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Cree XP-E2 Color announced with upgrades over original

Clive Bentley — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:18:10 +0000

The Cree XP-E has been the reefing industry workhorse for the longest time (relatively speaking) when it comes to colors outside of white and royal blue, although it has done pretty well in those roles too. Seeing as the white XP-E got a silicon carbide update late last year (which we covered here), Cree felt it was time to show some love to it’s color counterparts. Announced today, the XP-E2 Color lineup turns things up a few notches. As usual, we will get into the nitty gritty of how this LED changed from it’s previous generation, and how it stacks up to the competition.

Some features of the Cree XP-E2 LED haven’t changed that much. Thermal resistance values haven’t deviated all that much for the royal blue, blue and green LEDs, but red, red-orange, and amber have all seen a decrease, making them more efficient at getting heat out of the LED. Temperature coefficient also hasn’t changed that much either. Viewing angle has a slight increase to 135 degree (vs 130 degrees), but that won’t change performance much for us.

There hasn’t been a clear improvement across the board on forward voltage. This is usually where we see some decent gains when moving from one generation to the next. Typical values for a given current haven’t changed really for blue and royal blue, save for a 0.1v drop at 1000mA. Green has seen a 0.1v drop across all currents, while amber, red-orange, and red actually had a 0.1v increase. It’s certainly not the end of the world, and just shows that the new chip structure has a few caveats.

The big changes here are with current. Unlike the previous generation, all color LEDs are rated to 1000mA constant operation. That’s not a change for the blue, royal blue, and green LEDs, but this is a big change for amber (used to be 500mA), red-orange, and red (both used to be 700mA). Amber, red-orange, and red aren’t usually used in large quantities or high intensities in reef fixtures, so the extra current headroom (and resulting output) isn’t a huge deal, but it does make life easier for the DIYer who has to think about maximum drive currents like this for driver selection. Bumping the maximum current up will certainly make it easier to integrate these LEDs into fixtures.

So now that the current has been increased, what about the output? Fortunately, Cree found it in their heart to offer higher output bins for nearly the entire lineup.

As you can see above, there are some nice gains to be had with the new SiC platform, as well as the raised current limit for the amber, red-orange, and red LEDs. It’s not all sunshine and lollipops though, as this new chip design seems to have some issues with droop. Droop is the effect that heat has on an LED that reduces it’s output as the temperature increases. It’s one of the things that usually steadily gets better as LED technology progresses. In this case, it seems as though it was one of the trade-offs for increased overall output.

Royal blue was the biggest surprise, taking a 10 point hit compared to it’s predecessor (~75% of it’s rated output at 150C, vs. ~85% for the XP-E). Amber has always done poorly at higher temperatures (drops to ~10% of it’s rated output at 150C), so there is no real surprise there. Red-orange drops from 38% to 32%, red freefalls from 48% to 32%, and green only falls 1 point to 74%. The only improvement shown out of the entire lineup was with the blue LED, moving from ~86% at 150C, to a very impressive 94%. Throw as much heat as you like at that one, it’s not going to loose much output. Hopefully Cree can learn from the differences there, and improve the droop performance of the other LEDs.

One last thing to touch on is the distribution pattern of these new LEDs. As you can see from the above image, it seems like this new chip design is offering a slight change. It’s not quite as dramatic as the XT-E, but it’s a plus none the less. Normally, it would look much like you see for the amber, red-orange, and red LEDs, with a smooth bell curve. The new blue, royal blue, and green LEDs all have a pronounced increase in intensity through most of the viewing angle, but with a notable increase +/- 50 degrees off center. This should offer more even output, with less hot spots.

So, how does this compare to the competition like the Luxeon Rebel, or the XT-E royal blue? The XT-E with the 600mW bin comes in a about 1410mW, just a hair over the XP-E2, but that’s at 85C. When the playing field is leveled (bringing the XP-E2 up to 85C), the XP-E2 drops to about 1225mW. Compared to the Luxeon Rebel ES royal blue, it falls a little short at 25C, with the ES weighing in at 1500mW. Again, it’s tested at 25C, so when we bring that up to 85C, we’re down to 1410mW putting it on par with the XT-E. The rest of the colored LEDs all have a leg up compared to the Luxeon Rebels of equivalent color. The difference in performance increases greatly at higher currents, as the Rebel amber, red-orange, and red are still limited to 700mA.

