Late yesterday we received a large package and too much surprise it was TMC’s AquaRay line of aquarium LED lighting. These have been available in the UK for sometime now, but this is the first shipment of TMC LEDs to the US of A, through LAX wholesaler Quality Marine.
TMC kindly sent us two AquaBeam 500s [...]
UK based Tropical Marine Centre (TMC ) has just released their Aqua Ray and Aqua Beam LED lights to the U.S market via Quality Marine and they have no plans on slowing down. GBD has gotten word that a shipment of Cree XP-G LEDs, PCBs and lenses have made their way to the UK factory. [...]
Yesterday, LED giant Seoul Semiconductor announced that its latest Acriche LED has hit 100 lumens per watt and will be shipping out in Q1 2010. Like the rest of the Acriche LED line, this diode does not require an AC/DC converter and operates on 100-230v 50/60hz. Meaning they literally plug into the wall, less any [...]
Nutrient export in small tanks can be a significant hurdle to overcome. There are very few effective nano skimmer on the market, leaving water changes, chemical media, and if you can fit it in–macro algae–to maintain water quality in your pint sized reef. JBJ’s nifty Nano Glo makes incorporating a refugium into nano reefs relatively [...]
It’s not just a rumor anymore. China based LED Light manufacturer Maxspect will be rolling out two versions of their improved G2 (Generation 2) LED light, one of which will feature Cree XP-Gs as the white light source for increased efficiency, while blue light will be handled their current encapsulated SemiLEDs. The XP-G model will [...]
It was rumored that Vertex was working on an LED light fixture. Now we have photos and information on this yet to be released product that is aptly called the Vertex Lumina LED. It looks good, but how will it perform?
The low profile Vertex Lumina LED aquarium light is essentially one large heatsink. The LEDs [...]
