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3 Websites You Should Know For Reef Aquarium Lighting

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A lot of misinformation floats around the interwebz on reef aquarium lighting. Thankfully we have PAR meters and spectrometers that provide objective evidence to the other wise extremely subjective evidence aquarists use to claim bulbs, ballasts and reflectors better than one another. Here are 3 sites you should know when making reef [...]

July 2, 2009
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Tunto LED Lamp… For Aquariums?

As LEDs become more and more advanced, so are the ways lighting designers are implementing them into their work. Take a look at the Tunto LED wooden lamp designed by Mikko Kärkkäinen. It is completely smoothed, with all wiring and circuitry done inside the oak ply. Intensity is controlled by the user via touch activation [...]

June 23, 2009
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DM goes JDM with Japanese Spotlights

After some inspiration from GBD and the glassbox, dmorel went JDM with 2 MT-150s and 3 Superkarus spotlights on his new 220g display tank, a 5′ round circular rimless.

The MT-150 is a classy 150w DE Metal Halide fixture powered by an electronic ballast and parabolic reflector. Unlike other designs that are made up of facets, [...]

March 25, 2009
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