Ready to use in North America the Philips CoralCare Gen 2 lights have just landed! The Gen 2 lights feature a slimmer design, with an updated square form factor, and offer a new wireless control system paired with a smartphone…
Philips CoralCare Gen2 2020 Review
For many years the even blanket of light coverage produced by a large bank of T5 fluorescent has been the status quo for growing sps corals. While one great led product after another seems to enter the market, most of…
Philips Coral Care Gen 2 Coming to U.S. Next Year
The Philips CoralCare Gen 2 LED fixture is an exciting new follow-up to an aquarium light that has so far not really ventured far outside of Europe. Built with, let’s call it European Sensibility’, the Philips CoralCare has long been…
Philips CoralCare V2 Launching At InterZoo Next Month
With yesterday’s announcement that Kyocera will be launching a new aquarium LED light this year, it reminded us of the other major electronics brand to dip its toes into the aquarium hobby, Philips. Designed for more commercial applications in mind,…
Philips Coralcare Review: 5 months And Still Going Strong
When in the market for a new led light, reading real life user reviews are often at least as interesting as reading about the technical specifications. Because Philips claimed it’s CoralCare LED light will change the way we look at aquarium…
Getting to Know the Philips CoralCare LED Light
Lighting serves multiple functions over our reef tank. We need to supply the photosynthetic organisms we keep with the right amount of energy and of course, we want our tanks to look as impressive as possible. There is a plethora of…
Philips CoralCare LED coming to the aquarium hobby soon
The Philips CoralCare LED is a brand new aquarium light which is exciting for being made by the global brand, Philips. Whether it’s TVs, microwaves, or electric shavers, the Philips brand is a trusted logo for all manner of household appliances,…
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…
Philips Hue is one nifty WiFi RGB light system with apps to boot
The Philips Hue WiFi-enabled LED lighting system shows a lot of promise towards pushing app-controlled lighting into the mainstream and bodes well for the hobby overall. If you recall the Greenwave LED lighting system we touched on last week and…