The AquasunLED controllable and modular LED light fixture from AquaMedic is a significant departure from AquaMedic’s other LEd light, the AquaspaceLED. Whereas the AquaspcaeLED uses individual reflectors and a heavy duty design, the AquasunLED is a much more refined, attractive…
Dark Blue midnight pygmy angelfish, Centropge nox, from Fiji at B-box aquarium
The dark blue midnight angelfish from Fiji is an interesting color morph of either Centropyge nox, C. bispinosa or perhaps even a separate species. We had never heard about this particular fish until this weekend when a certain fish nerd…
Opinion: The BP Gulf Oil spill
By now, you have most likely heard of the great BP Oil spill happening down in the Gulf of Mexico. For those of you who read us from the other side of the World, that’s the part between the state…
Tricolor scopas tang video of a large captive specimen swimming calmly at Southwest Marines
The Tricolor tang we shared with you a couple of weeks back was cooperative for both the still and video cameras. It took a while for this large captive specimen living at Southwest Marines to relax with our camera in…
Flexible fishnet by Aquatic Nature is a revolution in fish-capture technology
The Flexible Fishnet that was flashed at us at the Aquatic Nature InterZoo booth reversed our years of fishnet-hatin’ in just a few mere seconds. Can you imagine how we reacted when the Aquatic Nature rep said he wanted to…
Pre-sifted carbon and GFO from Reef Scientific are clean, easier to use media
The Reef Scientific pre-sifted activated carbon and granular ferric oxide (GFO) medias from Midland Reefs are evidence that sometimes the simplest ideas can also be some of the best. Most of us are familiar with that extra step between us…
AquaLight Reflex uses fiber optic principle to deliver subsurface photons
the AquaLight Reflex is a counterintuitive name since the whole purpose of the design is to reduce the amount of light being reflected from the surface. According to their handout, AquaLight reckons that as much as 25-40% of light is…
Sensational new pictures show why Gramma dejongi is totally HOT right now!
Gramma dejongi, why oh why must you taunt us with your beauty and your unobtainable proximity. In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new Gramma species which has been discovered living just a couple hundred miles from the continental United…
Stream 5000, Aquabee’s stackable, modular and directional propeller pump
The Stream 5000 by AquaBee is a late but original arrival to the reef aquarium water flow party. It has previously crossed our mind on multiple occasions that it seemed odd for such an established powerhead/water pump maker like AquaBee…
Blau Lumina LED Plus T5 hybrid aquarium light
The Lumina LED Plus T5 hybrid aquarium light from Blau Aquaristic is the first LED product to join Blau’s diverse line of Lumina aquarium lights. The Lumina LED that Blau demoed at InterZoo looked like a prototype but it’s clearly…
