Nano Customs has announced that their new PAR38 LED bulbs have received a bump in the specs department. In their own words: Our manufacturer dropped a nice little surprise on use with our last batch of PAR38 lamps: MORE POWER!!…
Digital Aquatics: MyReef for Elite and Lite coming, slowly
Digital Aquatics has been on a tear lately with releasing new products, one of their latest products is their popular float valve that integrates without any problems. However, for those owning the Reef Keeper Elite (and lite) you have been…
Study shows concensus, save the reefs
An interesting bit of research by the University of Hawaii and Oregon State University show when it comes to polling tourists and recreational enthusiasts about the state of coral reefs, the concnesus is to do whatever is necessary to save…
Les Village in Bali takes initiative to abandon cyanide fishing
Most of us know about the continued usage of cyanide fishing in Indo-Pacific collecting areas. The process of converting decades of cyanide fisherman to more sustainable net fishing methods has made very little progress but this is a story of…
MTM nozzles from Mazzei: Mass Transfer Multipliers are like miniature eductors
MTM nozzles from Mazzei are like little eductors that screw into regular PVC threads. Mass Transfer Multiplier nozzles work very much like an eductor to convert high pressure water flow into more water volume movement but the Mazzei MTM nozzles…
LA Fishguys explains the continued importance of the Local Fish Store
It’s no secret that the marine aquarium hobby is changing at an unprecedented pace. Although the importance of the LFS has fallen by the wayside in many markets, the LFS is probably still the number one recruiter of new aquarium…
Grey Seas Aquatics Compact 6 protein skimmer, first impressions
We brought you the newest addition to the Grey Seas Aquatics line with the affordable Compact 6 protein skimmer the other week and we want to thank Dan at GSA for sending along an evaluation unit so we can put…
This in a nutshell is why I don’t like crabs for aquariums
This video posted up by an “internet buddy” of Nat Tarbox goes to show why I hate crabs for aquariums. In the video you’ll see Mr. Crab walk around, become curious of the camera and as Nat points out, around…
New GE LED Module by Journee Lighting
GE has a new LED module that will simplify our lives, or hopefully will in time. These new LED lights are interchangeable, just give the unit a twist and you’ll be able to change out the main LED lights and…
Reefbrite LED striplight gets dramatic price cut with new extruded body
Reefbrite’s new LED striplight have been treated to an new extruded aluminum exterior and some slight tweaking that has radically undermined the price. For starters, these Cree powered LED strips totally underdrive the LEDs and it uses a common internal…
