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PETER CHOOSES ORPHEK LED LIGHTING FOR HIS CORAL REEF AQUARIUM A recent Orphek client has chose the Orphek PR156XP Pendants for his 200 gallon (48” x 36” x 27”) reef aquarium.  Peter states: “It’s been awhile and have finally gotten a few photos to share with you. Here is my 200 gallon (48″x36”x27″) with 4 PR […]

Acanthastrea Bowerbanki  (Green UFO Bowerbanki) ORPHEK’S CORAL OF THE DAY An extremely nice color variety from Australia.   The addition of these beautiful Acans injects spectacular colors to your reef aquarium.  A much sought after coral.   Lighting:  Moderate light.  Orphek LED Lighting will easily provide the needed light for this coral.   Water flow:  Moderate.   […]

Orphek Atlantik’s make an appearance with Frag Junky Frag Junky, one of the hottest high end coral vendors in the market is making an appearance at the SWFMAS frag swap today. The event is being held at the Embassy Suites in Estero today from 9am – 5pm and includes several Keynote speakers and some of […]

ORPHEK ANNOUNCES THE NEW DIF 100 VERSION 4   Orphek is pleased to announce their soon to be released, new and much improved DIF 100 LED Pendant, Version 4.  The major changes are a new swivel ball locking type mount which allows the DIF 100 to be aimed in any direction required and can be […]

PHYTOPLANKTON, ZOOPLANKTON, CORALS, AND ORPHEK LED LIGHTING Phytoplankton serve as the base of the entire aquatic food chain.  Most phytoplankton is too small to be seen as individual cells, but when many are present, they appear as a green discoloration of the water due to the presence of chlorophyll within their cells. Phytoplankton is also responsible […]

LED lighting For Aquarium Introduction The new trend in lighting our marine tanks, both FOWLR and reef systems, seems to be progressively leading to LED Lighting.  Until recently, LEDs were too expensive to use for most lighting applications because they are built around advanced light emitting semiconductor material.  These devices have dropped considerably in price […]

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 […]

ORPHEK ATLANTIKS ARRIVE IN the UK Nigel has shared his happiness with us on the arrival of his new Atlantiks . Nigel is presently seeding his tank and his corals will be placed in this large system soon.  Nigel also chose the Orphek PR72 Reef Pendant for his refugium which is shown on the left […]

IS PLASMA LIGHTING GOOD FOR CORAL GROWTH? Plasma lamps are being touted to be the new trend in aquarium lighting.  Although they are more efficient than metal halide/HQI lighting, there are several drawbacks to this type of lighting; at least at its present stage of development. The biggest drawback to plasma lighting is the spectrum or […]

ORPHEK AT MARINE EXPO 2013 Orphek is pleased to announce that they will be  attending the Marine Aquarium Expo 2013. This year’s event will be held at OC Fair and EventCenter located at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA. Be sure to stop by our booth to see our stunning new products, the Atlantik Four […]

Orphek is in the house at the Western Ohio Frag Swap Located in Dayton OH,   the Western Ohio Reef Club is putting on a huge frag swap this weekend and Orphek is showing off it’s hottest models, the Atlantik , DIF100 XP and the PR72 Reef. Each customer who stops by the booth will […]

ORPHEK REVEALS TEST RESULTS FROM THE CORAL GROW AND CORAL COLOR PROGRAMS PRE-INSTALLED IN THE ATLANTIK LED PENDANT Orphek chose a wide variety of corals to conduct a test on their coral grow and coral color program before installing it in the feature rich Atlantik LED Pendant. [nggallery id=51]  The Orphek design team’s goal was […]

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 […]