What we have here then is a pretty decent upgrade over the original XP-E, with a few shortcomings. Fortunately, those shortcomings aren’t really deal breakers in the grand scheme of things, but they may be something to keep an eye on, especially if die temperatures start to climb. Press release and datasheet links can be found below.

[Cree] [Datasheet]

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AquaMaxx adds JNS ConeS Protein Skimmer to product line

Brian Blank — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:58:21 +0000

For those of you having trouble finding the JNS ConeS protein skimmers there is good news as AquaMaxx is now carrying the JNS ConeS in-sump protein skimmers under its label here in the US. We were intrigued with the new technology JNS used by incorporating a series of mini cones on the protein skimmer bubble plate to eliminate eddying in the reaction chamber for stable and more efficient laminar flow.

In theory, the laminar flow helps push the dissolved organic impurities in the water to the top of the water column to form the foam head to expel into the collection cup. More turbulent flow may increase dwell time, but can also lead to trapping the organics in the water column now allowing it to be properly removed from the system.

The AquaMaxx version of the ConeS in-sump protein skimmers will be available in three sizes and are fitted with a modified Sicce 1.5 pump, air silencer and quick-adjust valve. The pump is mounted at the bottom of the skimmer to preserve a smaller footprint that is perfect for smaller sumps.

The smallest model is the AquaMaxx ConeS CO-1 cone protein skimmer that is rated for aquarium systems up to 175-gallons. The AquaMaxx CO-1 has a 6.3 x 8.7 in. footprint, 5 in. diameter reaction chamber and a height of just under 20 in. The skimmer pulls 360 LPH of air while consuming 16W and retails for $256.99.

The midsize model is the AquaMaxx ConesS CO-2 rated for systems up to 350 gallons with a 7.5 x 15 in. footprint, a 6 in. diameter reaction chamber and is just a smidge over 21 in. tall. The CO-2 is fitted with the Sicce 2.0 pump. The AquaMaxx CO-3 is the largest model rated for up to 500 gallons. The height is just under 23 in. with a massive 8 in. diameter chamber and a 12.6 x 14.6 in. footprint powered by a Sicce 3.0 pump. No pricing was available for the Co-2 or CO-3.

Below is a video of the JNS ConeS CO-2 in action to give you an idea of how this protein skimmer operates. [via Marine Depot]

Additional Info:

AquaMaxx ConeS In-Sump Protein Skimmer

AquaMaxx ConeS Series In-Sump Protein Skimmers efficiently remove organic waste from aquarium water. With an advance bubble chamber design that features numerous conical diffusers, the turbulence in the reaction chamber is reduced and a stable laminar flow is achieved to maximize efficiency and performance.

Achieve a stable laminar flow and maximize efficiency!

In conjunction with the innovative bubble chamber, a powerful needle wheel pump generates optimally-sized air bubbles that force protein, waste and other materials through the hybrid cone body and into a collection cup for easy removal. The AquaMaxx ConeS Series is rated for aquariums 175-500 gallons yet are small enough to be concealed in a sump underneath your aquarium.

Computer-precision engineered and outfit with the latest filtration technology, AquaMaxx protein skimmers are engineered to deliver the performance and value you are looking for in a skimmer.

AquaMaxx ConeS Series Skimmers are built using a brilliantly polished cell-cast acrylic. They incorporate the high-end features hardcore hobbyists demand at a price everyone can afford. The ConeS Series is equipped with advanced bubble chambers, hybrid-cone bodies, air silencers and needle wheel impellers for maximum performance, efficiency and whisper quiet operation. They also have compact footprints to make installation as easy as possible.

HIGH PERFORMANCE
AquaMaxx ConeS Skimmers feature custom Italian-made Sicce pumps with special needle wheel impellers to whip up large amounts of air with optimum bubble size. These pump and protein skimmer combinations deliver unprecedented performance and reliability. Aquarium waste will be vigorously removed from your tank so you can focus less on maintenance and more on enjoying your piece of the reef.

SUPERIOR DESIGN
AquaMaxx Cone-Series Protein Skimmers are designed from the ground up with the hobbyist in mind. A built-in air intake silencer reduces noise for near-silent operation. The hybrid-cone design maximizes the size of the reaction chamber and to allow the skimmate to smoothly rise into the collection cup. The advanced Bubble Chamber decreases turbulence and produced a stable laminar flow: which improves bubble transition and boosts skimmer performance.

