Maximize Your Reef’s Potential with the Best Reef LED Light with Ultimate PAR Performance
In today’s post, we delve into the impressive performance and features of the Natura iCon. You’ll find access to videos, photos, and reviews from renowned reefers and satisfied customers.
Explore the cutting-edge Orphek Natura iCon Reef Aquarium LED Light and discover how this powerful Orphek solution can transform your reef aquarium and why it is the best LED Lighting solution of the market today!
What Orphek Natura iCon is offering with its incredible features that makes it the BEST LIGHT OF THE MARKET:
- Natura iCon has the highest PAR value per watt.
- Natura iCon is the only LED fixture that reproduces Nature at its fullest.
- Natura iCon offers unprecedented & groundbreaking dimming technology.
- Natura iCon offers the most advanced technology in LEDs.
- Natura iCon has excellent light distribution with zero spillage outside the tank.
- Natura iCon has the widest spectrum in the market (390nm-740nm).
- Natura iCon has the foremost light control App.
- Natura iCon has the pioneering wireless technology 3-in-1 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Hotspot sharing).
- Natura iCon is build to last like no other.
- Natura iCon comes with a range of accessories free of charge.
Explore all the features in depth!
1. Natura iCon has the highest PAR value per Watt
We’re excited to showcase the Orphek Natura iCon’s performance. Watch this fantastic video to experience its impressive performance:
Quick info about the tank & Lighting:
The featured reef aquarium in the video is a rectangular mixed corals tank measuring 160 x 50 x 80cm / 63 x 19.7 x 31.5″ with 4 units of Natura iCon positioned 32cm/ 12.6″ above the water level.
PAR Readings & Results:
About the PAR meter: To make the PAR READINGS client has used a PARwise* instrument by ITC reef culture.
*PARwise Specifications: PAR Range 0-6000 µMol/m2/s; Kelvin – 1000-10,000 Kelvin; LUX – 2-300000; Spectrum – 380-800nm; Measurement repeatability < 0.5%; and Calibration Uncertainty +- 5%
The cutting-edge Orphek Natura iCon Reef Aquarium LED Light is a powerful Orphek solution can transform your reef aquarium!
The PAR results: Over 780μmol/s at the top center; 500/515μmol/s at medium high center; 195μmol/s at both upper corners; 170μmol/s at the both bottom corners and around 282μmol/s at the bottom center of the aquarium.
Orphek Natura iCon: Superior PAR Output with Lower Wattage
Based on the information provided, the Natura iCon 150W appears to deliver equivalent or superior light output (PAR) compared to a 200W LED. The PAR measurements across a 160 x 50 x 80cm tank indicate that the Natura iCon provides high PAR, sufficient for growing any type of coral in any location within the aquarium.
Additionally, a comparison PAR test suggests that the Orphek Natura iCon produces more PAR per watt than another reef light with a higher wattage (202W).
Table 1 – Orphek Natura iCon with sensor at 57cm
Table 2 – Radion XR30 with sensor at 57cmm
How Natura iCon is Achieving Astounding PAR Levels
By combining advanced technologies with high quality components Orphek has leveraged PAR and Performance:
- Optimized LED Density and Drive Current: The Natura iCon utilizes a high density of LEDs, incorporating 78 high-power, 6W dual-chip LEDs, resulting in a total of 156 individual LED chips. Rather than driving these LEDs near their maximum capacity, Orphek operates them at a lower current. This approach keeps the LEDs running cooler and maximizes their efficiency. Operating LEDs at lower drive currents prevents efficiency loss, contributing to higher overall PAR output.
- Premium LED Chip Quality: Orphek employs only the highest quality LED chips. The specific characteristics of these LEDs contribute significantly to the light’s intensity and spectral output.
- Enhanced PCB Layout: A redesigned Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout further maximizes photochemical efficiency. This optimized design ensures efficient energy transfer to the LEDs, minimizing energy loss as heat and contributing to greater light output.
