Forget about that twin needle wheel Aeraqua skimmer from Maxspect because their new fragging accessories are like nothing we’ve seen before in the aquarium market. While other companies are content to concoct mere grenades of super glue Maxspect has gone…
External Pumps Still are Untouchable When it Comes to Pressure
Much like LEDs radically changed the landscape of reef aquarium lighting in just a few short years, so too has it been with DC pumps. Controllable pumps from AquaBee, Sicce, Ecotech Marine & Maxspect have all but pushed out the…
The Mystery of Clown Triggerfish with ‘Rings’
Besides clownfish, the clown triggerfish is perhaps one of the most iconic and recognizable ambassadors of tropical marine fish. One of the reasons for this is that no other fish looks like the clown trigger, and like moorish idols, they…
Indonesian Coral Export Restrictions Have Been Lifted
Yesterday we received some great news which is bound to be a sigh of relief for the global trade in aquarium corals. After a long hiatus of restricting the issuing of health certificates necessary to export all corals beginning back…
Nero 5 Pump: First Hands-On and Initial Impressions
The Nero 5 pump is one of the most exciting pumps to hit the reef aquarium scene in a really long time. Not just because it’s the first pump from Aqua Illumination, not only because it was engineered by the…
Tosanoides annepatrice Described from Pohnpei & Palau
Tosanoides annepatrice is the newest member of this colorful deepwater genus of anthias that come hardly a week on the heels of another new inductee, Tosanoides aphrodite. But where that species was a huge surprise due to being found in…
The Ultimate ‘Rainbow Reef’ is at VP Corals in Taipei, Taiwan
The Rainbow Reef at VP Corals in Taipei Taiwan is the kind of reef tank many of us have dreamed of doing, but this is the first time we’ve ever seen anything like it in real life. This broad shallow…
Yellow is the Hot New Color of FLOWER Anemones
Flower Anemones have become the darling of the nano reef aquarium world, providing us with a veritable rainbow of colors and combinations in a hardy, easy to keep reef animal. Initially the orange colored specimens either with orange mouths, orange…
MaxSpect Aeraqua Duo Protein Skimmer Debuted at CIPS in China
The Aeraqua Duo is a spanking new protein skimmer from Maxspect which has more than just a few innovations under the hood. At first glance the skimmer has a fairly classic appearance and layout, with some neat refinements across the…
Bali Aquarich Teases a Fresh Crop of New Captive Bred Angelfish
Mr. Su and his team at Bali Aquarich are at it again with a fresh new crop of captive bred angelfish. They only recently started shipping those gorgeous captive bred clarion angelfish babies and now we have a few more…