G2 Maxspect now available to North america from Finsreef, along with modular and multichip LEDs

The G2 Maxspect LED aquarium light is now available to North Americans and like many other second generation LED lights, the G2 Maxspect is bringing some serious game. Besides the fact that the G2 Maxspect incorporate multiple channels of custom…

T5/LED hybrid aquarium light fixture from CoralVue combines the best of old school and new school

Coralvue has launched a T5/LED hybrid fixture that incorporates your typical T5 HO fluorescent system but adds to it high power one watt blue LEDs. Given the highly positive feedback users are reporting with blue LED supplementation, these fixtures are…

Hemianthus vivanus is a deepwater Caribbean anthias with a cockatoo’s crest

It’s really a shame that America is the largest consumer of marine ornamentals and although we spend a lot of energy acquiring the most exotic reef animals from around the world, yet the reef fish of our own backyards go…

Exclusive first look at the Omega Kone external cone skimmer from Vertex

The Alpha Kone protein skimmers from Vertex Aquaristik was one of the most popular cone protein skimmers launched this time last year. The Omega Kone is the big brother to the Alpha Kone series, offering a similar style of design…

Full RSS feeds are back

We turned off full RSS feeds for a few weeks. We did this mainly to reduce scrapping from other sites. I just turned them back on this morning. Quite a few of you complained about having the crippled RSS feed…

Hands-on with the Swabbie, an affordable self cleaning head from Avast Marine

[vimeo width=”670″ height=”377″]http://vimeo.com/12921789[/vimeo] The Swabbie is new add-on for protein skimmer which automatically wipes down the scum that builds up on the collection neck. The aftermarket accessory from Avast Marine is unusual for a market where most protein skimmer neck…

ZEOvit DTOQ by Yoon Yeo Kwang is pretty freakin sweet

The reef tank of Yoon Yeo Kwang is an amazing reef aquarium set up which deserves to be called award winning. The third Dream Tank of the Quarter chosen by the ZEOvit forum a real stand out tank and although…

Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, mating on Video

[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjLapY8mPI4[/youtube] Metasepia pfefferi is an amazing species of flamboyant cuttlefish and I have recently had the opportunity to obtain multiple specimens of this species for the first time in 8 years. These flamboyant cuttlefish wasted little time getting on…

Rectangular filters socks and holders from Eshopps, a new spin on an old standard

New rectangular Micron Bag filter socks and holders from Eshopps take “outside the box” thinking to tackle the old standard. Traditionally filter socks use a circular collar and Eshopps designed its rectangular version to be able to add more filters…

Millenium Atoll in Kiribati discovered to be one of the most pristine reefs in the world

Millenium Atoll is a small lagoon in the Caroline Islands of Kiribati; it is only about three square kilometers but the lagoon of Millenium Atoll could contain one of the most pristine and untouched coral reefs left in the world.…