Understanding the Color Temperature of White Light: From Warm to Cold

News, Lighting Essentials

When it comes to lighting, the color temperature of white light plays a pivotal role in setting the mood and functionality of a space or other areas of illumination, for instance aquarium or greenhouse lighting. The terminology used to describe these types of white — warm white, soft white, neutral white, natural white, cool white, and cold white — can often be confusing. This blog post aims to clarify these terms. The Basics of Color Temperature The Color temperature (or more precisely Correlated Color Temperature – CCT) is a way to describe the color appearance of a light source by comparing its color to the color of light emitted by a theoretical black body when heated to a particular temperature, measured in Kelvin. The idea is that if a light source has a CCT of 3,000K, its color appearance is similar to the light emitted by a black body heated…

More performance: myGHL server update

News, Product news

After 1.5 years of hard work, the GHL Team is thrilled to unveil our brand-new myGHL server, launching in just one week! We’re conducting the final tests to ensure perfection. With the ever-expanding GHL community and the continuous evolution of product features, our data demands have skyrocketed. To deliver the best user experience and gear up for future innovations, we’re upgrading to a more powerful, better scalable server. Here’s what this means for you as a myGHL user: Lightning-fast communication Quicker device connections Speedy dashboard access and reduced page loading times Enhanced stability Wondering what you need to do? In most cases, absolutely nothing! Our WiFi-module firmware has been ready for the new server since October 2022. Only if your firmware predates this an update will be necessary, and in some instances, a device firmware update might be required. Find out more here: https://www.aquariumcomputer.com/knowledge-base/myghl-is-moving/ The big switch is set for…