Giesemann’s New MegaChrome Crystal Metal Halide Bulbs
In the fast changing world of reef aquarium lighting, especially with everyone jumping into the LED pool, Giesemann is sticking by their guns with the introduction of their latest addition to their metal halide lineup. The New MegaChrome Crystal MH bulbs offer a crisp white light with touches of violet and blue. There’s supposedly enough [...]
New LuXcore Performance Series MH Lamps & Ballasts from CoralVue
CoralVue is adding to their metal halide arsenal with a pair of select watt ballasts and corresponding metal halide lamps. Called the LuXcore, the ballasts will come in a 150-250watt model and a 250-400watt model, with each being adjustable to various wattages and settings in between. The low range ballast hits all the common halide [...]
The New US Version of the Elos SpectraChrome Bulbs
Elos is releasing a new “US version” of their popular SpectraChrome 20K abyss and 14K metal halide bulbs to meet the demands of US hobbyists. Previous versions of the SpectraChrome bulbs were identical to those released to European hobbyists, but the American reef keepers wanted higher Kelvin ratings (or bluer lamps) while retaining the same [...]
The New Neuco Deep Blue Star 20K Bulb
CoralVue recently announced that they will be carrying yet another German made Neuco lamp. The new lamp will be the Deep Blue Star 20,000K metal halide lamp, and is said to contain a very high percentage of a refined blue spectrum to really make your corals glow. CoralVue even claims that the Deep Blue Star [...]
CoralVue the Exclusive Dealer of Aqua Connect Metal Halide Lamps
CoralVue recently announced that they are now the exclusive North American dealer for Neuco Germany, makers of the Aqua Connect and Aquastar metal halide lamps. Soon, CoralVue will be rocking the new Aquastar 14500K MH lamps, which are essentially an updated version revised of the Aqua Connect lamps. The Aquastar was developed to better simulate [...]
CoralVue Lumen Bright Fixture with LEDs and T5HO
The Lumen Bright reflectors and pendants from CoralVue are arguably some of the best metal halide lights available on the market. But this doesn’t seem good enough for CoralVue, as they are cramming these amazing reflectors into a fixture that will also contain LEDs and T5HO. The Lumen Bright fixture, which will officially be available [...]
The New Oceanic BioCube HQI
Oceanic Systems, the maker of many of our reef-ready aquariums, has recently introduced an updated version of their BioCube nano aquarium, called the BioCube HQI. This new BioCube will, as the name suggests, have a 150-watt double-ended HQI metal halide as its source of lighting. But Oceanic didn’t just stop at the metal halide addition. [...]
Anatomy of a Reef Aquarium – Part 3
This is Part 3 of a Multi-Part Article on aquarium filtration and the basic anatomy of a saltwater aquarium. So be sure to stay tuned for the remainder of the article… In Anatomy of a Reef Aquarium – Part 1, we discussed setting a budget for your reef aquarium build and determining the type of [...]
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