Bioluminescence is a biochemical trick which is performed by 80 to 90 % of ocean life but we know precious little about the different ways that bioluminescence is used. Even as a trained Marine Scientist I was not aware that…
NpX BioBeads from Oceanic Corals appear to use the same source as the NP Biopellets
NPX BioBeads are the latest solid carbon dosing product that claims to sustain heterotrophic bacterial nutrient reduction with no addition of liquid carbon sources to the aquarium. The NPX BioBeads are identical in size and shape to the NP Biopellets…
Oceans Movie awes and inspires stewardship of the marine realm
Like the Planet Earth series before it, the new Oceans movie aims to present the fascination of nature in the most magnificent light possible. Using state of the art underwater filming technologies and thousands of hours diving, DisneyNature and Participant…
Tricolor LED pucks for the AquaIllumination bring the standard and royal blues
We’re not sure what to be most excited about regarding the new Tricolor LED puck for the AquaIllumination light: that it’s the first commercial aquarium LED light to incorporate XP series royal blue LEDs or the first to deliver both…
Indo Pacific Coral Finder goes up for preorder at Premium Aquatics
Purchasers at Premium Aquatics spared no time in getting a supply of the spankin new Indo Pacific Coral Finder which was recently released. We first posted about the direct connectedness of the IPCF to the gold-standard stony coral taxonomy work,…
Reef One introduces low voltage “nano” heater
Reef One is introducing a low voltage heater to its biOrb accessory line next month. The Intelligent Heater is rated for tanks up to 60 liters (approximately 15 gallons) with built in safety features including an automatic shutoff in case…
Sirius Mini Reef 38 modular LED light from Sfiligoi uses numbers over strength
The Sirius Minireef 38 LED light is a new nano reef aquarium light from Sfiligoi that uses GU10 base LED spotlights. Unlike most reef aquarium LED lights which use small numbers of very high output LEDs, the Sirius LED spots…
Slowing down for success, the patient reefer’s way to “pre-stock” a tank
Having set up more than a few reef systems in my time, I never seem to be surprised at my true hobbyist impatience! Let’s face it—once we get the plumbing done, the lighting tweaked, leaks sealed, and aquascaping set, we’re…
SHO CFL: Compact fluorescent lamps cling to relevance with Super High Output (SHO) bulbs
How would you like a 105 watt daylight lamp that is self ballasted and $25? Although fluorescent lamps in the aquarium world are dominated by T5 tubes, in other markets the SHO CFL is king of fluorescent lighting. By comparison,…
SMR1, the specialized biopellet reactor from NextReef goes up for pre-order
The SMR1 is a new media reactor from NextReef which was specially designed to turn over the solid carbon dosing biopellets. We first caught wind of this specialized SMR1 from NextReef back in January and now that it is getting…
