by Marcin Smok | May 25, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, Technology
Rapid LED, an American company that supplies LED parts for legions of DIY aficionados in the hobby, just announced their newest saltwater-specific LED panel, called Corona. Designed and assembled in-house in Burlingame, California, the light joins the wide catalog of... by Marcin Smok | May 5, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, Opinion, Reef, Tanks, Technology
All photographs by author Every year, dozens of new LED panels are introduced to the aquarium markets, many of which never reach the American soil. Especially saturated is the “budget” LED lights segment; I’ve reviewed many such lights over the years and... by Marcin Smok | Oct 12, 2015 | Equipment, Industry, Technology
Fluval, part of Rolf C. Hagen Group, is a well known Canadian company started in 1955 by three German immigrants. Their recent brand redesign has resulted in a generation of products for aquarists’ specific... by Marcin Smok | Sep 24, 2015 | Equipment, Industry, Photography
Aquarium lighting has undergone a revolution in recent years, overwhelmingly because of the introduction of high power light emitting diodes, or LEDs. Being involved with high-end residential construction business, I’ve witnessed LEDs “rise to dominance” in a... by Marcin Smok | Nov 28, 2012 | DIY, Equipment, Industry
Despite the falling prices of new LED lights coming out, DIY approach is still the most cost-effective solution along with the highest level of custom-ability and an unmeasurable amount of fun and pride of building something...
