LEDs are an amazing source of reef aquarium lighting and they are fully capable of growing beautiful, colorful stony corals. The two corals above, a bird-of-paradise Seriatopora hystrix and green Seriatopora guttatus, have been growing almost exclusively under LEDs from…
Panorama retro 36 from Ecoxotic can retrofit a canopy or hang like a pendant
The Panorama Retro 36 from Ecoxotic is a larger LED retro fit kit which was designed to suit the needs of medium to larger tanks. Featuring 36 LEDs running a total of 42 watts, the Panorama Retro 36 has a…
Microbe-Lift Reef Salt coming to market soon
Microbe-Lift Reef Salt is coming out on the market within the next six months aimed at offering quality, pharmaceutical-grade ingredients with all the major, minor, and trace elements required by our reef inhabitants. Microbe-Lift and its parent company, Ecological Laboratories, is well…
Help us rename the “Rama Lama Ding Dong” zoanthids
We stopped by AquaSD in San Diego yesterday and we were really taken by these beautiul large zoanthids with the most awful hobby name. The large zoanthids pictured above have the most beautiful combination of green mouths, green center oral…
Captive Bred Mandarin Feeding Video
[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZEGItO4zZU[/youtube] We cannot get enough of these new releases from ORA. This amazing video, shared by Dustin Dorton of ORA, provides a rare glimpse into ORA’s culture setup. The video demonstrates the feeding response of captive bred Synchiropus…
Fidel Castro seen at public aquarium
I think Fidel Castro was bored sitting at home. He was spotted at a public aquarium in Cuba…the question is of course if he was really interested in the aquarium or just a political image stunt. I bet he reads…
Nemo Marine Systems SmartFan ventilation system can help in the hot summer
The Nemo Marine Systems SmartFan ventilation system is looking to cool your aquarium while reducing the number of power cords on your system. While using muffin or computer fans to control your tanks temperature is nothing new, the beauty of…
CoralSky SL2 and Versa 2 LED hit second generation with double the power
The CoraslSky Versa 2 and SL 2 LED lights are now being sold in a second generation which takes the company’s narrow LED striplight and unique LED disc to the next level. More power, more heat sinking and more lensing…
IMAC West not to happen until 2011
IMAC West, which is the spin off of the Original IMAC that was hosted for years in Chicago has been postponed until 2011. This was most likely due to the economy as well as other competing shows across the nation…
Pacific Sun Io LED Pendant Photo Contest: show us your best coral or fish to win an awesome LED reef light
If you’ve been looking for reasons to be inspired with your reef aquarium this summer, how about 27 of them? 27 of Cree’s top of the line, high powered XP series LEDs all hanging out in one of the most…
