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Finding Nemo 2 coming in 2016, will the hobby experience another bump?

Pixar announced last week it will in fact be bringing Finding Nemo 2 to the big screen in 2016. This is pretty exciting news for fans of the original, especially with Finding Nemo 3D hitting the market this fall, and…

uniquecorals “Sneak Pique” tomorrow offers SoCal reefers first glimpse into new facility

  uniquecorals will be holding its “Sneak Pique” event on Saturday, July 21, to show the new company’s Van Nuys, CA, facility to the public. Open from 10 am to 4 pm, the one-day event is described as, “The chance…

Friday Smorgasbord: iGills, iron spiking, dolphin rights and how to be an aquanaut

Welcome to the latest edition of your Friday smorgasbord of weird, wacky and downright cool tidbits from around the interwebs. Today’s edition has some fun and funky things and leading off if a cool gadget that turns your iPhone into…

Vertex Illumina LED gets in-depth review from Bulk Reef Supply

The guys at Bulk Reef Supply have done quite an in-depth and impressive video review of the Vertex Illumina LED fixture. Coming in at over 20 minutes this video really goes through the entire fixture in detail covering PAR readings,…

Interesting underwater exploration flotation device should be made for us grown ups as well

This interesting flotation and underwater exploration device is so obviously geared towards the wrong demographic. Sure plenty of parents will be interested in getting the Under the Sea flotation device with a pretty impressive periscope for their kids but what parent doesn’t wish…

3 days, a camera and a reef aquarium: Upgrade recorded in stop motion

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BF7H6suBI4[/youtube] Setting up or upgrading your reef aquarium is hard work but despite being time consuming and frustrating, it is one of the most rewarding yet sadistically fun parts of the hobby. One hobbyist set up a camera to capture…

Reef Eden becomes UK distributor for Giesemann LEDs, Aquariums and Furniture

Simon Garratt has been busy lately and the latest news is Reef Eden International is now the UK distributor for Giesemann LEDs, aquariums and aquarium furniture in the UK. The news is welcoming to the UK reefing community having an…

CherryAqua-Ocean LED a simple, controllable LED light from South Korea

  We first saw the CherryAqua-Ocean LED lights at Aquarama last year and the company has a few new features in the latest iteration. Manufactured in South Korea by CherryLumi, the CherryAqua version 2.5 now features the ability to control…

Friday Smorgasbord: LEGO whale shark, Panama Canal traffic and whales, resilient reefs, DIY traffic cone skimmer

Welcome to another fun Friday Smorgasbord post with some of the fun items we’ve stumbled across on the web the last week. First off we’ve seen quite a few Facebook postings of a LEGO whale shark and a little digging…

Horizon Aquatic Systems Titan dosing system

The Horizon Aquatic System Titan dosing system is an interesting four-channel peristaltic dosing system that comes in either a sleek black or white finish. The Israeli company wrapped each module in clear acrylic with a touch screen to adjust the…