If you ever want to see what its like for a sudden, catastrophic failure of a large aquarium a fish store in Des Moines, Iowa had a 1,500 gallon display tank suddenly bursts. Caught on a video security camera, the…
Atoll Solut Pure Salt a two-part salt coming to market
Atoll Solut Pure Salt is being introduced as the first two-part aquarium salt taking an approach similar to ESV’s B-ionic salt. Like other boutique salts coming out on the market, Atoll Solut looked to make their recipe mimic the natural…
Sweet and sassy 175g makes the grade in Manhattan Reefs’ inaugural TOTM
This impeccable 175 gallon reef tank was annointed the lucky winner of Manhattan Reefs’ inaugural “Tank of the Month” for December. The custom 175g was put together by MR user “Strendo” and even without the incredible coral stands, the tank itself is…
Electric eel powers Christmas tree lights
[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9wktSQdyaE[/youtube] A Japanese aquarium is going eco-friendly with its Christmas display — harnessing the output of an electric eel to illuminate the lights on the holiday tree. A pair of aluminum panels capture the energy every time the…
Ecoxotic Eco Pico small on size, big on flavor
Ecoxotic is teasing us with an upcoming pico aquarium. The Ecoxotic EcoPico is a nice little 5 gal. cube and was shared on the company’s blog by their hobby newbie and WAHM (work at home mom). Its a nice looking…
Product inspired by sharks to fight bacteria and keep ship hulls clean
Science has always been looking at nature to inspire new ways of tackling day-to-day issues and one company is exploring shark skin as a way to fight bacteria as well as methods to keep bio-films and barnacles off hulls of…
Precision Marine debuts Ozone Reactor
Precision Marine is coming out with a new Ozone Reactor that can be used with a venturi or air-driven setup to mix the ozone with the inbound water. With skimmers becoming turbulent, high-turnover skimming monsters driving ozone through it doesn’t give a…
Black Friday is looking bright for reefers, best deals from our sponsors
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are on the top of many people’s minds looking to grab some deals on gifts and goodies. Have no fear because we chatted with our great sponsors, who help make the wonderful site happen day-in-day…
National Geographic showcases top images from 2010 underwater photo contest
National Geographic recently unveiled the Best Underwater Views of 2010 celebrating some of the top images to come out of the fourth annual DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition. These are NatGeo’s top pics but these are only a handful.…