For the second time in a week we have a brand new species of goby to learn about, Trimma putrai from western Indonesia. Unlike the cryptic species Trimma christianeae, Putra’s pygmygoby is a very distinct looking species with beautiful coloration and…
Zetlight QMaven 2 has No Fan, Better Lenses, and is Waterproof!
The Zetlight QMaven 2 is a second generation reef aquarium light fixture from the company that delivered unique lighting concepts such as the UFO LED. More than most manufacturers Zetlight has focused on engineering unique features into reef aquarium lights…
GHL Leaks Forthcoming Auto Feeder
It’s been a long time coming but finally we have firm evidence that GHL will be releasing an automatic fish feeder. This detail was leaked in a graphic for GHL’s forthcoming Profilux 4e aquarium controller showing all the ports of…
The Inspiring Reef Tank of Luis Rosa
There’s not too many reef tanks that we could describe as approaching perfection, but Luis Rosa’s 65 gallon is surely getting close. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder and Mr. Rosa’s combination of aquascape, healthy corals, new-school…
Great White 10 Protein Skimmer from Dalua Australia Review
The new Great White skimmers from Dalua Australia are sleeper powerhouse of protein removal and organic export. It’s easy to look at their unassuming size and judge their unremarkable appearance as just another protein skimmer company, but these fractionators definitely…
Trimma christianeae, a New Species of Pygmy Goby from Milne Bay
Gobies are so plentiful and diverse we knew it was only a matter of time until we got a new species this year. The highly species rich genus Trimma gets first billing for 2019 with the official description of T. christianeae from…
Greenland Sharks are the Ancients of the Polar Seas
There’s a lot we don’t know about so much of the marine life living in the deep ocean or in the cold polar seas, and it turns out that their age can be astonishingly ancient. It’s already well known that…
Getting the 400 Gallon Tank Placed at the Reef Builders Studio
There’s a reason I set up a token nano reef tank in the early days of the Reef Builders Studio, and that’s because it was a quick, couple hour affair which would give me happy corals in a tank before…
This is one of the Nicest Eclectus Jawbreaker Shrooms Ever
Eclectus, jawbreaker, Vincent’s Revenge, whatever you call it this is one of the nicest Discosoma corallimorph shrooms we’ve ever seen. Shared by Taiwan’s own VP Corals this single psychedelic polyp is really the cream of the crop for this group of…
New Innovative Marine Nuvo INT Lagoon are Here
Innovative Marine is continuing to grow their aquarium catalog with the addition of two more tanks in very interesting size and shape. The Nuvo INT Lagoon 112 and 150 are a pair of particularly broad and shallow tanks with proportions…