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Launched YouTube Channel, First Video Up!

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Since the blog started over six months ago the goal was to begin uploading videos to YouTube showcasing products and creating how to demonstrations. Well, we finally reached one goal. This video highlights the removal of metal halides lights and showing the installation of Ecoxotic LEDs. Please enjoy the video below.

 

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Testing Ecotech Radion

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Recently DA had the opportunity to test the Ecotech Marine Radion. It’s a very nice thin unit and very bright. Stay tuned for more updates!

UPDATE NOTE: This is just a holding box, not the shipping box.

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New Panorama Retrofit2 by Ecoxotic!

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The new Panorama LED Retrofit 2 features higher output LED chips, new optical lenses, and an optional dimmable* LED driver, making it easier than ever to brilliantly illuminate your aquarium and keep things cool under the hood.

When you install the Panorama Retrofit 2, you’ll notice its been specifically designed to keep heat out of your canopy – eliminating the need for noisy fans or a water chiller. The strategically designed aluminum heat sink efficiently dissipates heat away from the aquarium and provides for a very clean and slick installation. The combination of powerful10,000K white and 453nm Blue LEDs combined with optical lenses provide an incredible amount of light and give the perfect color rendition for marine, reef and freshwater aquariums.

Since we are looking to replace...

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Interview with Ecoxotic Coming Soon

Yesterday DA had the chance to sit down with Ecoxotic and they showed us their new toys. Not “new” toys, but the ones that you have seen on their YouTube Channel.

We took a few pictures and asked some questions about their products and how they are setting the bar for LED fixtures in the aquarium industry. Allow us some time to post the article, because after all we do have jobs. Have a great day!

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US Congress repealing light bulb ban?

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DailyAquatics.com – For those who read political articles or pay attention to major legislation (I do) you will remember that a few years ago the United States enacted policy that would effective eliminate the sale of inefficient incandescent lighting. The so called “light bulb ban” will be codified and enacted by 2012. Whether you agree with the law or not, it was passed in 2007 and signed into law by then President George W. Bush.

This relates to the hobby because some of us (myself included) use metal halide lamps. Some manufacturers use technology that falls under the ban. The law calls for older inefficient lamps to be phased out and replaced with efficient incandescent, compact fluorescents and LEDs.
Recently Texas Congressman Joe Barton introduced a bill that would scale back ...

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