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Orphek has released the new NR 12 Nano Reef LED lamp. The lamp screws into a common lamp socket and provides high PAR in a 30cm x 30cm area when hung 30 cm above the water surface. This LED lamp is ideal for nano reefs and refugiums and is also available in the freshwater planted […]

HOW TO DETERMINE IF CORALS ARE GROWING BY USING A dKH Test No two aquariums are alike in terms of light spectrum and intensity (PAR), therefore different results will or can occur in growing corals in a particular reef system.  Water depth, water clarity, rockscape, nutrients, photoperiod and carbonates all play a part in this role.   […]

Orphek LED Lights used for scientific research The use of LED lighting has been increasing in recent years in the saltwater hobby industry so it is no surprise that these type of lights are now also being used for scientific research. My name is Arjen Tilstra, I am a graduate student at the University of […]

Pieter chooses Orphek Atlantik  – FOR HIS GORGEOUS 20 FOOT LONG REEF DISPLAY The owner of this remarkable reef aquarium resides in the Netherlands and is well known among many reef aquarists for his huge 20 foot long reef aquarium. Our client definitely wanted to cut his energy and maintenance cost that his previous metal halide system […]

TIME TESTED ORPHEK LED PENDANTS PROVES SPECTACULAR CORAL GROWTH OVER A FOUR YEAR SPAN Four years ago Mr. Moshe has converted his large reef tank over to Orphek LED lighting which consists of PR156’s and DIF 100’s. In this time he has amassed over 100 different species of corals with most being SPS and LPS. During this […]

Orphek will be displaying and demonstrating their high technology LED Pendants at the Midwestern Coral Farmers Market Event. This is their first annual event and should be a huge success.   Stop by our booth and let us demonstrate our new Atlantik as well as our DIF100 and PR72 Pendants, all of which will surely […]

Winner of Orphek PR72 Reef LED Pendant To be used over his frag tank The winner of Orphek’s PR72 Reef LED Pendant at the Western Ohio Reef Club Event plans to use it over a newly developed frag system.  We are sure his frags will grow fast under the advanced Orphek LED lighting technology.   “Mounted […]

UNDERSTANDING SPECTROGRAPHS AND CHROMATICITY GRAPHS Our eyes have photoreceptors that sense different wavelengths representing colors.  They are sensitive to short, medium, and high nan ometer wavelengths (420-440, 530-540, and 560-580).  Corals also have similar receptors and positively react to intensity and wavelengths in the PUR spectrum which is 400-550 and 620-700nm.   Orphek’s design team uses spectrographs […]

MACNA 2013 Orphek will be attending and sponsoring MACNA 2013 which takes place from August 30 to September 1st at the beautiful and luxurious Westin Diplomat Hotel located in Miami Beach, FLA. Orphek will display their latest products in a premium double booth (419) which will be located in the Great Hall 3-6. Stop by […]

ORPHEK ATLANTIK LEDS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR GROWING CORALS Carlos who lives in Venezuela stated this fact to us and sent us pictures of his beautiful reef aquarium. Carlos is very happy with his Atlantik LEDs and for good reason; his corals are growing and look superb.  Carlos has happily answered a few questions for […]

ORPHEK ATLANTIK LED LIGHTS REVIEW BY CUSTOMER   We sent to our client Shane  a survey and we want to thank him for purchasing our products and sharing with us his opinion about our Atlantik fixture. We at Orphek is really happy to receive his feedback with this great review: Obs.: we will be sending this […]

Why did you choose Orphek ?  and were their other brands you considered.   It was between Orphek and Radion.  I decided to go with the Atlantik units because of the shear intensity of the light.  I also liked the units are 24’’ long. 2.  What led to your decision to go with LED lighting […]

Another happy Orphek Atlantik owner John shared his feelings with us on his new Atlantik LED Pendant.  John’s tank is in the development stage at present and we hope John will share more pictures with us once his tank is developed.   1.  What led to your decision to go with LED lighting for this project? […]

MAGNESIUM (Mg) AND ITS ROLE IN THE REEF AQUARIUM   Magnesium ranks fifth of the eight major elements in seawater while the remaining elements are considered trace elements.  The chart below will obviously explain the importance of magnesium supplements in our marine aquariums, whether it be reef or fish only.   at 3.5% salinity Element Hydrogen […]

GALAXY CORAL (GALAXEA FASCICULARIS) ORPHEK’S CORAL OF THE DAY The Galaxy, Star, Brittle, Crystal, Starburst Coral or Galaxea fascicularis is a LPS coral with many color options such as red, pink, brown, gray or the combination of these colors. The tip of the coral is often white or lighter than its color, rendering the crystal […]

Acropora aculeus (Aussie Neon Green aculeus) ORPHEK’S CORAL OF THE DAY A bright green Acropora specie with rounded thick-walled corallites and distinctive polyps. Lighting:  Bright lighting of the proper spectrum such as that provided by the Orphek Atlantik.   Water flow:  Moderate to strong.   Ease of care:  Easy   Feeding:  Periodic feeding of phytoplankton, calcium, […]

FRESHWATER PLANTED TANKS AND ORPHEK PLANTED TANK LED LIGHTING It is a fact that there are far more people keeping freshwater planted tank aquariums then there are those keeping both marine and marine reef aquariums.  A properly set up freshwater planted tank aquarium can be just as beautiful to look at as a coral reef aquarium and […]

CORAL FEEDING FOR HEALTHY CORALS AND CORAL COLOR Corals are marine organisms that consist of numerous polyps and use these polyps for feeding.  Most corals feed on algae produced by sunlight and often called photosynthetic algae or zooxanthellae.  When kept in reef aquariums, the light required to produce enough algae to sustain the coral’s life is […]

CORAL COLOR AND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN IT Up to 90% of SPS coral’s nutritional needs are obtained by the food produced by Zooxanthellae. These dinoflagellates are single celled algae that reside and grow within the coral’s tissue.  Several million of these algae cells live in just one square inch of a coral’s tissue. These […]