We showed you the first glimpse of the redesigned Aqua Illumination in September. We thought this was the big news, only for it to be trumped a month later with the bigger news of the Cree XP G upgrade. Since then aquarists have been consistenly asking, when will they be available? We now hope to [...]
This past weekend the newly redesigned Aqua Illumination LED fixture made an appearance at Reefapalooza (RAP). We’ve shared with you renderings and more recently the news that this fixture will be further modified to accept the new Cree XP-G LED. But this weekend was the first time it has been seen in person–no one is [...]
The freshly redesigned Aqua Illumination LED aquarium light we first shared with you weeks back, is getting more updates than initially thought, thanks to the recent commercial availability of the new Cree XP-G LED. Previously Aqua Illumination utilized the Cree XR-E; a proven performer and robust LED for high output situations. Now Cree has bested [...]
It seems many have forgotten about Aqua Illumination. Between the Orbitec Patent fiasco and AI’s early testing of plasma lighting, their flagship Aqua Illumination Modular LED lighting system has gotten pushed aside in our short term reefing memories. That will soon change as Chris Clough and the AI team have aesthetically redesigned the light kicking [...]
Enjoy some updated photos of the Luxim emitter Todd and Bret of Cherry Corals are testing out, compliments of Aqua Illumination. (For more information on plasma lamps and additional photos of the unit, see out original coverage here: Plasma Light for Reef Aquariums.) The emitter being used is a Luxim STA-40 series, currently tested with a Lumenarc [...]
For the first time plasma lighting technology is being experimented with over reef aquariums. These tiny tic-tac sized lamps tout up to 140 lumens per watt, making it arguably the most efficient aquarium light source sans natural sunlight. To get you up to speed on the technology, take a moment and watch this brief video [...]
