Germany’s Marine Organisms has released two different flavors of metal halide lighting in a 14,000K and 16,000K colored lamps. The design of these lamps is for reefers looking for a nice, natural look without heavy blue accents on the tank.…
Neuco Aquastar 14500K metal halide lamp coming to US soon from CoralVue (updated)
The Neuco Aquastar 14500K is a new metal halide lamp color from the makers of the esteemed Aquaconnect lamps that enjoy widespread popularity in Europe. Besides the 14500K rating, the Neuco Aquastar is perhaps one of the first truly new…
ClearLite making CFL bulbs safer
ClearLite is a company looking to make CFL light bulbs safer and more ecologically friendly. Liquid mercury is one of the downsides of using a bulb in aquarium as well as home lighting that can cause some serious environmental and…
Ecoxotic has funeral for traditional aquarium lighting as we know it
Ecoxotics definitely is sending a message to the traditional lighting as we know it with their funeral motif at Reef-A-Palooza. The display is timely with Halloween right around the corner but their message is definitely a bit beyond just a…
CoralVue’s new LumenBrite MH/T5/LED hybrid hood is monster photon producer
The CoralVue LumenBrite hybrid hood looks to be one light-producing monster. Sporting metal halide, T5 and LED lights, this hood will definitely give you a lot of lighting punch. Premium Aquatics is teasing us with some images and basic information…
Light bulbs to get new consumer labeling in 2011
We’ve seen a variety of lighting in this hobby over the years and for the most part we get to know the watts and color temperature of the bulb but have to go chasing down third-party data to find out…
Grassy Glow 25,000 K metal halide bulb from Volx Japan hits the mark for blue light addicts
The Grassy Glow Super Blue 25,000 K metal halide bulb from Volx Japan with the potential to take blue reef lighting up to eleven. Although we consider ourselves evangelists of LED reef aquarium lighting, we promise we haven’t given…
Aluxis Nep-Tune is an economy line of reef lights from Giesemann
Aluxis appears is a new brand of basic, value-driven aquarium lighting launching from Giesemann, one of Germany’s premier aquarium lighting manufacturers. Known for their cutting edge technology, solid construction and performance Giesemann products often only remain on many hobbyists’ wish…
New Elos E-Luxe Metal Halide + LED
The new Elos E-luxe made an appearance at Interzoo 2010 as most of the new Elos catalog. The E-Luxe light that was shown off here was a 150 watt metal halide with 2 8-LED strips on each side for actnic…
Adjust-A-Wings: an adjustable halide reflector for fine adjustments of intensity and spread
With so much action going on in the LED lighting realm, it is refreshing to see a product as novel as the Adjust-A-Wings for metal halide and high pressure sodium lamps. The premise is simple, two sheets of thin aluminium…
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