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Reef-A-Palooza right around the corner – Jake’s speaking and Reef Builders’ lounge will be open

With the Fall season in full swing, that means just one thing — its almost time for Reef-A-Palooza in Orange County. Happening on Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23, RAP is the largest marine aquarium event in the world…

Researchers ponder making coral reef resilient

Global warming, ships and boats coming aground, careless divers and natural diseases are threatening coral reefs globally at an alarming rate and the fragile reefs off the coast of Florida are no difference. In a recent article in the Miami…

Maxspect parts ways with Fins Reef, CoralVue takes over US distribution and customer service

Yesterday we got wind of Maxspect tapping CoralVue to take over US distribution and customer service from Fins Reef and today we got official word from Maxpect announcing the change. We received the official press release and wanted to share…

Bubble Tank fish bowl leaves you on the edge

We always appreciate a unique fish container and this Salvador Dali-esque fish bowl definitely fits the unique bill. Hand-blown glass is constructed to actually hang off the edge of the table giving one precarious looking presentation sure to make a…

Gordon Ramsey tackles shark finning issue in “Shark Bait” special

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r65FgUYdBOc[/youtube] Warning: Video does contain harsh language, profanity and shark finning. It may be disturbing to some viewers! Earlier this year, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey aired a special called “Shark Bait” looking at the shark fin soup phenomenon and what…

Arcadia Eco-Aqua 30W LED spotlight gets more video love

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVOwfvSTA98[/youtube] We have a bit more detail on the Arcadia Eco-Aqua 30W spotlight we got a sight of a few weeks ago from Aqua 2011. The more we look at this light, the more we appreciate it. Looking to mimic…

Key LED K3 lighting adds SPS power bar, custom colors, dimmability to the “Chinese box” mix

At first glance the KEY LED K3 LED aquarium light looks like any other Chinese box LED light but looking at some of the specs and features, its good to see the K3 LED taking a step away from the…

Win a free USHIO Aqualite Metal Halide bulb at Reef-A-Palooza

With Reef-A-Palooza right around the corner, we’re starting to get wind of all the good things happening. We just got word from USHIO about a contest they are running at their booth where two lucky winners will win an Aqualite…

BridgeLux teams up with Molex to bring snap-in LED lights closer to reality

  A little over a year ago we wrote about the BridgeLux Helieon fixture offering a snap-in, interchangeable LED light fixture and today we’ve gotten news that BridgeLux has teamed up with Molex to bring this interchangeable LED closer to market. Right…

CoraLed brings LED lights from across the pond

CoraLed is a relatively new company building LED aquarium light fixture in the UK that will build your lights to order in lengths up to 10 ft. Granted, most hobbyists won’t need that much span but its good to know…