Rainfordia opercularis is a fish so rare that aside from the stud in these pictures, we literally have only been able to track down just one other confirmed specimen that has come to the U.S. Closely related to fish of…
Eheim 3e canister filters now equipped with USB functionality
Eheim, makers of professional aquarium filters has updated their popular 3e canister filters. What is the update you ask? How about a little USB action? This additional USB port allows you to upgrade the software and functionality of the 3e…
Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S hang on back cone skimmer
The new Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S have finally hit North American shores. The XP 1000s is a hang on back cone skimmer that features a bright red acrylic finish. If you have a red Ferrari tank, it should match…
Royal Exclusiv working on new Red Dragon pump replacement
Royal Exlcusiv is busy working on a replacement to the Red Dragon pump. They are quite serious as current generation Red Dragon pumps have stopped being distributed in North America. Most retailers have low stock or no stock at all, …
Aquafim media doses time-released calcium, magnesium and other trace elements
Mirko is a professional aquarist and writer, he is the former editor and publisher of the groundbreaking Italian Aquart magazine and he currently is the front man behind the premier Croatian reefing website, CroReef. AQUAFIM is a German company that…
Giesemann IQ Nano Aquarium is rimless and very expensive
Giesemann has launched their IQ Nano aquarium to the masses over in Europe. The Giesemann IQ Nano Aquarium is your typical aquarium size coming in at 400 x 400 x 400mm (15.74″ x 15.74″ x 15.74″) and holding roughly about…
Seeing the light: LED optics explained
LED lighting is beginning to take hold in the aquarium hobby and it can be a very complex subject to master when trying to make an informed purchase decision as a consumer. We touched on the topic of underdriving or…
New data shows the 74 watt AquaIllumination LED light is on PAR with a 14K 250 watt halide
It is common knowledge that X-PG LEDs from Cree are way more efficient than the old generation Crees but now that we have some real data to look at, we can really start to compare actual benchmarks. The data above…
SWC Skimmers get a new home in Colorado
Colorado is already home to many fine aquarium companies such as Reeflo, AquaMedic and RK2 and now we are proud to welcome SWC Skimmers into our high quality local reefing scene. This skimmer line was once the exclusive distributorship of…
Have you tried a small Australian elegance coral lately?
Elegance coral, Catalaphyllia jardinei, is one of the all-time most iconic coral from the early days of reefing. Once regarded as a bulletproof beginner’s coral, for the better part of the last ten years Indonesian-sourced elegance corals have been all…
