Integration of Orphek customized LED lighting for mangrove, seagrass, kelp, and macroalgae.

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In today’s post we are excited to share photos from our recent field trip to the beautiful island of Koh Phangan, Thailand.
Our visit highlighted the landscape of coastal areas with sandy stretches where mangrove trees are thriving.
Since its foundation, Orphek has been dedicated to developing customized light spectrums for public aquariums for various ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrass beds, and kelp displays.
And during our time at Hin Kong Beach (island’s western shoreline) we had the opportunity to explore the extensive mangrove shrubs in their natural habitat.
This exploration not only enriched our understanding of these crucial ecosystems, but also reinforced both our passion and mission to create effective lighting solutions that cater to their unique needs.
In the upcoming sections, we will explore our groundbreaking technologies, highlight some of our successful projects, and provide the latest insights on mangrove ecosystems.
So, we invite you to join us on this journey as we showcase how Orphek’s innovations are making a positive impact on the conservation of these vital habitats. Enjoy the read!

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Orphek developments for research, rejuvenation and restoration
Besides developing customized spectrums for public aquariums’ displays, Orphek plays a crucial role in advancing the research, conservation, and restoration of corals reefs, mangroves, seagrasses beds and kelp forests through partnerships with scientists to develop cutting-edge LED lighting solutions.
Our innovative technologies establish ideal growth environments, enabling researchers, farmers, and environmentalists to closely mimic natural ecosystems within controlled settings.
This approach significantly boosts their efforts to preserve and restore these essential ecosystems.
Orphek is a globally recognized company renowned for developing and offering a wide range of LED lighting solutions tailored for aquariums.
Our lights are designed with optimal intensity, efficiency, and spectrums suitable for all shapes, sizes, and depths of aquariums for:
- Universities & Research Centers
- Conservation/ Rescue/ Care/ Rehabilitation Centers
- Rejuvenation/ Restauration Centers
- Coral, Seagrass, Kelp, Mangrove farms / shops

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Orphek Creativity, Innovation, Technology Development & Customization
By developing products specifically for research labs, specialized centers, and farms, Orphek delivers perfect solutions built only with the best quality raw materials and sealant solutions & IP 65/67 certifications.
We only offer LED light solutions that are solid, resilient, and built to excel in performance even in extreme environments. Besides, these products are also very easy to install and maintain.
Orphek also understands the challenges in meeting energy consumption and reduction strategies involved in projects; therefore, our quality control systems guarantee that all products provided comes with extraordinary energy efficiency and minimal environmental impact with a considerable annual reduction in energy consumption.
Orphek LED Lights:
- Are heavily built, anti-rust, and anti-corrosion.
- Come with silicon gaskets and seals, waterproof connectors, and cable extensions.
- Are designed with separated power supply and control systems away from water and humid areas.
- Feature Plug & Play technology with effortless parts replacement for simple and easy maintenance.
- Offer optimal heat dissipation and thermal solutions for heat management.
In addition, Orphek offers the flexibility to customize the spectrum to suit the specific needs of your project, ensuring precise and effective lighting solutions.
Orphek advanced technologies for Mangroves, Seagrass, Kelp, macroalgae
Orphek expertise
Orphek expertise is to develop, customize and deliver LED lighting solutions for perfect lighting design projects involving any biological need of a wide range of organisms, coming from different types of habitat and geographic zones, while meeting both the architectural aesthetics desired and entrepreneurship budgets and goals.
Product Lines:
The following Orphek LED solutions have been already developed with spectrums for mangrove, seagrass, kelp and macroalgae or feature the versatility to be customized with a spectrum to answer to your project needs:
- OR4 iCon LED Bar Series
- Natura iCon
- Amazonas 500 / Amazonas 960 iCon / Amazonas 320 / Amazonas 80






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The Mangroves of Thailand
Over half (62%) of Thailand’s mangrove forests have been lost due to development. While urban expansion and road construction have played significant roles, aquaculture (particularly shrimp farming) has been especially detrimental to these vital ecosystems.

