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By Dana Riddle / part 10 How photosynthesis works and the effects of variously colored Light-emitting Diodes ? This article will be the first of several that will examine how photosynthesis works and the effects of variously colored Light-emitting Diodes. Almost all ecosystems are dependent upon photosynthesis (exceptions being chemosynthesis around cold seeps and hydrothermal … [Read more...] about Understanding Your LED Lighting System for Reef Aquarium

Orphek made all of you wait just a little bit longer to present our new OR2 120/90/60 to be officially announced soon, but you will learn today why it is totally worth it!!! The affordable choice the OR2 LED Bar impresses by offering most of the Atlantik spectrum for a lot less money. At this time we are taking pre-orders only. This will ensure guaranteed delivery from our next production … [Read more...] about Orphek OR2 Bar LED spectral data by Dana Riddle

Pantone New Campaign Each year Pantone releases its Color of The Year which involves a selection process requires thoughtful consideration and trend analysis. To arrive at the selection each year, Pantone’s color experts at the Pantone Color Institute comb the world looking for new color influences. 2019 Color of The Year is called Living Coral. PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral emits the … [Read more...] about How Coral React to Climate Change

Orphek LED Lighting appoints Coral Compass as exclusive distribution partner for UK & ROI Orphek LED Lighting have appointed Coral Compass Ltd as the official exclusive distribution partner for the UK & ROI. Located in South Yorkshire, Coral Compass will supply the trade and public aquariums across the territory in addition to retailing a range of products through the company’s … [Read more...] about Orphek LED Aquarium Light product range are available in the UK

Amazing coral pop under LED Light Orphek has made a lot of gorgeous LED lights over the years. While the Atlantik has evolved plenty over the years, particularly with regards to functionality, we thought it'd be good idea to just focus on how the blue/Violet Channel would make your coral pop. People has been asking us about coral pop and which program to use to make their corals pop in … [Read more...] about Best LED Light that make Coral Pop

Best Orphek Orphek’s latest and greatest Reef LED lights compared There's a vast array of options if you are considering upgrading your LED Light. Check here to discover the right one for you: Peninsula reef aquarium A rimless clear glass - coral peninsula reef aquarium is formed into a perfect peninsula that gives you a fascinating view from all three sides Best Orphek LED Light : … [Read more...] about Best Reef LED lights Which is Orphek’s best LED aquarium Light?

Orphek was back on the road this year to visit Public Aquariums spread world wide. This time we landed in the land of Fado (Lisbon, Portugal) to presence the most beautiful and most unique experience of Takashi Amano's 40m planted aquarium aquascape* in Oceanário de Lisboa (Lisbon Oceanarium). *Aquascaping is the art of recreate an underwater landscape with the inspiration of both … [Read more...] about The longest aquascape planted aquarium in the world

Our Amazonas line is the perfect solution for big tanks and humid environments Orphek for years now has been offering solutions for Oceanariums; Public Aquariums, research aquariums and marine projects. You will also see Orphek in public venues displaying aquariums, such as palaces, hospitals, hotels & shopping malls. Orphek has been helping them to create a more natural, more … [Read more...] about Orphek Amazonas 500/320/80 IP67 Certified

A complete review with PAR Measurements 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 lights, offering a lot of technical information about our product and what is really interesting is to check out the extensive PAR measurements results and the comparative tables displaying other … [Read more...] about Atlantik V4 Gen2 fully reviewed by Danireef

Orphek Atlantik v4 Gen arrived to Russia The reef was built on 02/20/2019. Customer comments; "For many years I heard about the miraculous light of Orphek. To get this light in Russia was very difficult until recently. I had more than one project of marine aquariums in my life. I am amazed at what results can be achieved with this light. The aquarium is just running, but any kind of coral … [Read more...] about Biggest home DropOff Reef Aquarium in Russia 1100 liter

A Quick Look at Orphek’s ‘Blue Sky’ LED Strip Light By Dana Riddle Light-emitting diode (LED) strip lighting has become popular when used singularly or in plurality. In smaller or shallow aquaria, a single strip is possibly enough or can act as supplement to other lighting. In larger aquaria, multiple strips can provide adequate light. Orphek’s strip lights are a no-nonsense approach to aquarium … [Read more...] about Orphek OR 60 Blue Sky LED Light : Product Review by Dana Riddle

