Ushio has released their popular lamp color, Aqualite™ Series in a G12 type bulb. “This new single ended 150W lamp design in 14,000 Kelvin harnesses the ability to align the lamp to a parabolic reflector axially, leading to more efficient…
The Dwarf Dartfish, Aioliops megastigma, perhaps a perfect nano reef schooling fish
By Matt Wandell and Rich Ross One of the great things about working at a public aquarium is seeing all the interesting and unique animals that come through our doors. Sometimes the most fascinating fish come in the smallest packages,…
Ecoxotic Mystic Cube Aquarium silhouetted
Either Ecoxotic has a new LED light which shines everywhere but the tank or this is a sneaker image of some fancy new aquarium we haven’t seen yet. Just when we were getting comfortable pigeonholing Ecoxotic into being just an…
Win a Vortech MP10 pump with EcoSmart Driver
This is your chance to own a new piece of equipment that was just released. The MP10 with EcoSmart Driver which was released at the ReefStock aquarium show is up for grabs. We aren’t going to bore you with the…
Tropic Marin BIO ACTIF salt reviewed
Tropic Marin’s new BioActiv Salt mix has finally landed on US shores and retailers have been getting it out to customers for over a month now. We were sent our 25kg test bucket over several months ago. Here is what…
Are Reef Aquariums Getting Too Lifelike?
A recent story in the New York Times discusses the possibility that the oceans are being over-harvested for the saltwater aquariums of the world. Millions of blue legged hermits being harvested every year, up from hundreds of thousands from years…
Kona revamps fish collection: Yellow tang may be limited, fish replenishment area may be swapped
Two key Kona, Hawaii councils have recently given their “seal of approval” on a proposal outlining new regulations for the island’s tropical fish harvest industry. The West Hawaii Fisheries Council recommended the changes to the Hawaii County Council, who in…
B-Ionic Seawater mixing pump is not just clean, it’s immaculate
This Tunze Nano Stream’s only job has been as a mixing pump for ESV’s B-Ionic 4 part Seawater system. So far this 6025 has mixed six batches of 5 gallons of water and one batch of 25 gallons and it…
Aragonite Reactor Media no longer coral bones, but higher in Magnesium
You can kiss those coral bones goodbye because ever since a huge bust which seized countless tons of the stuff, the domestic supply of coral fingers has dwindled to nearly zero. One of the first and more prominent calcium reactor…
Jaw dropping time-lapse video of a shoal of invasive banggaii cardinalfish
About a month ago we posted this image by Tony Wu of a shoal of banggaii cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, in Lembeh, Sulawesi where they do not natively occur. That post received some skepticism as to how many fish that single…