SPECIFICATIONS & HIGHLIGHTS

Volume Rating: 175 Gallons
Footprint: 6.3″ x 8.7”
Height: 19.7”
Chamber diameter: 5”
Outlet size: 1” Quick-Precise adjustment valve
Pump (included): Modified Sicce 1.5
Air Intake: 360 LPH
Pump power consumption: 16 watts
Recommended Water Leve: 9.5”
Efficient, durable and reliable
Simple to set up and operate
Cell-cast acrylic construction
SCH80 fittings
Quick-Precise adjustment valve allows fast precision tuning of the skimmer water level to control wet/dry foam production
ShockMaxx rubber feet isolate noise and reduce vibration.
Italian-Made Sicce needle-wheel pump produces optimum bubble size for high-efficiency protein skimming.
Buffer chamber maximizes contact time allowing skimmate to move smoothly into the collection cup.

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AutoAqua AWC-300 loaded with automatic water changing features

Brian Blank — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:54:46 +0000

The AutoAqua AWC-300 is an automatic water change controller from the Taiwan-based company AutoAqua. The company makes products to automate tasks on your aquariums and was limited to just the Taiwan market but is now starting to branch out and distribute its products to the rest of the world.

Although there isn’t much documentation online, we know the controller module uses a series of sensors to control the drain and refill amounts. The AWC-300 will come with four sensors that we assume are for high and low level sensors for both the aquarium and refill reservoir. The company also has an optional SMT-110 module allowing to control both your automatic water change (AWC) and your automatic top off (ATO).

There are two electrical outlets on the side of the controller module that we believe are for the drain and refil pumps. AutoAqua uses low voltage 12VDC in the system along with alarm sensors to let you know if anything goes awry.

US pricing will be around $120 for the AWC-300 and $30 for the SMT-110 accessory module.

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Jebao Marine Aqua DC Pump; another day, another rebadged Waveline

Jake Adams — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:57:12 +0000

We don’t know what it is about that Waveline line of water pumps that makes it sooooo attractive to being rebranded by everyone in the aquarium industry and their extended family. We know why the OG Waveline rocks as an aquarium water pump and a protein skimmer pump but it’s still unexplainable why even Jebao, a Chinese company would rebadge a Chinese product.

The Jebao Marine Aqua DC Pump is what the Waveline is called when it’s in a Jebao box, but more specifically we believe Jebao is the first company to market the next generation Waveline 6000, 9000 and 12,000. More surprisingly, Jebao the company that specifically named their Tunze stream knockoff propeller pump the WP-40 to confuse buyers with the Vortech MP-40, this company right here, has the audacity to rename the Waveline pumps they are selling as “Eco-Tech”.

We’re all for competition in the market place and kudos to Chinese manufacturers for reproducing products that are cheap and disposable but where does the buck stop? Jebao seems to be lacking in professional ethics, stealing names and designs, and they are the same company that released a clone of the ill-fated Red Dragon 3 all the while asking us not to take pictures of their intellectual property theft.

We’re happy to see an abundance of the controllable DC pumps taking the world by storm, but the big question is, who do you think will jump on this bandwagon next?

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Custom Nano Box LED fixtures are a much needed splash of style

Joost de Vries — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:20 +0000

There are a few light manufacturers that offer custom colors on their light fixtures, but none are doing such a varied and good job as Nano Box Reef. Nano Box has been busy truly making custom colors a staple of their fixtures, with such well balanced and good color selection that the results will make anyone drool. The Nano Box Mono, Nano Box Duo and Nano Box Mini usually come in a sleek looking standard black finish, but the variations for custom fixtures are endless. Pick a set of colors and Nano Box will certainly build it. The fixtures’ body, face plate, and even cord can all be customized to fit your needs.

Some of the past projects have included anything from pink with a black face plate, to shiny grey with matte black, to blue with white stripes. One project even included a spiderman themed fixture, just imagine that! These fixtures really speak for themselves, so check them out below:

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A trip down memory lane of Ecotech Marine VorTech pump controllers

Jake Adams — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:27 +0000

As Ecotech Marine celebrates ten years of business in the reef aquarium scene, I am reminded of how I came to know the once scrappy three young founders Tim, Pat, Justin and first employee Mark. The company cut its teeth on reef tank product engineering with a magnetically stirred kalk stirrer with a built in peri pump, the whole assembly was ahead of its day, and there’s still nothing else like it.

