The KW Reactor 300 from Two Little Fishies is one of the more mechanical products that company has ever made. 2 lil’ is better known for making filter media, additives, unique foods and practical aquarium accessories. We mistakenly reported that…
Milwaukee electronic refractometer in the wild
We’ve captured a new milwaukee electronic refractometer in the wild. This guy has a light meter with fully submersible probe built into it, something that is brand new for this model. Pricing hasn’t been released yet, but don’t expect to…
Combinations of botanical extracts can kill Ich
Every aquarist is familiar with the signs of Ich, Cryptocaryon irritans: white spots covering the surface of a fish that look like salt. These white spots are places where the Ich parasite, a ciliate, ahs burrowed beneath the surface of…
Another lightning maroon clownfish is collected by the Seasmart Program
Less than a week after the capture of a second lightning maroon clownfish, the Seasmart program has just sent over this image of a third specimen, captured early this morning. This photograph of a juvenile maroon clownfish shows a young…
Bring Back The Wall!!! Rock Wall Aquascaping
The aquascaping world has been thrown topsy turvey with all sorts of new designs these past few years. We’ve seen the pinnacles, the islands, the arches, the feng shui, the focal points, the atolls, low profile, and everything else. But…
Atlantis Marine World switching some displays over to straw bale sponge filters
Sponge filters are not a novel invention but due to budget cutbacks, Atlantis Marine World of Riverhead NY has been experimenting with a supersized version of the classic sponge filter that is made from straw bale. The supersized straw bale…
Scientist finds cure to RTN
RTN. What causes it? Nobody really seems to know. Even Hitler himself admitted to not knowing what causes the dreaded RTN. But how can we prevent it? Can it be cured? Apparently it can, as it was announced today that…
AquaIllumination teardown confirms Interchangeable LED puck
The newest AquaIllumination light is still one of the first aquarium LED lights using Cree XP-G LEDs to be widely available to reef aquarists. Since the completion of the ReefStock conference we’ve had a lot more time to give some…
Stacking up a half a decade of Vortech drivers
The Ecosmart driver is the latest in a long line of electrical engineering projects which have continued to deliver increased performance and features to the venerable Vortech pump. The original Vortech driver was a simple metal hardware box with no…
Reef Nutrition’s Offices almost burned to the ground
Reef Nutrition, which is located in California had a scare early one night. Their offices are in a large office complex and apparently the tenant space right next door to them caught fire. Whats more is that fire is suspected…
