Aquarium Lighting, Articles
Aquarium enthusiasts often strive to create the perfect environment for their aquatic pets, including both plants and corals. One term that frequently gets thrown around in this context is “PAR.” PAR stands for “Photosynthetically Active Radiation,” and it refers to the measurement of light that falls within the spectrum that plants and corals use for…
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When it comes to lighting options, T5 fluorescents and T5 LED lights are two popular choices. T5 fluorescent lights have been a reliable lighting source for many years, while T5 LED lights are a more recent innovation. Both types of lights have their advantages, but T5 fluorescents have some unique benefits that make them a…
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Not a Bright Idea Here at iQuatics, the term “bright” is pretty much classed as a swear word; in fact, it’s so offensive to aquarium maintenance specialists like us that we’d consider typing “b****t” all the time, but that’s quite a lot of effort. As we’ll go on to explain, the “b-word” isn’t just inaccurate,…
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Evergrow hanging made easy by iQuatics Do you have the Evergrow Aquarium LED? Are you looking for a cost effective, stylish way to mount your Evergrow Aquarium LED without needing to drill holes in ceilings or drill holes in walls ? The iQuatics aquarium LED hanging bar offers a versatile solution for the Evergrow Aquarium LED whilst…
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Aquarium Lighting, Articles
ATI T5 Ballasts can be replaced with the iQuatics range of Helvar Ballasts. ATI T5 ballasts have for many years been used in ATI T5 lighting systems. iQuatics now have a range of ballasts that can be used as a direct replacement for the ATI T5 ballast. We stock twin non dimmable ballasts in 24w,…
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Aquarium Lighting
iQuatics is a British company that has grown thanks to its retrofit Juwel light modules. In the meantime, the company also makes its own salt mix, reflectors, and filter media. Cuttings racks have recently been added to the range. Seawater news tests the biggest: the Multi-Tier Adjustable Frag Rack 40 .
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It’s no use sitting in darkened rooms this winter, moping over the loss of daylight. Here at iQuatics, our lighting technology means your aquarium doesn’t have to be subject to the vagaries of the winter daylight hours. Without further ado, let our aquarium supplies shine some light on the subject.
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A Spot of Light Reading If you’re looking to get into aquarium keeping, specifically focussing on tropical plants and wildlife (and let’s face it, who buys an aquarium to look like the bottom of a Manchester canal?), getting your aquarium lighting right is of the utmost importance. That’s why we’ve put together the following short…
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It’s Not That Easy Being Green As you’ll know by now if you follow our blogs on all things aquarium maintenance, visible light (commonly referred to as white light) is divided into seven colours, and – depending on which bulbs and aquarium lighting fixtures you choose – you can largely control the colour and type…
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Aquarium Lighting, Articles
The White Choice As many an amateur aquarist will be aware, light exists on a broad spectrum that us human beings can actually only see a small part of. Naturally, your aquarium lighting has to fulfil two functions; it has to provide the right level of energy for photosynthetic matter like plants to grow and…
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Plants or Animals…? It’s long been debated whether sea anemones are plants or animals, with the results of recent studies actually indicating that they’re somewhere in the middle. Regardless, they look great in a vibrant aquarium, so we’re not too bothered about the specifics. Like the majority of things you’ll pick up for your aquarium,…
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When looking for a new light bar for your Aquatlantis® aquarium there are a few compatible products on the market for you to consider, such as the iQuatics AquaLumi Universal. It’s better sometimes to look at two products side by side so you can draw your own conclusions.
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Being one of the only manufacturers that has a direct phone number through to our HQ we speak to a lot of customers on a regular basis who are experiencing the same issues with their Juwel® Hi-Lite® T5 OR MultiLux® light bars.
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Aquarium Lighting, Q&A's
When looking for a new light bar for your Juwel® aquarium there are a few compatible products on the market for you to consider, such as the iQuatics AquaLumi Universal. It’s better sometimes to look at two products side by side so you can draw your own conclusions.
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Your existing Juwel high light unit has died, or you just fancy upgrading your two tube Hi-lite for a shiny new four tube universal, which ones right for you ? Fortunately we’ve done the hard work for you and devised this little table that shows which Universal you need for your Juwel aquarium.
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Your existing Aquatlantis T5 unit has died, or you just fancy upgrading your two tube unit for a shiny new four tube universal, which ones right for you ? Fortunately we’ve done the hard work for you and devised this little table that shows which Universal you need for your Aquatlantis aquarium.
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