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7000 gallons Marvell Aquarium ORPHEK LED LIGHTING GIVING LIFE TO CORALS AND CLAMS IN A SIX FOOT DEEP DISPLAY! A recent reef lighting upgrade project took place in the Marvell Semiconductor lobby on two very large reef tank displays which were lit by 20 X 1000 watt metal halide lamps. Total more then 20,000 Watt ! Each […]

HOW TO SET MOONLIGHT There are many aquarists who feel that moonlight is an important part of the photoperiod required for corals; this is not the case at all.  Moonlight is purely for visual effects and it serves no purpose for coral growth.  In fact it can do harm to corals if used throughout the […]

orphek atlantik par reading by clients   Jamie is a recent Orphek Atlantik customer who ordered four Atlantik Wide Pendants for his 170 gallon (60” x 22”w x 30”) reef aquarium.  Based on recommendations from other LED light manufacturers, Jamie thought he would need four Atlantiks to cover his new reef tank.  As it turned […]

MIKE K. SHARES FIRST PHOTOS OF HIS REEF TANK UNDER ORPHEK PR156XP LED  Mike K. is a new owner of Orphek LED Pendants.  Mike purchased two PR156XP Pendants for his reef tank and wanted to share his first photos taken with them.  His reef tank is in the beginning stages but the corals already exhibit excellent […]

Great Barrier Reef Photos And Supports The Save Our Planet Program Our planet is indeed gasping for air at this moment.  Our harmful pollutions are choking her slowly and continue to strip her of her ozone layer. Luke is very concerned about this and the Saving Our Planet Program and feels it is time for all […]

Orphek Atlantik How to set MY PROGRAM Programming is very easy if you visualize your Atlantik as having four different LED lighting systems combined in one housing.  Each lighting system can have its own intensity levels and time periods.  Each lighting system or channel has seven different set points available.   Each set point can […]

OUR FIRST ATLANTIK OWNER SHOWS OFF HIS NEW ATLANTIKS Thiru, from Malaysia decided to replace his power hungry metal halides above his beautiful reef tank with our new Atlantik LED Pendants.  Thiru wanted to bring operating cost down and provide much better color for his reef inhabitants.  It has been just a few weeks since the […]

HOW TO ACCLIMATE YOUR CORALS TO ORPHEK HIGH INTENSITY LED LIGHTING In nature, corals bleach from changes in water temperature, increased radiance, changes in water chemistry, infections/diseases, sewage run- off, and toxins.  In well maintained reef aquariums bleaching can often occur after switching from another light technology (fluorescent/metal halide/HQI) which can result in spectrum changes and […]

GENEROUS ORPHEK DONATION BRINGS RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE TO REEF CLUB Orphek  recently donated one of our PR156XP LED Pendants to be raffled off at a Columbia Marine Aquarium Club conference.  Randy Elmore, the Vice President stated to us that:    “Your donation was the most sought after item we raffled off. Thank you so much. It […]

ANOTHER RETAIL STORE USING ORPHEK LED LIGHTING OVER THEIR FRAG AND CORAL DISPLAY TANKS More and more retailers are using Orphek LED Lighting in their retail stores and Dave Ryan is our latest customer. Dave Ryan, owner of AFK Reef Supplies located at 8 Oland Crescent, Halifax, Nova Scotia CANADA is now using our new PR72 LED pendants […]

Orphek PR72 PLANTED LED PENDANT IS YOUR BEST SOLUTION FOR YOUR PLANTED TANK LIGHTING A beautifully aquascaped and planted freshwater tank is paramount to a reef tank in terms of beauty and attractiveness.  To maintain beautiful healthy plants, like corals, plants must have the correct lighting to grow and reproduce. The PR72 Planted LED Pendant […]

ORPHEK PR72 THE BEST REEF LED PENDANT FOR THE COST   The Orphek PR72 Reef , was introduced to the market at the MACNA Convention held in Dallas, Texas in September, 2012.  The high PAR and coverage ability pleased all who visited the Orphek Booth.   The PR72 was designed for smaller aquariums and frag tanks […]

ORPHEK WINS ROUND ONE IN REEFBUILDERS LED SHOWDOWN Giesemann Teszla/Futura vs. Orphek Nilus   Although the Orphek Nilus is no longer available, it did beat out the competitor it was matched with in Reefbuilders 2012 annual LED Showdown.  The Nilus has been replaced by the more powerful and feature rich Atlantik Four Channel Programmable LED Pendant.  […]

WHY Orphek DIF100 LED LIGHTING IS THE BEST LIGHTING FOR PUBLIC AND LARGE HOME AQUARIUMS Orphek has been producing LED lighting for nearly five years and we are very excited about our DIF100’s capabilities for both public and large home aquariums such as Pieter’s six meter reef tank which recently has been upgraded from metal halide lighting […]

WHY ORPHEK ATLANTIK EXCELLS AS THE BEST LED AQUARIUM LIGHT At the MACNA 2012 Marine Conference held in Dallas, Texas, Orphek unveiled its new Atlantik Four Channel Programmable LED Pendant which proved to be a huge success with reef aquarists.  A testament to this lies in the fact that our first production run of the […]

CUSTOMERS FIRE BACK TO ORPHEK  ABOUT THEIR NEW ATLANTIK PENDANTS We recently have compiled a questionnaire that we have been sending out to many new owners of our Atlantik LED Pendant asking for their feedback.  Carl M. is the first person to buy the new Atlantik LED Pendant and we will start with Carl’s response […]

ATLANTIK PRE PROGRAM ORPHEK NOW INCLUDES SELECTABLE PRE-PROGRAMMED PHOTOPERIODS IN OUR NEW ATLANTIK LED PENDANT After four years of intensive research involving different wavelengths/spectrums, and studying how corals grow and react to them, Orphek has now released their new Atlantik Programmable Pendant.  Our testing and research was not just conducted in our own coral labs but in […]

CORRECT SPECTRUM AND AMOUNT IS NEEDED FOR GOOD CORAL GROWTH At 40 meters or less, Zooxanthellate scleractinian corals are the major specie of corals found in well-lit tropical waters where massive structures exist which provide a critical habitat for the diverse abundance of reef fish and invertebrates. Coral structures change considerably with increasing depth which causes […]

THE CORRECT LIGHT SPECTRUM IS IMPORTANT FOR REEF AQUARIUMS Too often reef aquarists concentrate on providing ideal water chemistry that mimics that found on the reefs and less thought is given toward providing the ideal lighting spectrum for their corals.  Water chemistry on the reef is very stable as is the light spectrum that falls on […]

ATLANTIK BREAKS ALL LED PAR RATINGS Our new Atlantik LED Pendant is excelling in all fields of LED technology including spectral quality, features, and exceedingly high PAR/PUR levels.  At present, no other LED lighting manufacturer has produced a LED Pendant that exceeds the PAR/PUR level of our Atlantik. The Apogee Quantum Sensor was placed 2.4 […]