VS Series from Euro Reef VS 135 gets its picture taken

Euro Reef’s new VS series protein skimmer has been pushed via several marketing campaigns for a while now but no pictures of the actual unit have surfaced on the internet…until now. The VS series from Euro Reef is the lower…

The new Pipeless Skimz Monzter VSC Series skimmer are the smallest skimmers using DC pumps we’ve seen yet

DC pumps are the future of skimmers, and nearly every single new (consumer grade) protein skimmer that has been released in the past couple of months is re-affirming just that. These new Skimz Monzter VSC Series DC skimmers are special however…

Euro Reef outs economy VS-Series protein skimmers

Euro Reef had dropped few short statements about their upcoming VS Series protein skimmer and now their new webpage has made it official. The value-minded skimmer line shaves a little off the price by using inexpensive EcoPlus water pumps from…

Wavereef’s K Series are Hybrid Skimmers AND UV Sterilizers

Original equipment manufacturer Wavereef has unveiled three skimmer ranges with UVs built-in. Available with AC or DC pumps and designed to sit either inside or outside of sumps, the K6, K7, and K9 protein skimmers are generic cone-shaped skimmers suitable…

New Eshopps S-Series protein skimmer looks sharp

Seeing the new Eshopps S-Series protein skimmer in person is a treat after reading about the new Eshopps S-Series design changes implemented earlier this year, where they improved a few areas of an already decent design. Chatting with the Eshopps team…

Introducing The Reef Builders Recap Video Series

We’ve been cranking out the news of the marine aquarium world for nearly ten years, and these days we’re truly burning the candle at both ends. With our correspondents and contributors all over the world, we’ve been publishing so much…

Neat Scribbled Watanabei Angelfish Brought up by RVS Fishworld

Genicanthus swallowtail angelfish are among the most uniform and consistent looking members of the angelfish family. This makes it all that more exciting when an unusual specimen turns up, such as this scribbled watanabei angelfish from RVS Fishworld.  This male…

Deciphering the mysteries of Centropyge woodheadi

The marine angelfish family Pomacanthidae is, generally speaking, a very well-understood group. These are some of the most colorful and charismatic fishes found in reef ecosystems, and so they have naturally attracted more than their fair share of taxonomic attention.…

In Defense of Rudie’s Wrasses

Rudie Kuiter is an Australian ichthyologist who has published extensively on Indo-Pacific reef fishes. Over the past half-century, he has described 56 new species, including a variety of wrasses, angelfishes, butterflyfishes, cardinalfishes, assessors, and, in particular, seahorses and pipefishes, though…

Red Sea NanoMat Marks a New Era in Nano Roller Filter Technology

Red Sea has launched its much anticipated nano-sized roller filter, called the NanoMat. Small in stature but with lots of features that make the ReefMat so great, NanoMat has been specially designed to replace the nano filter bag and holder…