For the past decade, I have used either a Stockman or Durso standpipe in my overflows to silence the dreaded gurgle. Recently, I found the need to build a new stand pipe. But before heading to my local hardware store…
AquaConnect SkyLED hybrid packs T5 and LEDs into streamline fixture
The AquaConnect SkyLED T5 and LED hybrid is starting to appear in Germany and Europe and we’re liking the sleek form of the fixture. Not a lot of information is out there on this fixture but we were able to…
V-Link: First peek at the Vertex USB wireless connection for Illumina LEDs
It may not be a lot to look at, just a USB stick with ZigBee bluetooth baked in, but the V-link from Vertex is a sure sign of things to come. With electronics shrinking and coming down in price, it’s…
PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish On A Date
Rare fish lovers, it’s time we brought you an update on the SEASMART-collected, Lightning Maroon Clownfish from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Forgive the water clarity – the female Maroon Clown is always “digging”. Forgive the camera work – it was…
Aquatronica Light product line takes dimming T5 to a modular level
The Aquatronica Light line of dimmable T5 lights and controlling modules allows you to get a fully controlled, dimmable T5 lighting system via modular connections. The system starts with the Aquatronica T5 dimmable light bar that is available in either…
ORA unveils a new cultivar – ORA Acropora Solitaryensis
Today ORA announced the latest in a string of new releases – the ORA Solitaryensis. For those of you who love the tabling Acroporids, as well as those of you who never heard of something so cool, this one is…
Starfire Nano tanks from Wilco Design are beautiful little boxes
The new Starfire Mini-Reef Tank from WilCo Designs are stunning little aquariums for the aquarist looking for form and function from their cube. Coming in three sizes – 22, 32 and 52 gallons – the Mini-Reef Tank is constructed from…
New Acropora is among ten new species of stony corals discovered in Papahanaumokuakea, Hawaii
New Acropora species are not discovered very often so it was with great excitement that we came to learn that a recent biodiversity survey in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands discovered a new Acropora species from Papahanaumokuakea. If you’ll recall, last…
Horizontal Calcium Reactor masterpiece from My Reef Creation is a design that was way overdue
The Horizontal calcium reactor above may be photographed standing up, but this is one little number that was specially built to lay flat. If necessity is the mother of invention, then tight space restrictions in the stand of William Scherbath…
