The second generation LED tubes from SunBrite are a 180 degree turnaround from the rocky start of SunBrite’s first LED lighting offering. After going back to the drawing table, the company has not only strongly shored up the tubular LED…
Vitrea touchscreen controller for the Orbital LED light detailed on video
The Vitrea Orbital LED light is an aquarium fixture with a clear focus on aesthetic and design and as such, the new touchscreen controller Vitrea is releasing follows that motif quite well. While we were at InterZoo we could not…
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…
LeDio Mystery Purple and NanoCustoms PAR 38 LED spotlights tango in these videos of azoox corals
The Ledio Mystery Purple LED spotlight from Volx Japan is one which we compared to many LED spotlights including the PAR 38 lamp from NanoCustoms which will be familiar to new and old Reef Builders readers alike. The Mystery purple…
Video of dancing RGBY LEDs of the Mame Eco-Light
The RGBY LEDs of the Mame Eco Light are truly something when it comes to dialing in the color and spread on your reef tank. The video we produced at InterZoo of the Eco Light was only doing a demo…
TMC releases AquaBeam 1500 XG Ultima LED from AquaRay
AquaRay announced their AquaBeam 1500 XG Ultima LED aquarium lighting tile. This 1500 XG has 52% higher output than the AquaBeam 1000 and designed for marine aquarium setups. This unit uses un-lensed (120°) XP-G LEDs driven at 700mA for optimal…
Multicontrol 8 for the Aquaray LEDs coming soon from Tropical Marine Centre
The Multicontrol 8 for AquaRay LED lights is a combination controller-dimmer and power supply all in one. The Multicontrol 8 can support up to eight Aquaray 500 or Aquabeam 500 LED strips, four of the Aquaray or Aquabeam 1000 LED…
NanoSun 15 watt multichip LED spotlight from Econlux
The NanoSun fromEconlux is a multichip LED spotlight that brings a 15 watt photon engine to the court of reefing. If you’ll recall, Econlux, is the company which made a big showing at InterZoo 2010 with it’s SinglePower 100 watt…
Hands on with the Quazar LED striplight from Giesemann
Giesemann’s Quazar LED is possibly one of the most attractive aquarium LED striplights tha we have yet seen. We had a chance to manhandle one of their Giesemann’s first couple prototype Quazar LED lights at InterZoo several weeks back and…
Some “Light Conversation”- Lightfair 2010 and the LED Revolution
It’s no secret that the crew here at Reef Builders are huge fans of LED lighting. Seems like not a day goes by when we’re not breaking something new on this evolving technology. It’s a fact- LED technology is not…