- Precision Reflectors: Newly designed reflectors are used to maximize efficiency and ensure precise beam control. These reflectors focus and direct the light effectively, increasing the PAR delivered to the aquarium.
- High-Efficiency Driver: A Mean Well driver with a power factor (PF) of 0.97 ensures efficient power conversion and stable operation. A high power factor minimizes energy waste and maximizes the amount of power used to generate light.
- Quality Electronic Components: The Natura iCon incorporates high-quality electronic components, including those made in Japan, to ensure reliability and longevity. These components contribute to the overall efficiency and performance of the system.
You’ve just watched a quick video showcasing the remarkable visual appeal, rapid growth, and vibrant coral coloration that you can achieve in no time! This is incredible already—dive deeper into these features and discover even more incredible capabilities!!!
2. Natura iCon reproduces Nature at its fullest
Natura iCon Sun & Moon Synchronization
What is Sun/Moon Synchronization? This feature allows your light to automatically follow the sun and moon’s daily cycles based on your chosen geographic location anywhere in the world.
What are the Benefits? There are numerous benefits to replicating these natural cycles:
- Natural Behavior: Mimicking nature allows your tank inhabitants to experience light in a natural way, which can help promote natural behaviors.
- Biological Clock Regulation: Correctly synchronizing light cycles helps regulate the biological clocks of corals, fish, and other aquatic organisms.
- Spawning Stimulation: Proper light cycles are crucial for triggering natural coral and fish spawning, particularly during the summer months.
- Macrobiology Support: Accurate light cycles support the health and function of the entire aquarium ecosystem, including macrobiology.
Orphek’s Sun and Moon Synchronization provides an authenticity never reached before by any other brand!
3. Natura iCon offers unprecendented and most advanced dimming technology
Orphek’s cutting-edge system provides the Natura iCon lights with full progressive dimming capacity across all channels.
Orphek’s cutting-edge system provides the Natura iCon lights with full progressive dimming capacity across all channels. As pioneers in the industry, we are proud to be the first and only company in the world offering a ~10,000% dimming range control system, encompassing 0-100% and 0.06-1% for Lunar Cycle simulation.
What Does This Mean and How Does it Help My Reef Aquarium?
Traditional dimming systems typically only reduce light output to a minimum of 1%. Orphek’s advanced dimming system, however, allows for extremely fine-tuned light control during lunar cycle simulation. This means the light intensity can be reduced to as low as 0.06% during the new moon phase, gradually increasing to 1% at the full moon.
Why is Such Low-Level Dimming Important?
At these extremely low light levels (0.06%-1%), the light emitted provides subtle illumination across the full spectrum without producing any measurable PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation). This subtle illumination mimics the natural moonlight, creating a more realistic environment for your reef inhabitants. Only Orphek offers this level of control.
The benefits of this unique dimming capability include:
- Realistic Lunar Simulation: Provides a more natural lunar cycle for enhanced biological cues.
- Nighttime Observation: Allows for nighttime observation of your reef inhabitants without disrupting their natural behaviors.
- Stress Reduction: Minimizes stress on sensitive organisms by avoiding abrupt changes in light intensity.
- Scientific Applications: Valuable for marine science research requiring precise control over light levels.
Furthermore, users can select any of the six available channels to operate under the lunar cycle, providing unparalleled customization and control over the nighttime spectral environment of their reef aquarium.
4. Natura iCon offers the most advanced technology in LEDs
Natura iCon excels in performance because Orphek uses only the best LEDs in the market. With customized high-efficiency 6W Mixed Color Dual-Chip Power LEDs, Orphek is offering the most advanced technology for perfect photochemical efficiency and color blending.
What You Are Getting:
- 78 customized high quality, high efficiency 6W Mixed Colors Dual-Chip power LEDs – in a total of 156 individual LED chips.
- 11 optimized different types of Dual-chip 6W wide range LEDs for maximum photochemical efficiency!
Revolutionary LED Technology:
Orphek’s new LEDs are revolutionary. Unlike other manufacturers, Orphek builds its LEDs with mixed colors where the wavelengths are closely spaced. This unique approach creates a wider wavelength output from each individual LED, resulting in superior color blending and more complete spectral coverage for your corals.
