For marine aquarists, lighting is more than just a tool for illumination. It’s also how we experience the living art within our tanks. The glow of the lights brings our fish and corals to life, allowing us to admire their vivid colors and monitor their overall health and vitality. We hobbyists are drawn to that radiant fluorescence, especially under actinic lighting, where corals display their most breathtaking hues.

In today’s world of social media and instant sharing, our phones have become essential tools for capturing those moments, whether it’s to showcase a prized coral, ask for an ID, or get feedback on its condition. But there’s a catch. Phone cameras aren’t built to handle the intense blue spectrum of reef LEDs. The result is often washed out, unrealistic photos that fail to do justice to what our eyes actually see.

Years ago, the late Jake Adams of Reef Builders told me that one of the most impactful products at a major trade show wasn’t a new light fixture or skimmer, it was a simple phone clip. That conversation changed my perspective. Sometimes, it’s the small, affordable tools that transform how we share our passion. A tool doesn’t have to be expensive or rare. It just has to un-complicate our life a little and be useful.

Recently, I was sent the Orphek Coral Lens Kit to test, and after I played with it for a while, I can report that it truly delivers on their promises. Designed specifically for reef photography, this kit provides an easy and effective way to balance the overwhelming blue light from our tanks, letting your cellphone camera capture the natural beauty of your corals as they really appear. By providing an accurate photo of the specimen, with their correct colors, people can appreciate their beauty as well as provide accurate identification and help people who are looking to properly identify their corals or their potential ailments.

Here is what it does!

Accurate Color Balancing:
With both traditional orange and yellow filter lenses, the Orphek Coral Lens Kit allows you to fine-tune your photos in real time. By stacking the lenses, you can easily control the overall tone and color balance, bringing your cellphone images much closer to what your eyes actually see under aquarium lighting.

Colors without and with the Orange Orphek Phone Clip. No post editing was done. No yellow filter added.

Customizable Visuals:
The interchangeable lenses let aquarists adapt to different lighting setups and tank layouts, ensuring every shot highlights corals and fish in their true, natural beauty.

Elegance coral without the clip and with both of the stackable lenses on top of the phone.

Efficient and Practical Design:
Lightweight and easy to use, the kit clips directly onto your phone’s camera. You can quickly stack or remove lenses as needed, with no bulky DSLR equipment required. The Orphek Coral Lens Kit makes it simple to capture professional-looking photos and videos right from your phone.

A Must-Have for Any Reef Keeper:
Whether you’re asking for ID of the coral or disease online for help, documenting coral growth for your personal record of your reef keeping journey, or just sharing the beauty of your reef with friends, this kit transforms the way you capture your aquarium. It’s a compact, affordable tool that elevates your reef photography to the next level. The Orphek Coral Lens Kit is more than an accessory. It’s a vital tool for elevating your reef keeping experience. It’s available through many of the reputable online vendors as well as the LFS who carries Orphek products. I also would like to add that I appreciate the inclusion of hard case shell for that additional protection. I travel often and this alleviates some of my worries. Be sure to check them out if you guys are in the market for a orange filter clip for your phone. It works with all androids and iphones on the market.