It looks like this year will bring an abundance of new products for the aquarium market, and the segment of the industry that will be seeing the lion’s share of fresh innovations is reef-specific LED lights. I’ve been testing one of the newest LED panels for some time and wanted to share with [...]
LED Lights Ten years ago, it would have been hard to imagine that this form of lighting could become the most popular source of light for marine hobbyists, aquaculture facilities, and public aquariums. I got together with some industry professionals and pioneers of LED lights to talk [...]
Aquatop has just released the Magnetic Aquarium Cleaner with LED, a product that is as innovative as it is practical; honestly, I’m surprised that no one has come up with this before! If you’re anything like me, you want your tank’s glass to be as clean as it can be – with [...]
The last product we reviewed was the GNC AM 466 (review) that, in spite of the price, has gained a lot of approval from aquarists around the world. Today, GNC presents a brand new project with some improvements, a ceiling light named GNC BluRay. The ceiling light has a high number [...]
An exciting new product announcement from Orphek LED Lighting: the Orphek Amazonas 500 watt LED. Orphek is a leading supplier to public aquariums throughout the world. The most recent project was the public aquarium in the Jialong Port in China; the company was chosen as the sole supplier [...]
LED lighting is the latest addition on my reef aquariumRegular Saltwater Smarts visitors may recall that back in the spring of 2015, I closed down my 75-gallon reef tank and converted my 125-gallon (then) FOWLR tank to a reef system with the addition of some invertebrate livestock from the 75 and a [...]
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 they all seem to follow the [...]
The Reef Evangelist solves theater problems with her reef skills.We’ve returned once again. This week’s topics include magazines we read, Gary’s tank leak, LED replacements for T5 lamps, and the reef hobby in theater. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, [...]