FistaFiltration has been making quality, custom acrylic products in the UK for the last five years and a prime example of how important it is to have creative, local small business for the overall health and resourcefulness in the hobby.…
Friday Smorgasbord: Ocean Health Index, why fish school, crochet reefs, artificial islands, underwater hamsters, iMac aquariums and a lionfish derby
Another Friday and another interesting smorgasbord of news and tidbits. First off is news about a new Ocean Health Index developed by marine scientists from a range of conservation, academic, and government institutions this scoring system was built to assess…
Sensorex PH-1 turns your iPhone or iPad into a portable pH meter
Sensorex has developed a mobile accessory for pH measurements tapping into you Apple iPhone, iPod or iPad device. The Sensorex PH-1 pH meter allows you to measure, record, and track your pH readings using the dock connector on the bottom…
New CAD Lights NR-1 Nano Reef Bio-Reactor coming soon
The nano-reef market is getting a bit of good news today with another nano-sized biopellet reactor hitting the market as the new CAD Lights NR-1 Nano Reef Bio-Reactor was just announced. The diminutive reactor measures uses a 2 1/2 in. diameter body and…
Reef Octopus Luxury 90 Aquarium seen in the wild
We covered the Reef Octopus Luxury 90 aquarium earlier this year as the company more known for budget-friendly equipment ventured into a more luxurious product line and we’ve finally seen some of these aquariums hit the market stateside. Salty Supply posted…
Seamix gives a whole new meaning to “white label” additives
Seamix is a new company venturing into the bulk aquarium additive market featuring bulk sizes of products in simple, nondescript packaging featuring a simple white and black label. The initial offering for the company are an ocean salt mix, calcium, alkalinity additive,…
Controversial deep sea mining venture coming to Papua New Guinea
A controversial undersea mining venture has gained momentum as the Papua New Guinea government granted a 20-year license for copper and gold mining over 1.5 miles below the ocean surface to become the world’s first commercial deep sea mining venture. Nautilus Materials,…
Prestige-LED the latest LED & T5 hybrid fixture to hit the scene
Prestige-LED is a small lighting company that has a few of your upgraded Chinese box LED fixtures but has come out with an intriguing LED+T5 hybrid fixture coming in at a good pricepoint. Touting all Cree LEDs onboard, the Prestige-LED hybrid…
Atomic Reef takes fun, macho approach to reefing gear
Atomic Reef Systems is taking a fun route to producing aquarium equipment leading with a macho take on the acrylic gear we use to keep our reefs thriving. Handcrafted in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Atomic Reef has great names for its products such…
Friday Mega-Smorgasbord: Squid arms, robofish, shark feast, sea slugs, coral planting, living undersea, AEFW hit the high seas and gigantic clumps of whale poo
We have a great post lined up for this Friday with everything from amazing to just odd and something in between. We lead off this edition with a breaking story about deep sea squids that actually tear its arms free…