My first taste of Ecotech Marine on personal tanks came the summer of 2005, when I acquired two fo the first 50 handmade VorTech MP40 pumps and controller that were ever made as part of their Beta test program. I can remember it clear as day how I thought it would be a good investment to buy two pumps because there’s no way this company will last in the aquarium industry selling pumps for $250 a piece! Well the rest is history now, ten years of it precisely.

Rather than dive into a winding history of what Ecotech has done for us, I want to reminisce on the progress of the Vortech controller, a follow up to the post three years ago. The first two I ever got were made of bent sheet metal and had hand soldered electronic circuit boards. There were no buttons, only two indicator LEDs, which looked pretty fancy at the time, and only a potentiometer dial to adjust flow speed. One of the OG motors is now a backup while the other has been running near continuously for eight years, with added functionality being delivered through controller upgrades.

It’s easy to see the increasing level of sophistication in Ecotech’s engineering of the Vortech controller from Revision 2, in the Betas, to the first wireless controllers, to the current EcoSmart controller with better indicators and a wireless daughterboard. The development of Ecotech Marine’s RF module on a separate board was a neat trick which was cool to see pop up in the Radion light, and which is very likely to appear in the forthcoming Ecotech ReefLink. Most recently, the cloud-sourcing of EcoSmart Live to the web is only going to get more useful and capable.

Whether or not you use Vortech pumps, or are a fan of Radion lights, there’s no denying that the influence of Ecotech Marine’s products go well beyond what they actually make and sell. The reef aquarium hobby is bettered by the presence of Ecotech Marine over the last ten years and with the company just moving into a facility that is eight times larger than before, all signs indicate that new Vortechs, Radions and Ecosmarts will be making their mark for another decade.

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Flickr redesign includes a terabyte of storage for all your reefing images

Brian Blank — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:58:42 +0000

For the photography enthusiasts in the hobby, there was some significant news with Yahoo! announcing upgrades to its photo storage and sharing site Flickr that included 1 terabyte of storage. Flickr may not have been the first but they were one of the best photo sharing websites setting a standard for others coming on the scene later. But since the acquisition by Yahoo! in 2005, not much has changed with the service until yesterday. Coming in with a total redesign, Flickr has some interesting changes most notably the vast amount of storage you’ll get.

The reef hobby also seems to inspire tangential hobbies and interests with one of the biggest being photography. Any time you go to a reef show, club tank tour or public aquarium tour there are always at least a handful of photographers toting around a digital SLR camera snapping off shots of corals, fish, aquariums and equipment. The intricate and colorful corals, exotic fish and unique aquariums make for the perfect photography fodder. Besides, we all know how hard it is to not tinker with our aquariums and having another creative outlet gives our systems a much-needed break.

This news is significant for the average user looking for ginormous amount of storage. Prior to the changes, you were limited on uploads and file sizes and the new Flickr gives you the ability to upload photos as large at 200MB (up from 10MB before), create collections, post to up 60 group pools and limit the maximum image size available to others.

If you happen to have a Flickr Pro account, there are a few issues you’ll want to explore before making the switch. While you were able to have unlimited storage, you are now faced with limits on file sizes. However, Flickr Pro users also get to view view counts and referrer statistics for their images — handy for professionals looking to see what images resonate with viewers and which are shared on the web the most.

Flickr also now gives you the ability to view the site ad free for $49.99 a year and if you find that 1TB of data isn’t enough, you can double your storage to 2TB for $499.99 a year.

Our overall impressions of Flickr were favorable and feel the site still needs some minor tweaks to make it better and the increased storage is a huge plus. We do feel Flickr Pro users will have to spend a bit of time on the site and weigh the pros and cons before deciding to jump ship for the new free service. As with any significant change, there is backlash from users wanting Flickr to go back to the way it was but overall change is progress and we’re looking forward to a continual stream of added features to make Flickr relevant again.

What are your thoughts about the new design? If you aren’t going to use Flickr, what is your favorite photo hosting service?

