Reefbuilderss has asked contributors to recount their MACNA 2010 experience – its my turn, so here goes! My MACNA 2010 really started when I arrived at the hotel at 11:55 pm on Thursday night. I expected to go to the…
Seio Mini Polario pumps coming in October
Seio Mini Polario pumps are nifty little water movers for your smaller setups coming out in late October. The Seio Mini Polario 4ML, 7ML and 10ML are all energy efficient, high flow and low voltage water pump using the same…
Blue Harbor scored the tiniest masked angelfish ever caught for aquarium life
[youtube width=”670″ height=”425″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmWImDY4464[/youtube] The tiny little masked angelfish caught last week in Hawaii is already safe and sound in it’s new home at Blue Harbor in Japan. Koji Wada and the Blue Harbor staff received this little treasure right before…
G3 Maxspect shown off in Orlando with onboard dimming controls
The G3 Maxspect will be the third generation light fixture from the company which brought the aquarium hobby the first individually replaceable LEDs and the first fixture to also house multichip LEDs. The G3 Maxspect is very similar to the…
Beautiful pair of wrought iron butterflyfish caught on video
[youtube width=”670″ height=”425″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H8jd_4NKL8[/youtube] Wrought Iron butterflyfish are unique among the Chaetodon for their black coloration, strong schooling behavior but most of all they just look totally freakin cool. Furthermore, their subtropical distribution in the waters around Japan means that these…
Sky Blue and Red Sun T5 lamps brings the UVL color palette up to eight
The Sky Blue and Red Sun T5 lamps from UVL are the newest colors to be added to the palette of the veteran fluorescent lamp manufacturer. The high output T5 lamp is still the dominant lighting form factor of choice…
Marine Alkalinity pre-order for Hanna Checkers
Hanna Instruments, the company responsible for the popular line of Hanna Checkers has just released their Marine Alkalinity in the wild for pre-orders. This means of course that for those of you testing Alkalinity the old fashioned way you will…
Acropora spathulata is the “thick milli Acro” endemic to Australia
Acropora millepora is one of the most iconic and recognizable SPS corals on the reef and in the aquarium trade. However, within shipments of Australian Acro Millis we’ve secretly been receiving a lurker species endemic to Australian reefs, Acropora spathulata.…
Salinity shortstack bucket coming Winter 2010 from Seachem
The Seachem Salinity shortstack is a great option for those of you not needing a huge supply of salt. The diminutive bucket still gives you a lot of spread making up around 120 gallons of water at a salinity of 35…
