Hands on & review of the Nano Box Reef Mini Tide LED light

The name Nano Box Reef has been around for a while, and is certainly making quite the splash in the aquarium world of late. With everything being hand built and customized in every degree, there is certainly a lot of…

Philips Lumileds Luxeon Q makes it easier to mix and match LED makes and models

While new product announcements from Philips aren’t unusual, this specific announcement is. Ever since the Luxeon Rebel was announced years ago, Philips has forged ahead with their own unique LED package and solder footprint, making the lives of DIYers a…

Philips TLED lamp prototype hits 200lm/W

Philips, the lighting company behind the Luxeon series of LEDs that are used by a number of aquarium fixture makers, recently announced that they have a prototype LED lamp that is hitting an efficiency of 200lm/W. The 1500lm, 3000-4500K, 7.5W…

Luxeon M from Philips Lumileds is gunning for Cree XM-L

Looks like Cree’s pint sized powerhouse XM-L LED is getting some competition this month in the form of the new Luxeon M from Philips Lumileds. Cree and Philips have historically played the one-upmanship game for as long as we can…