Sapphire Aquatics, the small niche nano aquarium manufacturer has shut its doors. Some users first reported something was up with the company when the firm decided to stop sponsoring small club sites and in the end stopped communicating with emails.…
Macropharyngodon vivienae: madagascar leopard wrasse starts showing up in Kenyan exports
Macropharyngodon vivienae is an exciting fish that is thought to be an endemic to Madagascar reefs and parts of the East African coastline from Natal to Durban. This is a fish so rare that we’ve only seen one live specimen…
Reef Light T LED aquarium fixture from Reef Republic
Reef Republic a company based out of Poland has their new reefLIGHT T series ready for the public. The reefLIGHT T series is a new LED aquarium fixture available in three sizes: reefLight 50, 100 and 150. The lights don’t…
New Seashine LIFI plasma light rolling out soon, Game Changer gets initial pricing
The upcoming Seashine LIFI plama lighting fixture by Stray Light Optical Technology is definitely one of most promising new technologies heading into the trade. We had the pleasure of finding out more about this light including pricing and availability from…
Coral Nurseries of Elkhorn and Staghorn Acropora need our support, adopt a coral today
Elkhorn and Staghorn coral nurseries in the Florida Keys are beginning to bear the fruits of their labor. Now that the coral farm founded by Ken Nedimeyer has been in operation for several years, it’s thousands of coral pieces ranging…
Acriche introduce worlds first 100 lumens per watt, AC powered LED
Seoul Semiconductor has introduced the first 100 lumens per watt LED light source in 2010. This new 100 lm/w offers 25% greater efficiency then any other existing light product on the market today and will be marketed under the Acriche…
New Vortech Battery Backup from EcoTech Marine now made inhouse, not by 3rd party
The battery backup for Vortech water pumps has been available as an accessory almost as long as the MP40 has been on the market. However, the first Vortech battery backup was essentially a motorcycle battery in a box that was…
Will the real Acan Maxima please stand up?
<rant> Why o why do the majority of coral slinger still insist on calling the Indo-pacific Scolymia australis by the name of a species that comes exclusively from the Middle East? I mean, it’s clear that the corals we are…
North American Pet Products buys Casco Group
North American Pet Products, a company that produces pet products and habitat displays that is located in Corona, Calif., has purchased Casco Group, Inc. The Casco Group makes aquariums and commercial pet display systems and will operate as a division…
Oceanic’s new BioCube HQI Metal Halide nano aquarium
Oceanic has updated their Biocube nano aquarium series to incorporate a double ended or “HQI” Metal Halide. This Biocube series has been popular with the nano aquarium crowd and Oceanic has taken it upon themselves to offer a few other…
