The Kessil A500X is a brand new LED spotlight that packs an astounding amount of power into the company’s trademark Dense Matrix Array LED. This 185 watt aquarium light is a powerhouse of illumination and because of its point source…
Orphek releases new Amazonas line aimed at public aquariums
The new line of Orphek Amazonas LED lights are aimed at replacing metal halides in public and large-scale aquariums. Using the same multi-LED chipset as the Orphek Kaspian, the new Orphek Amazonas eliminated the white LEDs using a wide range…
New Orphek Amazonas 500 impresses with new test data
500年新Orphek亚马孙we covered at MACNA is gunning for those 1,000 watt metal halide lights most often seen in commercial settings or public aquariums. According to Orphek, the Amazonas 500 can deliver significant light penetration and adequate…
ZooMed Powersun H.I.D. Metal Halide UVB Lamp and Pendant
Zoomed Powersun H.I.D.金属卤化物UVB灯是一种新的高强度放电照明系统，最初是为爬行动物和玻璃容器设计的。这个全光谱金属卤化物系统由带有内置70瓦金属卤化物的吊坠组成…
The Deep Dive on Reef Aquarium Lighting, Part 2: Lighting Technologies
I get asked fairly often what light is the best light. Unfortunately, there is no right answer. First off, there is the difference in aesthetics. That is a purely subjective decision that only hobbyists can make for themselves. Most of…
Kessil A360W LEDs Don’t Disappoint!
Regular 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…
Can the QuarionZ make metal halides cool again?
The QuarionZ is a new metal halide pendant from Damsel Lighting which hopes to make people consider metal halide lighting for their reef tanks. With a super sleek paint job, futuristic look, and a radical design departure, the QuarionZ definitely…
珊瑚color is NOT necessarily an indicator of success or health
最近，在许多受欢迎的珊瑚礁论坛中，对照明有各种各样的攻击：白光狂热者攻击了Windex Blue Fanboys，而T5/Metal Halide风扇则使用珊瑚色作为LED或错误的证据；狂热主义不会...
An Introduction to Reef Aquarium Lighting
选择将这件投入珊瑚礁的盐水水族师迅速实现了一个有趣的实现：这种系统中使用的照明至关重要。而仅鱼类系统中的照明主要是审美关注（最多……
Bridging the old & new: revisiting halides after some time with LEDs
Over the last few years, I migrated every reef tank I have to LED, even a little freshwater nano is running LED. I think there is a huge future in LEDs and switching to LED changed my view on lighting…