The Shark Institute asked from Orphek LED Light to attract plankton for shark research One of the things that we love about Orphek is the possibility of being able to meet interesting people and their projects. Some of them are really awesome! Jennifer Schmidt, the director of Science & Research at the Shark Institute has recently contacted Orphek regarding her interest in making an intense … [Read more...] about Attract Plankton Orphek LED Lighting for Shark Research 

We want an Orphek product to be under your Christmas Tree this year. If you order now an Orphek Atlantik V4 Gen 2 or any Orphek Bar LED Lighting an Azurelite will be included with your order!! Take advantage of this cheerful time of the year and put an Orphek product under your Christmas Tree.  Most importantly, over your aquarium! This cool promotion is available till the end … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas from Orphek!

Lighting the Aquarium: Orphek’s Atlantik V4 LED Luminaire – Photosynthetically Active and Usable Radiation By Dana Riddle Lighting an aquarium would be a simple affair if only aesthetic considerations mattered, however advanced aquarists’ goals often include husbandry of plants, algae, corals and other photosynthetic organisms. To that end, it was originally suggested that only ‘intense’ … [Read more...] about Lighting the Aquarium Part 8- Orphek’s Atlantik V4 LED Luminaire PAR and PUR

SPS reef tank lighting made simple and stable. You may have already caught the latest BRS TV episode that focuses on lighting; episode 11. The series has been developed to cover all key aspects of a new reef tank set up based on a number of options at various budgets. In this episode they explore lighting and a variety of ways of achieving success. 15:01 The video discusses the option of panel … [Read more...] about SPS lighting solved

Orphek Atlantik V4 reviewed  by a client form south Africa Before I had the Orpheks over my tank I just had a marine aquarium with half colored and dull looking corals. I tried all the micro nutrient dosing that I could find to try and color up the corals. I tried different makes of LED's, T5 and the combo there of but with little change. Then I added the orpheks and wow...now I have an marine … [Read more...] about Orphek Atlantik V4 arrived to South Africa and WOW

Buy at Bulkreefsupply - Stock of the Atlantik V4 is going really fast so don't miss the opportunity ! Check out what clients think about the Atlantik V4 Gen 2 Best LED I have seen so far By TPack on 11/21/2018 TPACK would recommend this product to a friend Bought 2 of these V4's to replace 3 Radion G4's and aquactlife T5. All I can say is WOW. They cover my tank better … [Read more...] about Check out what clients think about the Atlantik V4 Gen 2

Best LED Lights for Reef Tank 2018-2019 Review Thanks Ryan Cunningham for making such an awesome review. Ryan has 2 units of Atlantik V4 Gen 2, one unit of Atlantik Compact V4 gen 2 and 2 units of OR120 Bar – Blue Sky Hello my name is Ryan Cunningham and I am a coral addict. I started in the reefing hobby back in 2013 when a friend of mine from medical school introduced it to me on a … [Read more...] about Best LED Lights for Reef Tank 2018-2019 Review

Lighting the Aquarium Part 7: Photosynthetically Usable Radiation By Dana Riddle Photosynthetically Usable Radiation (PUR) is a portion of the spectrum that promotes photosynthesis. It is generally considered to be a subset of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR, defined as that light between 400 and 700nm), but this is only partially correct as some Ultraviolet-A wavelengths, and in some … [Read more...] about Lighting the Aquarium Part 7-Photosynthetically Usable Radiation

Orphek Atlantik V4 the best LED light for Coral growth and color Recently we have received what we feel is one of the best demonstrations of what Orphek Atlantik V4 Gen2 Reef lights will do for your reef tank.  The submitter we will call Reef Glow 19 and his YouTube video can be found here. this is a 4K video ! What you will see in this video is almost unreal for a closed reef … [Read more...] about What Orphek Atlantik V4 Gen2 Reef lights will do for your reef tank

Lighting the Reef Aquarium Part 6: Coral Coloration – A Primer By Dana Riddle This colorful Acropora species is not fluorescent – the proteins it contains preferentially reflect red and blue light, making it appear purple. When I managed a commercial coral farm in the 1990’s, we were content just to grow corals and propagate them. Although we knew beautifully colored corals could bring a … [Read more...] about Lighting the Reef Aquarium Part 6 – Coral Coloration – A Primer

