The DX18 is a brand new T5/LED hybrid light fixture which AquaticLife just announced last weekend at Reefapalooza Orlando. When they first launched their ‘bring your own LED’ T5 hybrid light, we don’t think anyone could have predicted how well…
Papua New Guinea Fish & Corals Coming Summer 2019
Papua New Guinea has long been a hotspot for biological diversity on land and especially in the Sea. Taxonomists of every discipline always find new species when they search PNG’s natural environments, birders marvel at the endemic birds of paradise,…
ACI’s Purple-Tail Purple Tang was the Star of Reefapalooza Orlando!
The purple tang’s official scientifically designated name is Zebrasoma xanthurum – ‘yellow tail’ is the hallmark of this species. While tens of thousands of purple tangs have no problem following this convention, every once in a while a lone ranger decides to…
Red Sea ReefLED 90 & 50 Full Details Highlighted in New Webpage
The ReefLED is a new reef aquarium light by Red Sea that we’ve been covering since Spring of last year. Red Sea has made many aquarium lights over the years, most notably they made one of the highest quality lines…
The CoralVue Hydros, a ‘WaveEngine’ for Busy Reef Tanks
The CoralVue Hydros is an interesting new device that the company is calling a ‘Wave Engine’. With so many of our aquarium pumps using DC motors and being controllable, we have a cornucopia of controllers, cables, wires and power bricks…
Prognathodes geminus is the Newest Species of Butterflyfish
Prognathodes geminus is the newest species of butterflyfish from a genus that haunts the abyssal depths of the oceans. Closely related to Prognathodes guezei and P. basabei, the new ‘Gemini’ butterflyfish is so named for its very close resemblance to other members…
Soft Coral Safari in the Solomon Islands
It’s not a stretch to say that stony corals represent at least 75% of the corals we keep in our tanks, both in diversity and numbers. If you don’t count zoanthids, shrooms and anemones, then there’s just a tiny sliver…
Join us for Reefapalooza this Weekend in Orlando!
Reefapalooza, in all its many forms, has become an institution of reef aquarium culture and this year’s Orlando production promises to be one of the biggest ever. Following on the heels of ReefStock in Denver, Reefapalooza Orlando is the first major…
Smaller Single Eco Fleece Dreambox Now Available from Royal Exclusiv
The Eco Fleece Dreambox by Royal Exclusiv is one of the most feature-rich and customizable automatic filter rolls available for aquariums and now there’s a smaller size for your consideration. Like its larger brother, the Small Eco Fleece Dreambox has…
Vectra 2, Ecotech’s Powerful Pumps Get Second Generation Upgrade
In a short amount of time Ecotech Marine’s Vectra pumps have quickly become some of the most popular smart controllable DC return pumps in the aquarium hobby. It’s only been a few years and while many refinements have been made…