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Frameless 20H aquarium carries on the march of the rimless fish tanks

Jake Adams — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:22:56 +0000

Frameless fish tanks are increasing in popularity as evidenced by the venerable Twenty Gallon ‘High’ 20H getting the rimless/frameless treatment. In PetSmart to boot! Back in our day, when we wanted to get an aquarium it was standard-issue to have a black frame or worse, one with faux wood trim printed on. In no time at all some amount of salt creep or mineral stain builds up to ruin that new-tank look and feel, especially with hard water african cichlids.

Rimless and frameless tanks have been growing in popularity in the aquarium hobby, fish tanks in a range of sizes have been getting stripped of their bracing for that clean look. But it really took us aback to see a classic aquarium size getting the clean-line treatment, at a chain pet store no less. Like the beautiful frameless cube aquariums this frameless 20H fish tank is made by Marineland.

For now the frameless 20H aquarium is not going to take over for the ones we have laying around as they are a little more expensive than the plastic-framed counterparts. At the moment the Frameless 20H is only sold as a set with at minimum a Marineland LED strip light for $149 or with the stand for $239. But for now the march of the frameless fish tanks won’t be over until you can pick up a bare 20H, ten gallon or even a five gallon fish tank for a similar price as the standard ‘framed’ aquariums.

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Nanoreef ES takes a modular approach to sumps

Brian Blank — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:54 +0000

Nanoreef ES of Spain is bringing a modular approach to the sump starting next month. The novel idea allows you to add more features and functions to your filtration and maintenance by just adding different modules that gives you a unified look beneath your aquarium.

The translucent white plastic components will kick off with weir overflow assemblies (dubbed the R2) for undrilled tanks as well as return lines from your sump (dubbed R1). If you are looking for a combined product, try the RK1 and RK2 which are integrated overflow and returns in two different sizes.

For your sump, you can grab an S30 or S50 (holding 30 or 50 liters) that features integrated chambers for filter media, protein skimmer, return pump and even a refugium. You can even add on an additional reservoir to hold top off water, kalkwasser or other liquid you’ll be adding to your tank.

The products will start trickling out to the market in June and will look to extend availability as production and demand ramp up. The prices look to be on par with other products, starting with around €55 for the overflow return and €355 for the S50 sump. From what we can tell from the images, the workmanship looks pretty solid providing a clean look for your extended filtration.

[via Nanoreef ES]

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Fix all your fish tank and reef aquarium problems with 95% water changes*

Jake Adams — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:16 +0000

Having worked the retail marine LFS beat for many moons, we’ve seen countless people come in to the shop, day in day out, trying to get their water parameters right or worse, trying to figure out what the problem is. The chemistry of fish tanks and marine aquariums is very complicated, and sometimes the more chemistry you add to try to balance things out, the more the ions become harder to read.

Water changes are awesome; provided you are using better water than you started with, almost any water quality issues can be remedied by doing large partial water changes. It’s actually kind of amusing what percentage of aquarium products and devices are designed directly or indirectly with the notion to prevent you from doing a simple water change. Biopellets? Carbon? GFO and Poly Filters? Yup, those are all for improving water quality vis-a-vis delaying the next water change.

Now we’ve thoroughly advocated the changing of large volumes of water in nano reef tanks like Ecoreef One and Ecoreef Zero but this guy Jaime Andueza is taking the approach on a full on reef aquarium. Due to his own ‘pitfalls with chemistry’ compounded by an inability to read test results from color blindness, Jaime had the idea to due nearly complete water changes* on his reef aquarium, and it seems to be working for him.

That big asterisk in the title and in the text above is because if you couldn’t tell from his accent, Jaime is Australian and he’s pulling his water right off the reef. When doing large water changes, the greater the fraction of water being changed the more crucial it becomes to ensure the replacement water is of the utmost quality, completely mixed, oxygenated and of an appropriate temperature. With water pulled off the reef he doesn’t have any of those issues, except to keep his water warm.

What we wanted to bring to your attention with this video is that water changes trump all. Back when the previous generation of aquarists were trying to breed this or that species, or let alone keep it alive, the answer always seemed to be more water changes. If you’ve got some chronic aquarium chemistry issues and you feel like you’ve tried everything, do consider large water changes with high quality replacement water and see if that doesn’t improve the quality of your fish tank.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5tVuqYFf48

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