Lighting the Reef Aquarium Part 5: Tridacna Clams By Dana Riddle In Part 4 of this series, we examined the lighting requirements of a popular aquarium coral, Acropora. This time we’ll look at the light preferences of another popular reef aquarium inhabitant – the photosynthetic clam Tridacna.According to World Registry of Marine Species (WORMS.org) there are 9 Tridacna species (T. maxima, T. … [Read more...] about Lighting the Reef Aquarium Part 5 -Tridacna Clams

I've been using 4 of the OR 90 strips over my SPS tank for about a year The tank is a 6 foot wide 135g SPS-dominated reef. The tech is nothing: Small sump, small return pump, basic skimmer, pair of Vortech WD40 QD for extra flow. Starboard (cutting board) on bottom of tank, no sand. Maintenance is 10% weekly water changes, and doing is done 6 times per day with 2-part. Lights are mounted … [Read more...] about Orphek OR90 Bar LED over 6 foot wide 135g SPS-dominated reef

Light Requirements of a Coral Genus Often Found in Reef Aquaria By Dana Riddle In previous installments, we have discussed how to measure light intensity, reviewed light requirements of a Hawaiian coral, and discussed terminology. This time, we’ll look at light requirements of a coral genus often found in reef aquaria – Acropora. Acropora is a pandemic genus and is found in Atlantic and Pacific … [Read more...] about Lighting the Reef Aquarium Part 4

Orphek Atlantik V4 GEN2  Review and  time lapse video by Ryan Would I recommend these lights to a friend? Haha is that a joke?! Since buying these lights I have been actively trying to get every friend I know to switch over to these lights. After first getting them I was just blown away by how they look in general, not even turned on, these lights are a work of true … [Read more...] about Time Lapse Video and Review Orphek Atlantik V4 GEN2

The Myth of Corals Requiring Unlimited Amounts of Light  By Dana Riddle I had the pleasure of living on the Big Island of Hawaii for almost two decades and took every opportunity to study the natural reefs there (See Figure 1.)  One of my projects involved the determination of light required by photosynthetic corals (note: required versus tolerated.) Figure 1. This shallow tide pool, just inches … [Read more...] about Lighting the Reef Aquarium Part 3- The Myth of Corals Requiring Unlimited Amounts of Light

Anti-rust Aquarium Light Mounting Arm Kit After bringing the Atlantik series one step forward (Atlantik V4 Gen 2) we is now bringing you the ultimate accessory – Orphek anti-rust Mounting Arm Kit. Designed specifically for the installation and positioning of Orphek Aquarium LED illumination fixtures, this versatile, anti-rust, heavily-built, multi-functional mounting kit will blow your … [Read more...] about New Orphek Product Launch – Mounting Arm Kit

Measuring Light Intensity By Dana Riddle If I were to ask reef aquarium hobbyists these questions, their answers would likely be as follows: Q: What is the Specific Gravity of the water in your tank? A: 1.025 Q: What is your calcium concentration? A: 400 milligrams per liter (or parts per million) Q: What is the highest light level in your tank? A: I likely won’t get an … [Read more...] about Lighting the Reef Aquarium Part 2-Measuring Light Intensity

Orphek is proud to announce a new vendor who is located in Sacramento, CA. The business is called Reef Labs and you can check out their website here:   https://reeflabs.net/ We are a bunch of reef geeks if that's even a phrase.  We have over 30 years of combined experience in fresh water and saltwater arena. Our experience with small nano to large tanks and ponds provides us with the expertise … [Read more...] about Reeflabs For Hobbyist

There are many aspects involved in successfully husbandry of a reef aquarium, not the least of which is lighting.By Dana RiddleThis article is the first in a series that will examine this important parameter and will discuss why lighting is important, especially if the goal is to maintain photosynthetic organisms such as many coral and clam species as well as algae. With this understanding, along … [Read more...] about Lighting the Reef Aquarium – Part 1

