Tag: lighting
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FAQ on Reef Aquarium LED Lights: All You Need to Know
If you spend any time looking over your electric bill, you know owning a saltwater aquarium can rack up significant costs. You’ve probably also heard that reef aquarium LED lights help cut down on the funds leaving your wallet every month. (As a matter of fact, one of the most popular articles I wrote discussed…
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Aqua Illumination LED Product Review
Aqua Illumination LED Product Review Looking for a great, high-end LED Aquarium Light? You should take a serious look at the Aqua Illumination HD lights. Aqua Illumination offers 3 different models: Aqua Illumination Prime HD Aqua Illumination Hydra 26 HD Aqua Illumination Hydra FiftyTwo HD Already know what you want? If so, you can jump right…
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What does PAR stand for?
What does PAR stand for? PAR is one of the more important factors to consider when considering, comparing, or otherwise evaluating aquarium lighting. The term PAR is an abbreviation for a more scientific-sounding term: Photosythetically Active Radiation. You will convince your friends and family of your ‘fish nerd’ status if you drop that little nugget…
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Reef Aquarium Lighting: Color Temperature Experiment Continued
Reef Aquarium Lighting: Color Temperature Experiment Continued A continuation of the reef aquarium lighting experiment detailed in the last thread: The color temperature of aquarium lighting is sometimes described in relative terms of ‘warm’ vs. ‘cool’. Lamps that appear to be subjectively redder or orange are considered to be warmer color temperatures,…
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Reef Aquarium Lighting: An Experiment in Color Temperature
Reef Aquarium Lighting–An Introduction to the Experiment Over the next several blog posts, I’m going to explore the topic of reef aquarium lighting. For many reef aquarium hobbyists, lighting will be one of the most expensive pieces of equipment in their system. Lighting is expensive to purchase and to run on a daily basis. For…
