There’s no telling where in the world you might encounter a fantastic reef tank, and this was never more true than on our trip to Dubai earlier this year. We drove an hour through the desert to Abu Dhabi to…
Kessil A360X Has All The Upgrades We Could Ever Hope For
The Kessil A360X is a radically redesigned high powered spotlight from the company that made LED spotlighting practical. The Kessil A350/360 has had a good long run and it’s still no slouch in the aquarium lighting department. But if we had…
Studio Vlog 4 & 5: Setting up the Coral Flat and A Sexy First Fish
The Reef Builders Studio is coming along nicely and although it’s a lot of work getting everything started, it’s also a lot of fun. In the previous Vlogs we shared the setup of our first token nano reef tank in…
Rossmont Skemer is the First AC Controllable Protein Skimmer
The Rossmont Skemer is an exciting new protein skimmer from the Italian company that keeps delivering innovative aquarium gear. Where the majority of the aquarium companies have embraced controllable DC pumps for their devices, Rossmont has carved out a singular…
Sera Prefix is an Interesting Take on a Media Reactor
The Sera Prefix is a unique media reactor from Sera which is both practical and affordable. Looking more or less like a motorless canister filter, the Sera Prefix is specially designed to add media filtration to a wide range of…
Kessil A360X is a Completely Redesigned Next Generation Aquarium Spotlight
The Kessil A360X is a very exciting brand new update to the venerable A360 line of LED spotlights. The A360 has seen minor updates with the bump from the A350 to the A360, and later on to the A360E, but…
Myersina balteata is the Newest Species of Shrimp Goby from the Solomon Islands
Myersina balteata is a new species of shrimp-associated tropical goby that was just described from specimens collected in the Solomon Islands. This new species has a very distinctive color pattern which is divided by a very pronounced black vertical line,…
Vlog 2 & 3 on the Buildup of the Reef Builders Studio
We’re firing on all cylinders over at the new Reef Builders Studio and already have a couple more videos on our progress. On one end we’ve got nearly 100 square feet between three flat coral flats to set up, and…
NuvoSkim DC is Innovative Marine’s New & Improved Internal Skimmer
The NuvoSkim DC is the latest generation of Innovative Marine’s internal protein skimmer which previously went as the Ghost Skimmer. The skimmer body has changed from ghostly white to jet black, but otherwise all of the internals of the body itself…
MACNA 2019 will be in Orlando, Florida
This year’s MACNA in Las Vegas in just over a week away but we’ve just received confirmation on next year’s host city. MACNA 2019 will be in sunny Orlando Florida, a location which had a smashing successful MACNA as recently…