The pictures of the Aquarium with OR Bar LED are coming and they are awesome! Today we want to share 20 pictures of reef aquariums using our OR120/90/60 Bar LED lights and ideas of possible combinations and layouts. For those of you who still haven’t heard of our OR Bar LED lights here just a quick product description: Bar LED Lighting for reef aquariums for optimal SPS/LPS coral … [Read more...] about 20 Reef Aquarium Photos with Orphek OR Bar LED

Orphek is introducing to you today the Orphek Atlantik V4 and Atlantik V4 Compact Generation 2 For the company’s 10th year celebration we decided to rebuild the Atlantik series from scratch while keeping the same overall look, same spectrum and same power. But get it wrong, there are changes and we will show you now! Buying a Atlantik V4 means that have acquired an Orphek Atlantik … [Read more...] about New version launch Orphek Atlantik V4 and Compact Gen 2

In May, 2017 we have posted a gorgeous South African reef tank under Atlantik V4 The reef tank comes from from Durban, South Africa belonging to Alli Mohammed. He has updated us with some pictures and was super kind to send us feedback about his Orphek experience: “Good day James just wanna say thank you for these amazing lights. The growth is amazing with these lights. My growth on … [Read more...] about Client comments Growth is amazing with Atlantik v4 Reef Aquarium LED Lights

Orphek Amazonas 320 Customized LED Spectrum Orphek is probably the only company developing emitters that is also offering LED light spectrums in the market today. Most likely we are indeed the only ones capable of doing so! Today we would like to share this beautiful project coming from the land Down Under. We have customized for an Australian client an amazing spectrum to bring out the … [Read more...] about Orphek Amazonas 320 Light Rare Beautiful Australian Freshwater Fish

Looking for the best saltwater reef aquarium LED lighting in the USA? If you are looking for the best saltwater reef aquarium LED lighting in the USA, you will find it in the most reliable American online supplier today! You all know already about our partnership with Bulk Reef Supply. Just in case you have joined us recently or is new to the hobby, this American company based in … [Read more...] about Bulk reef supply stocks the new Orphek Atlantik V4 Gen 2

Orphek Atlantik V4 LED Aquarium has arrived in India We are very excited to publish for the first time a photo coming from India! L. Lakshminarayanan  has sent us a photo of his new reef tank taken while he was running the biological cycling mode (therefore the water is a bit clouded).Our client has recently ordered three of our Atlantik V4 Reef lights for his 6 X 2.5 X 2.5 ft. tank, … [Read more...] about Saltwater reef aquarium LED lighting India

Tony UK – Orphek OR120 Bar LED & Radion XR30 Pro gen3 Today we are sharing a different kind of review. Our client Tony, from the UK, sent us feedback about replacing his previous lights of other brands and upgrading it with Orphek LED Lighting. We liked this review because he details the entire process, the decision making, the actual change, his impressions, etc… Also good to see the … [Read more...] about Product Review OR120 Reef Daylight & Blue-Sky

OR 120 Bar LED doing great over EasternMarine Aquariums EasternMarine Aquariums is one of the largest marine livestock importers in New Zealand and we are proud today to say that they are chose Orphek LED solutions to light all their aquariums. In order to grow and enhance colors fast with both low heat and cost they chose our newest launch – The Orphek Bar LED Lights. In the past most … [Read more...] about Orphek OR 120 Bar LED Lights All EasternMarine Aquariums

Orphek Blue Sky Bar LED with old technology T5 We would like to thank Carlos V. from Puerto Rico for sharing these wonderful photos of his gorgeous reef tank.  He recently bought two of our OR120 with the Sky Blue spectrum with no lenses to complement his ATI T5 lighting. Check out how the OR120 units enhanced the colors of his coral and how the Atlantik V4 can replace those expensive to … [Read more...] about Orphek Reef OR 120 blue sky Bar LED Lighting with ATI T5 

Want to know why Orphek Atlantik V4 is the best Reef Aquarium LED light? Check out the video and you will find out all about it! In this video made by Reef glow19 you will see how he upgraded from the Atlantik V1.2 to the Atlantik V4 after 4 yrs and the development of his tank. Come check the amazing results and see how beautiful his corals became! After relying on Orphek Atlantik … [Read more...] about Review Why Orphek Atlantik V4 is the Best Reef Aquarium LED Lighting