5. Natura iCon has excellent light distribution!
New LEDs layout
The latest LEDs layout maximizes photochemical efficiency and blending perfection, elevating Natura iCon to unprecedented levels of beauty and conceptual design.
The Natura iCon’s carefully designed LED layout maximizes photochemical efficiency and achieves unparalleled color blending, elevating the Natura iCon to unprecedented levels of performance and aesthetic design.
You benefit from a completely reorganized LED array, providing independent control over each color bandwidth. This granular control allows you to precisely adjust the color appearance of your aquarium, tailoring the light spectrum to meet the specific needs of your corals and enhance the overall visual appeal of your reef.
Customized Reflector Technology
Combined with the latest and most advanced Customized Reflector Technology, the Natura iCon renders the best beam width and efficiency!
You are getting Orphek’s breakthrough technology with exclusive 90° deep reflectors for peak efficiency and beam precision. Unlike smaller, shallower reflectors that allow light to spill into the surrounding room, Orphek utilizes deep reflectors in combination with an 8mm thick acrylic shield to minimize light leakage and direct virtually all light into the aquarium.
- Superior PAR Coverage: Achieve even and consistent PAR distribution throughout your tank.
- Focused Light Distribution: Direct light precisely where it’s needed for optimal coral growth.
- Minimal Light Spillage: Reduce wasted light and prevent unwanted glare in your viewing area.
Orphek’s Dedication to Precision: The reflectors used in the Natura iCon are the result of extensive fine-tuning and rigorous testing of PAR and light spread across the tank. This meticulous design process ensures that the reflectors deliver the desired PAR levels and optimal light distribution for a thriving reef environment.
6. Natura iCon has the widest spectrum in the market (390nm-740nm)
Orphek’s New Customized Blue Spectrum
Orphek is offering the widest and most captivating blues ever seen! A mesmerizing blend of blues, inspired by the crystalline beauty of Okinawa’s Pacific Ocean.
Orphek is offering an improved LED spectrum for optimal coral growth & color (from 390 to 740nm) with unmatched light uniformity.
With Natura iCon, you will achieve a seamless blend of light across your aquarium, mimicking natural underwater conditions for a thriving marine ecosystem.
POP IT UP!
Orphek has meticulously researched and developed each channel with a specific combination of LED colors and quantity, carefully based on the needs of corals. We respect their natural response to light wavelengths and strive to render the highest intensity of coral color pop, fluorescence, health, and growth, while giving your tank a natural look that mimics nature at its fullest.
What Sets Orphek Apart?
- Unique Wavelengths: Orphek utilizes specific nanometer (nm) LEDs that other companies often overlook, expanding the available spectrum.
- Balanced LED Distribution: Unlike other companies that primarily rely on blue and white LEDs, Orphek employs a significantly higher quantity of all types of LEDs, ensuring a more balanced and complete spectrum for optimal coral health and vibrant coloration.
With Natura iCon, you can achieve today:
- Boost of coral color pop, health & growth
- Boost fluorescent color
- Boost photosynthesis
- Best beam width and efficiency with zero spillage
7. Natura iCon has Most Advanced Light Control App
You can download Orphek’s upgraded App, Free of Charge!
You are getting pre-installed programs, including Sun & Moon Synchronization (the only real Moon cycle available), and the HELIUS PROGRAM for optimal coral pop color and growth. These programs provide customizable options tailored to individual preferences, along with additional features such as clouds, acclimation, and jellyfish modes to further enhance customization according to your needs.
Effortless Automation:
The Orphek App is the most advanced in the world because it offers unparalleled ease of use. After a simple and fast installation and connection process, you don’t need to do anything else! The app automatically retrieves the correct sunrise and sunset times for your chosen location and seamlessly programs your light to mimic the natural light cycle. No other company offers a light app that eliminates the need for manual programming, making the Natura iCon truly plug-and-play.
