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Orphek Announces New 24″ Slim Line LED Fixture for Reef and Planted Aquariums

by | Jun 28, 2017 | Equipment, Reef, Science

After bringing the Atlantik series one step forward by upgrading it with a new V4 spectrum,  Orphek is now introducing it’s newest 24″ Slim Line lights for both Reef and Planted Aquariums. Two new Slim Line lights with spectrums are now available for both Reef and Planted aquariums.   Orphek claims that their lights “differ from all slims lights offered in the market today because they are built with the same design and quality of the Atlantik series, made of full body acrylic, a rugged aluminum heat sink and thick polished acrylic lens cover” but does differing make them better?   The slim line was designed to works as a supplemental LED light or as the primary light source for smaller aquariums.  The light is compact with a footprint

How to Reduce Aquarium Power Consumption

by | Jun 22, 2017 | Equipment, Sustainability

This is the first of a short series of articles aimed at improving our aquariums’ sustainability: we will start by illustrating several tips to reduce the energy bill of our tanks. We hear more and more every day about sustainability, and we would like to...

The importance of the Uninterruptible Power Supply

by | Jun 14, 2017 | Equipment

The Uninterruptible Power Supply is an important and necessary piece of equipment for our aquarium. An aquarium could be set up perfectly, but emergencies still happen, and as you know, home aquariums are connected to and dependent on a constant supply of...