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10 Steps to Follow for a Successful Reef Tank The long term success and health of the inhabitants of your reef aquarium depends on you.  Proper planning and equipment selection makes reef care much easier to manage and quicker to perform.  This leaves you more time for your real goal, enjoying your reef aquarium. The […]

IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF ORPHEK ATLANTIK V2 GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY       After a year of research and development Orphek is about to launch its newest fixture setting a new benchmark in LED lighting systems. The introduction of the Atlantik V2 Wireless will bring an upgrade in Orphek’s Atlantik operational systems allowing customers to control the […]

Orphek To Release The Atlantik V2  With WiFi Orphek to release the new Atlantik V2 LED Pendant December 1, 2013, Due to the expected demand,we are now accepting pre-orders. Orphek has set a new benchmark in LED lighting systems with the introduction of the Atlantik V2 Wireless LED Pendant controlled by  Android Tablet / Phone. Read More […]

Reef-A-Palooza-2013 Finally we could take a moment to post our pictures at Reef -A-Palooza 2013. Orphek booth was crowded the entire weekend, but we managed to take a few shots for you. This year the 8th event took place at Orange County Fair & Event Center. We would like to thank you all for visiting […]

Atlantiks make an appearance at the famous Paris Pet Expo in France Stephane, from AquaMarina lit their coral frag display tank with our Atlantiks.  Stephane writes; The fair in Paris went very well for us and our professional customers were captivated by our coral frags and your lights. Over the weekend, hobbyist who visited the […]

MACNA 2013 orphek Although we have been extremely busy since we have arrived from Miami we would like to take a moment to thank many people for making this a great MACNA edition for us. This year MACNA celebrated its 25th anniversary and it was really outstanding in many aspects. A special thanks goes to […]

THE NEW ORPHEK HELIX  PROTEIN SKIMMER WITH CONTROLLABLE HIGH RPM DC NEEDLE WHEEL PUMP   Orphek is proud to announce the release of their new Helix Protein Skimmer.  The Helix design vastly improves contact time in the reaction chamber while producing an enormous amount of very small micro bubbles.  The increased amount of micro bubbles […]

THE NEW AND IMPROVED ORPHEK DIF 100 V5 LED PENDANT   This is it; this is what matters, the experience of a new product and how it makes someone feel.  The Orphek DIF 100 V5 deserves to be the number one leader in aquarium LED pendants.  If we are busy making everything, how can we perfect […]

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 […]