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Despite these challenges, local communities have taken action to revitalize the dwindling mangrove populations.
In the past decade, there have been approximately five mangrove planting initiatives, with most activities occurring on Mother’s or Father’s Day.
Each initiative typically involves between 40 to 60 volunteers who collectively plant around 2,000 seeds.
Unfortunately, the survival rate of these seedlings after the first year is only 15-20%, which is insufficient for establishing a sustainable population capable of reproduction.
A quick dive into a few Orphek projects
We are showcasing 3 projects involving mangroves for public aquariums just for a quick look.
Orphek has developed customized spectrums for these venues in accordance with the client’s requirements and spectrum specifications for the displays.
Chengdu Aquarium / Indonesian BXSea Oceanarium / Georgia Aquarium
Check our groundbreaking innovations!
- We are the first and only company in the world offering 10,000% dimming control system (0-100% and 0.001-1% for Moon Cycle)!
- First and only company relying on decades of academic research to develop and offer the groundbreaking Sun & Moon Synchronization incredible feature enabling the synchronization of both sun & moon cycles with the real local timing (or any place worldwide) throughout the year.
- First and only company developing the best technology for coral growth, health, color, spawning and biological clock correction.
- First and only company developing the 3-in-one power supply technology.
- First and only company offering lens adjustment and LEDs substitution without loosing waterproof protection/ customized power supply for best electricity transfer and stability – Orphek patented technologies.
- First and only company developing LED lighting solutions focused on enhancing virtual and augmented realities.
- First and only company developing and offering a smart device that allows aquarists to create their own fixture.
- First and only company developing and offering a smart device that allows aquarists to allows you to program, control, monitor, dim and integrate all Orphek iCon LED solutions together at the same time.
- We are the first company to develop “pop it up” spectrum technology for coral color enhancing.
- First company to introduce Aquarium LED lighting Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
- First company to develop solutions to deliver light spectrum for depths over 15 meters.
- First and only company in the reef LED lighting market to design each Dual-Chip LED with 2 different mixed LED nm colors, creating this revolutionary technology that enhances the spectrum output, resulting in improved coral health, growth and coloration & LED durability.
- First company to develop and offer true UV/violet LEDs in reef aquariums (since 2012!).
- First company that provides a wide spectrum red without using normal 660nm and 640nm LEDs.
- First company making its own wide spectrum blue LEDs.
- First and only company to make its own proprietary white UV LEDs.
- First company to use high Kelvin white LEDs.
- First company to make 100-watt matrix multicolor LED chips and first to have the technology to customize the chip to any Kelvin temperature desired.
Orphek latest project partnerships (Orphek is installed in more than 50 different locations in the world):
- Nausicaá Public Aquarium (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France)
- Biarritz Aquarium (Biarritz, France)
- Aquarium Ajaccio (France)
- Chengdu Public Aquarium (Chengdu, China)
- Burj Al Arab Aquariums (Dubai, UAE)
- The Lost Chambers Aquarium & The Ambassador Lagoon (Dubai, UAE)
- National Aquarium Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
- The Kuwait Scientific Center TSCK (Kuwait)
- Aquatic Fisheries Research Center (Al Khor, Qatar)
- Oman Aquarium (Muscat, Oman)
- National Aquarium Den Blå Planet (Kastrup, Denmark)
- Zoo Center Vaerloese (Denmark)
- Monsoon Aquatics (Cairns, Australia)
- Cairns Public Aquarium (Cairns, Australia)
- AIMS Australian Institute of Marine Science (Australia)
- MERL The Minderoo Foundation Exmouth Research Lab (Exmouth, Australia)
- James Cook University Aquarium (Townsville, Australia)
- National Zoo & Aquarium (Camberra, Australia)
- The Aquarium of Western Australia (Hillarys, Australia)
- Tamari Safari (Indonesia)
- Bxsea Oceanarium (Indonesia)
- The Great Barrier Reef Legacy ( Australia)
- Southern Cross University (Australia)
- Heron Island Research Station – The University of Queensland (Qld, Australia)
- Whitsunday Airport Heart Reef Aquarium (Whitsunday, Australia)
- The Maritime Museum & Aquarium Gothenburg (Sweden)
- Herkules Zoo AB (Sweden)
- Tropicarium Kolmården (Sweden)
- Palma Aquarium (Palma de Maiorca, Spain)
- XPLORE Entertainment Center (Athens, Greece)
- Kenya Tropical Sealife (Kenya)
- Sea World Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)
- Aquatika Freshwater Aquarium Karlovac (Karlovac, Croatia)
- Unity Park – Grand Palace in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
- Kula Wild Adventure Park (Fiji)
- Tynemouth Aquarium (Tynemouth, England, UK)
- Blue Planet Aquarium (Cheshire, UK)
- Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth (England, UK)
- Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, Canada)
- The Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada (Toronto, Canada)
- Sea Life Caverns – West Edmonton mall, (Edmonton, Canada)
- St. Louis Public Aquarium (St. Louis,USA)
- Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
- North Carolina Public Aquarium (North Carolina, USA)
- Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (Utah, USA)
- Aquarium of the Pacific (CA, USA)
- The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center (VA, USA)
- The Butterfly House & Aquarium (South Dakota, USA)
- Albuquerque BioNational Aquarium (New Mexico, USA)
- Shark Research Institute (NJ, USA)
- Marine Exploration Center (St. Petersburg, USA)
- Sea Turtle Inc. Rehabilitation Center (Texas, USA)
- Cameron Park Zoo (Waco, Texas, USA)
- Indianapolis Zoo (IN, USA)
- The Maritime Aquarium (CT, USA)
- Atlantis Aquarium (Paradise Islands, Bahamas)
- Douglas Island Pink and Chum Salmon Hatchery (Alaska, USA)
- AquaMundo of Sambil Mall (Santo Domingo, Domenican Republic)
Articles about Orphek and Public aquariums, public venues, research centers and coral farms:
- Orphek LED lighting showcases Indonesian BXSea Oceanarium
- Orphek and Public Aquariums, a long lasting love affair – Part I (Middle East)
- Orphek LED lighting for Public aquarium showcase amazing Cube Oceanarium Chengdu (China)
- 16 most stunning Public Aquariums of the USA
- Cairns Aquarium Queensland Australia Lighted by Orphek
- Blue Planet public aquarium Lighted by Orphek
- Orphek LED Lighting for Public Aquariums and Venues
- Public Aquarium Zoo LED Lighting Photo Gallery
- The Best LED Lights For Public Aquarium
- Coral farm in palma de maiorca public aquarium
- Loveland Living Planet Aquarium Lighting by Orphek LED
- French2 TV channel visit Nausicaá manta ray feeding under Orphek Amazonas 500 LED Light
- Amazonas 500 LED Lighting and the biggest aquarium in Europe
- Aquarium in Oman Lighted By Orphek
- Orphek amazing reef aquarium LED layouts that you should know about
- Amazonas 960 lighting 3 meters cylindrical aquarium of JCU in Australia
- Australian Minderoo Foundation and The Flourishing Oceans Initiative and Atlantik iCon Reef LED upgrade
- Super coral farming at Monsoon Aquatics upgrades to Orphek Amazonas 960 iCon reef LED Lights
- Orphek Solutions in coral shops & farms
- Osix & OR3 LED Bars installation at Krakking Korals Australia
- Orphek Amazonas 320 Light Rare Beautiful Australian Freshwater Fish
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