by AquaNerd | May 7, 2013 | Equipment, Industry
Last year saw the introduction of the Mitras LED light fixture, which was GHL’s first stab at LED lighting. The Mitras has proven to be quite the formidable alternative to big names in the lighting game like the Radion or the AI Vega, and it appears GHL is only about to add to the versatility of the Mitras lineup. The company best known for their high end aquarium controllers is in the planning stages of their Mitras Full Spectrum LED Light Bar. There are currently no real details about this new Mitras Light Bar, as the product has only been digitally rendered and is still early in the design phase. That said, we can certainly speculate, at least for fun. If this Mitras LED Light Bar does come to fruition, the light would probably be geared toward smaller aquariums like nano reefs. The GHL Mitras already has such a large coverage area, and multiple units can be easily strung together to cover large tanks, so it doesn’t make sense in our minds that the Light Bar would be a very large fixture at all. In fact, we think it’s aimed squarely at those aquarists who don’t need all of that coverage from the original Mitras, but something a bit more subdued. Of course, all of this remains to be seen, so we might be way off. If the current design of the Mitras Light Bar holds true to the end, we can expect to see a light that has built in legs, which are probably extendable, and a long string of powerful LEDs wrapped in a fancy looking heatsink. We’re sure multiple sizes will be available. Other than our speculation, no hard facts have been released. But when they do, we’ll be all over it. by AquaNerd | Apr 17, 2013 | Equipment
April has been a busy month for Pacific Sun, who have recently announced two very capable light fixtures that blend LED and T5HO lighting technologies together into a single fixture. We already introduced the Ariel LED/T5HO hybrid last week, and today we’re focusing on its little brother, the Pandora Hyperion S. Much like the Ariel, the Pandora Hyperion S features LED panels flanked by T5HO fluorescent tubes. The difference between the two fixtures is really just the scaled back firepower and the smaller size. Where the Ariel had four T5HO bulbs and multiple LED panels, the Pandora Hyperion S has just two of the T5 fluorescents and a single 145w LED panel. The “S” in the fixture’s name stands for “shallow water”, meaning this version of the light comes without the powerful white LEDs needed for significant depth penetration. In terms of the lighting offered with the Pandora Hyperion S, the LEDs will come in 8 different color channels. For the T5HO offering, two 24w bulbs of your can fit in the unit. The LEDs are controll with an on-board wireless (Bluetooth) controller and there is an built-in 1-10v port for connecting the fixture to the various aquarium controllers on the market. The Pandora Hyperion S will have an initial price of 699.00 euros for a limited time, and will likely go up after the pre-orders are all filled. And some specs from Pacific Sun General specifications:- 8 independent LED channels (including UV)- Shallow Water technology (no white leds) – LED panels use only specially designed LED chips for best, possible spectrum- Control wireless (Bluetooth) – built-in light control computer- Additional slots 2x24W T5 with parabolic reflectors- Total lamp power – 200W (145W for LED panel)- External control (or any PWM signal input port 1-10)- Cover area – up to 100x80x80cm (40x35x35 inch)- Mounting – avalaible hanging kits / spider Mountings
by danireef | Aug 21, 2012 | Events
Our journey continues in Interzoo always in Hall 4, where we visited two stand closely related one to another, Coral Shop and aquaLEDs.de Let’s start talking about Coral Shop well known German distributor and magnificent corals retailer, distributor of beautiful... by danireef | Aug 6, 2012 | Equipment, Events, Industry
During our trip inside Interzoo we could not miss an historical company for aquarium automation: Aquatronica, which we visited in Hall 2. It ‘s been a pleasure to meet again in person Massimo Brandi, second from left in photo, who strongly wanted Aquatronica and... by danireef | Jul 25, 2012 | Events
At booth number 7 we met the Italian CE.A.B., where we were greeted by an uncommon passion for lighting. We then focused on the new led fixture called Aqua&Led that, in addition to being a fully modular design and assembled at will, may be accompanied by a wide...
