RF120 LED pendant from Reef Fanatic packs 120 watts of 1:1 reef light

The RF120 LED pendant is yet another powerful, efficient and affordable aquarium lighting product to let you know that the aquarium LED lighting revolution is here, knocking on the front pane of your reef tank as you read this. With…

Rise of medical marijuana may have consequences on LED lighting for reef aquariums

In a surprising bit of news we’re reporting that marijuana (yes the Cannabis plant) is having a direct impact on the reef aquarium hobby. The popularity of medical marijuana may be a double-edged sword in the widespread availability of new…

X-Plore modular LED platform for Pacific Sun lights, plays nice with lenses

The X-Plore modular LED system from Pacific Sun invites XP-E and XP-G LEDs and their lenses to get together and have a full on photonic throwdown. In case you hadn’t heard, Cree’s XP series LEDs are the latest and greatest…

Io LED light from Pacific Sun is 75 watts of controlled photons

The Io BTEX LED  is a smaller iteration of the Phobos and Deimos do-it-all LED aquarium light from Pacific Sun. Like the other LED lights names after celestial bodies, the Io features top of the line Cree XP-G and XP-E…

Multichip LED spotlights from Blue Moon Aquatic will be crankin 30 watts in three colors

The LED track light pendant system from the team at Blue Moon Aquatics is a cool new multichip LED powered light that we spotted at MAX last weekend. These two units are early phase prototypes running at 20 watts, with…

New AI Wave LED tube coming soon from AquaIllumination

The AI Wave Beam LED lighting tubes are a very exciting new supplemental LED lighting from the company which has so far focused on a core, high performance LED light. The AquaIllumination light is one of the most elegantly built…

Acan Lighting getting new A103 light this summer

Acan Lighting is bringing out a new LED lighting fixture dubbed the A103 to fit in between the intensity and focus of the current A101 and A102 lights. With a light distribution of 75 degrees with the new lens, the…

Cree introduces new record-breaking XM LED hitting 160 lumens per watt

Cree just brought another record-setting LED to market with its freshly announced XLamp® XM LED. The single-chip LED module cranked out 160 lumens per watt of power, setting new efficacy (the ratio of luminous flux measured in lumens to power)…

ReefBrite “modular” prototype bracket seen, customize to your own color taste

ReefBrite is always coming out with something fun and besides just being a pleasure to be around, Joy Meadows and the team there gave the world a sneak peek at a prototype module bracket that lets you choose your own…

Updates from Ecoxotic’s comfy couch at MAX

Well the internet BLOWS here at MAX but thanks to our friends Ecoxotic who have shared their Sprint connection, we have a few updates from MAX. The afternoon traffic is picking up a little bit and there are plenty of…