8. The Natura iCon has the most advanced wireless technology 3-in-1 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Hotspot sharing)
Orphek’s Intelligent Technology (iCon technology)
Intelligent Technology (iCon technology) facilitates global programming, control, and monitoring via Orphek’s upgraded App. This technology offers remote or local access and is compatible with iOS and Android devices, featuring iCloud support, voice control, and other user-friendly features.
Developed with user-friendliness in mind, making it both easy and fun to use! Compatible with both iOS and Android. iCloud support, voice control, and many other cool features!
Why 3-in-1 Connectivity?
Orphek is the only company to offer 3-in-1 connectivity, providing unparalleled reliability and flexibility:
- Wi-Fi: Standard connection for remote control and monitoring via your home network.
- Bluetooth: Provides a direct connection to your light in case your home Wi-Fi network is unavailable. For example, if your home router stops working, the light will automatically connect to your phone via Bluetooth within minutes.
- Wi-Fi Hotspot Sharing: If you don’t have a router, you can connect the light to the internet via your phone’s hotspot, enabling remote access and control through your mobile data connection.
This unique combination of connectivity options ensures that you always have access to control and monitor your Natura iCon, regardless of your network situation.
9. The Natura iCon is build to last
The Natura iCon uses the highest standard components and materials! You are getting what no other company is offering!
Natura iCon comes with a Mean Well driver, model HLG-150H-48A (IP65 rating). Orphek relies only on companies supplying high-quality components, and Mean Well is the leading brand known for producing the finest quality LED drivers.
Designed for Longevity and Easy Maintenance:
While using high-quality components is crucial, what truly makes the Natura iCon “built to last” is its modular design. Unlike other lights that require a complete replacement when a component fails, the Natura iCon is designed for easy and fast part replacement.
Plug-and-Play Replacement:
All components are easily replaceable with a simple plug-and-play system. Anyone can quickly and easily replace any part, minimizing downtime and extending the lifespan of your investment. This design philosophy ensures that you won’t need to replace the entire light fixture, saving you money and contributing to a more sustainable approach to reef keeping.
10. The Natura iCon comes with a range of accessories free of charge!
Complete with a suite of accessories tailored to your region, the Natura iCon comes with waterproof connectors; a waterproof power extension cord; a hanging cables kit made of steel; and a customized electric plug, free of charge!
You can also purchase incredible Orphek Mounting Solutions at excellent prices in combo deals!
Natura iCon Reviews & Links To More PAR Evaluations
Impressed so far with Natura iCon? You are not alone!
1. Check out the reviews from clients on the Orphek Online Shop:
To read more reviews of Shopfy with photos and videos click HERE.
2. Reviews in Reef2Reef:
Orphek Natura Impressions
“I highly recommend the lights to those who want/like the metal halide look to their tanks and hate the blue look. You won’t have that issue with the Natura Icons”
Orphek Natura vs ReeFi Uno 2.1
“Love my @Orphek Natura Icon over my 20long. The blend is great and I appreciate the shimmer I still get”.
“The fans on the Natura Icons are quieter than RedSea 160 in my experience if you need a comparison point,. I use four Natura Icons and love them”.
“I have these, big fan with my kiddos. Light doesn’t blind you when looking at an angle from the ground. Great on the corals!”
“I’ve been running 3 natura icons over a 180 gallon (waterbox infinia 230.6) for the past 4 months. I followed the recommendation of the Orphek sales rep and mounted them at 8 inches above the water. My tank is 24 inch deep and running them at 80% I get mid 200 par on the sand bed and upper 400s at about 12 inches deep. I modified the helius program to run from 6 am to 8 pm with heavier blues on the ramp up and ramp down. This is an Acro dominated tank and most of my frags are still pretty small but everything looks happy and are encrusting“.
“I haven’t seen any updates on user experience with the Natura so i thought i would post an update on mine. I’m running my own simple 20Kish program along with the lunar cycle and things are looking very good. I’ll post a short video soon of my little 75 but in the meantime here’s a few pics. This was taken with my phone yesterday on the ramp down about 2 hours before lunar kicks in. the POP isn’t really captured well but it DOES BRING OUT POP!”
