This reef tank which is housed in Beijing looks impressive as it doesn’t use a traditional “rock wall“. The tank is a 210 gallon setup with a 40 gallon sump, but that’s not the impressive part. This tank does use traditional…
SWC 120 & 160 cone protein skimmers unboxed and first impressions
With a retail price of $199 and $249 for the SWC 120 and 160 cone skimmers respectively, any prospective buyer should be skeptical of freakishly low price for a cone skimmer. The entry level cone skimmer buyer should be asking…
Serranus luciopercanus, the crosshatch bass gets detailed in much better pics
The diminutive crosshatch bass, Serranus luciopercanus, is one of several deepwater gems which was recently harvested from the depths of Curacao. Like so many others, the crosshatch bass made it’s way one of Japan’s rare fish specialty stores, Blue Harbor.…
Reef Doser the new iPhone App now available
Reef Doser is a new application that is available in the iTunes store. The iPhone/iPod app is a calculator that will help you calculate popular elements in a reef aquarium. Elements such as Calcium, Magnesium and alkalinity are already included…
Fire Coral looks innocent on HD video
The Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) is one such animal that isn’t as commonly kept in our aquariums. There are good reasons for this the biggest being that “skin contact with fire coral will result in immediate burning pain, followed by…
Volx Japan’s LeDio spotlights join the LED spectacle at ReefStock
If you haven’t yet heard, Denver’s ReefStock event will be featuring the greatest diversity of marine and reef aquarium LED lights ever assembled. In addition to Ecoxotic, ReefBrite, NanoCustoms, AquaIlluminations and CoralSky, the Nautilus Ballroom at the Denver Downtown Aquarium…
The RO/DI Calcium Carbonate Cartridge
I hope to spawn the acceptance of the idea that R/O units should have one more filtration module standard. What would be in this new canister? Aragonite. CaC03. Calcium carbonate. Yup, the reef aquarist’s best friend. Basically coral skeleton (there…
Rob Toonen shares what deep reefs tell us about keeping corals with Sacramento reefers
Marine biologist Rob Toonen recently spoke to his alma mater reef club, the Marine Aquarist Roundtable of Sacramanto, and thanks to the folks from MARS his engaging conversation on “What Deep Reefs Tell Us About Keeping Corals” was recorded and…
Abyss DVR from Planctonite provides unique video angles from inside your aquarium
The Abyss DVR from Planctonite is a novel new product for underwater video recording where normal cameras cannot go. The Abyss DVR is supplied with a magnetic mount for easy attachment to the aquarium glass and an actuating arm for…
Hemiscyllum michaeli: a new bamboo shark gets treated to Scott Michael’s name
Hemiscyllum michaeli is a new species of epaulette / bamboo shark from Papua new Guinea that was recently described by Allen & Dudgeon in the latest issue of Aqua. The epaulette sharks are a group of shallow water elongated sharks…
