The 200 lumen per watt efficacy barrier has just been breached by a fresh round of testing on Cree’s latest generation LEDs. Seems like just this past summer we reported the new advancements of Cree’s XP-G LED reaching a record…
Reef Light T LED aquarium fixture from Reef Republic
Reef Republic a company based out of Poland has their new reefLIGHT T series ready for the public. The reefLIGHT T series is a new LED aquarium fixture available in three sizes: reefLight 50, 100 and 150. The lights don’t…
Acriche introduce worlds first 100 lumens per watt, AC powered LED
Seoul Semiconductor has introduced the first 100 lumens per watt LED light source in 2010. This new 100 lm/w offers 25% greater efficiency then any other existing light product on the market today and will be marketed under the Acriche…
Seeing the light: LED optics explained
LED lighting is beginning to take hold in the aquarium hobby and it can be a very complex subject to master when trying to make an informed purchase decision as a consumer. We touched on the topic of underdriving or…
Vertex Lumina SR LED light fixture spotted on Video
The new Vertex Lumina LED that we showed you earlier has graduated to a low quality demo video. From the video we’ve learned that the new model called the Lumina SR has a “lightstudio” allowing you to control different aspects…
MaxSpect upgraded G2 Aquarium LED Light fixture
There is an upgrade to the original G1 LED light aptly called the G2. This new Maxspect G2 led fixture is much like the original G1 with some added upgraded features. The biggest seems to be in the circuity as…
Vertex’s new Lumina LED lighting fixture
Vertex is getting into the LED lighting game with their new Lumina LED lighting fixture. At first glance the Lumina is a very flat looking LED light with a nice black coating and red LCD screen of sorts. However with…
JBJ LED 28G Nano Cube unboxed
Thanks to the folks at JBJ-USA, we were able to get our hands on the latest addition to the JBJ Nano Cube line–the new JBJ 28g Nano Cube LED for a full-on review. While this tank won’t be up and…
Reader’s Choice Awards: Vote on the best lighting products of 2009
The technological advances in the hobby each year are fascinating to look back at and reef aquarium lighting is no exception. 2009 brought many new improved lighting on the market. Despite the fall of PFO and the LED patent war…
Flexible LED lights make adding efficient lighting simple
LED lighting is all the rage and with these flexible LED lights from QE Global you can inexpensively add low-heat, energy-efficient lighting to your setup. Granted, these lights may not pack enough punch to use strictly for aquarium lighting for…