Project Atlantik  by Gary Wilkinson UK Over the years Orphek has published many aquariums and share many beautiful photos of client’s corals. We have posted their testimonials and their love for our LED solutions. Some are huge tanks from public venues, some are quite small from a client’s living room or office. Most importantly, in our opinion, is not to show to sell more or to market our … [Read more...] about Project Atlantik LED Lighting ends after 3 years

Reef glow19  share his tank from its construction and the results with Orphek Atlantik LED Light 4 years above his tank. This weekend we are happy to show one more tank from a client that are sharing his tank construction from scratch. There are nice photos, videos and all you need to know about the systems he is using and the results he is getting. At that time he purchase our … [Read more...] about Orphek Atlantik LED Aquarium light amazing 120 gallon build

Nausicca Public Aquarium photos are looking will blow your mind with Orphek Amazonas 500 LED lights! Since August, 2017 we have been posting about our project with French Public Aquarium  Nausicaá at Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. Nausicaá opened in 19th of May and it is already mesmerizing 1000s of visitors. This week we want to share the beautiful photos we … [Read more...] about Nausicaa Public Aquarium Photos with Orphek LED lights

Client from the UK upgrades his Atlantik V2.1 to Atlantik V4 We have been posting many aquariums from the UK over the last years and one of Orphek’s long time client sent us feedback from his tank. We like to post about upgrades because it showcases how much reefers trust us and how their tanks are changing with time. Originally Himat bought four Atlantik V2.1B’s back in early 2015 and … [Read more...] about UK Client Upgrades to Atlantik V4 and his reef looks amazing

Check out what Orphek Atlantik V4 Compact can do for your corals in just a week! Today we are really excited to share with you the feedback we received from a Swiss client of ours. Mate Duymi is not our first Swiss client sharing his Orphek experience, but what he did no one else has ever done! So be ready to understand why Orphek LED lighting fixtures are really the best solutions in the … [Read more...] about What Orphek Atlantik V4 Compact can do in 3 weeks

Grand Opening of Nausicaá - Europe's largest tank in a Public Aquarium. Photo Credit: Ville de Boulogne-sur-Mer official website On the 19th of May 2018, a massive expansion of NAUSICAA will open to the public for the first time. Back in August, 2017 we have posted about our project with French Public Aquarium  Nausicaa at Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. Nausicaa will receive the title of the … [Read more...] about NAUSICAÁ Opening Tomorrow All LED Lights By Orphek

High end reef aquarium by  Sam Slobusky of Wetwork  Reef 145  Orphek has a long partnership with Sam Slobusky from Wetwork, a company based in New Orleans that among other services, provides custom design and complete installation services worldwide. Our partnership has endured all these years due to a common professional standard of quality of the services rendered and the passion … [Read more...] about High end mounting structure for Orphek Atlantik V4 reef aquarium lights

Review: Orphek Atlantik  V4 (90days) + OR60 1week (UV-Violet & Blue Sky). LED lights that make corals pop with color Orphek Atlantik V4 Reef LED Lights The Orphek Atlantik V4 coloration was really fantastic especially with fluorescence pigment and more than sufficient Par for my mixed coral tank. The most important is the Atlantik  V4 doesn’t hurt or cause coral to bleach or … [Read more...] about New Review Orphek OR60 Blue sky and UV-Violet Bar LED Light

Client shared a photo of his freshwater planted aquarium with two new Orphek OR 120 Bar LED Light Today's pictures come from Maryland, USA. Edward, our client, has recently bought two OR120 Freshwater Planted Lights for his 80 gallon planted tank and we would like to share these nice photos  he has sent to us. Client states that the planting process is not complete yet and it is still a work in … [Read more...] about OR 120 Bar LED Light – Freshwater Planted

The most powerful Bar LED Light for reef aquarium – Orphek OR 120 Our Orphek OR Bar LED Lights are a sensation and clients are already sending us pictures that we are very excited to share with you. Today’s reef aquarium come from Scandinavia. Our customer Miikka, who lives in Helsinki (Finland) has sent us photos of his tank under two new Orphek OR120 Bar LED lights, that he has … [Read more...] about Orphek OR 120 Reef Bar LED Light Blue Sky Spectrum