couple of weeks ago, we had the chance to visit this aquarium at…