3. Discover Danireef.com’s review of its performance:
Danireef blog is the greatest Italian source for reefers in Europe and for our surprise and excitement has published recently a complete review of our latest launch, the Natura iCon.
Efficiency is the parameter that distinguishes this new Orphek Natura iCon. A MOSTRUOS PAR-PER-WATT RATIO, a very, very good energy efficiency per watt. It’s difficult to do better with only 150 watts of power available. (Translated from Italian to English with OpenAI ChatGTP 4 from Danireef.com)
The economic efficiency is in the upper mid-range compared to other lights, but the technical efficiency, meaning the PAR developed per single watt, is very, very high. The energy produced at all three distances reaches incredibly high values. (Translated from Italian to English with OpenAI ChatGTP 4 from Danireef.com)
You can see a complete PAR evaluation by Italian website Danireef.com
For Italian Speakers:
“L’efficienza è il parametro che contraddistingue questa nuova Orphek Natura iCon. Un rapporto PAR per watt mostruoso, una efficienza di energia per watt molto molto buono. Difficile far meglio con soli 150 watt di potenza a disposizione.” (testo originale – Danireef.com)
“L’efficienza economica è nella media alta delle altre plafoniere, ma l’efficienza tecnica, ovvero i PAR sviluppati per singolo watt sono molto molto alti. L’energia prodotta a tutte e tre le distanze toccano valori incredibilmente alti.” (testo originale – Danireef.com)
4. Find out what French website recifal.news thinks about Natura iCon:
Recifalnews.com is wonderful and reliable french source for reefers in Europe and worldwide since it also offers content in English, and has published an open box and review of the Natura iCon.
“We recognize Orphek’s significant effort to establish a correlation between LED emissions and pigment absorption in this model. This thoughtful design allows for the creation of a spectrum that is not only visually appealing to hobbyists but also biologically beneficial for corals.“
“Importantly, we have been using this spectrum for several months, and we (and most importantly, the corals) are pleased with the results, showing nice tissue extension and coloration. For instance, some LPS corals, such as chalices and Pectinia space invader, have begun to enhance their orange pigments.“
You can also read a complete review of Natura iCon and most importantly, the very detailed PAR evaluation in English by French website recifalnews.fr
Impressed? Now discover the applications of the Natura iCon.:
Orphek Natura iCon Applications:
- SPS/LPS coral reef salted water tanks up to 80 x 60 X 60 cm (31.4″ X 23.62″ x 23.62″).
- Enables positioning at 20cm (8 inches) above the water surface.
- Designed to enhance beauty of both natural and synthetic compositions.
- Public venues / Biobanks/ Private aquariums.
- Indoors.
- Perfect for giving your tank the natural look, mimicking nature at its fullest.
- Perfect for coral farming; coral spawning; micro/macro-biology and biological clock correction; and stabilization.
About PAR Readings:
- PAR stands for Photosynthetically Available Radiation, which is light that falls into the 400-700nm spectral range.
- The unit for measuring par is micromoles per second, abbreviated as μmol/s. This unit indicates how many photons in the PAR spectral range fall onto the coral each second.
- PAR is measured in PPFD (Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density). PPFD measures both intensity of light and the amount of light that actually reaches the coral.
What to consider when measuring or comparing PAR results:
- Instrument used to measure and skills of the person making them
- Size and shape of the tank
- Water level
- Quantity and layout of corals and rocks formations
- Number of lights over the tank
- Distance between light (s) and aquarium
- Positions were the readings were taken
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Credits
Image & content credits: All screen shots were taken from the video produced and published by clients and Orphek. Orphek has also added awesome proprietary photos of its products.
Special thank you note
We would like this opportunity to thank Orphek clients/ Danilo for Danireef.com / Axel S. from recifalnews.fr / for their passion for the hobby and his enthusiasm for Orphek products. We extend our sincere appreciation for sharing with us his video and feedbacks.
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