EKoral is a new aquarium controller which is promising to deliver some real advances in the aquarium monitoring and controlling space. The hardware from EKoral includes all the same basic components that we’ve become familiar with from the incumbent players but…
Is This New Species of Hatchetfish Even Real?
Polyipnus laruei is a brand new species of marine hatchetfish with a very peculiar yet attractive appearance. Also known as the bigeye hatchetfish due to its comically large light seeing organ, the compressed shape of this fish and body pattern…
Macro Aqua NP-200 Is A Cool Concept For hang-on Biopellet Reactor
The Macro Aqua NP200 Biopellet Reactor is a very interesting new form factor for hang-on use. Unlike virtually all other cylindrical media reactors, the Macro Aqua NP200 explores the usefulness of a very different shape. The hang-on U-shape reactor is…
Face to Face with the Exciting New Maxspect recurve LED Light
It was a pleasant surprise to learn of the Recurve LED from Maxspect, with a radical new concept for what an aquarium LED light can do. Better yet, this weekend we followed up that preview with a live view of the Recurve LED…
Step Inside Gallery Aquatica, An LFS Built For Reefers, By Reefers
By the time I made it to Gallery Aquatica in Brisbane Australia, I had already toured so many stores and one great wholesaler that I didn’t think I could get much more excited. Boy was I wrong because stepping into…
Day 1 Coverage of Reefapalooza 2017 – A Spread of Cool Corals, Fish & Reef Gear
For those of us that have been looking forward to Reefapalooza Orlando 2017, the first day of the show truly didn’t disappoint. No matter what you came here to see, this year was about as stacked with livestock and equipment…
Sneak Peek Of ReefAPalooza Orlando 2017 – Here’s What Attendees Can Look Forward To!
After being away from home for more than five weeks, I was definitely starting to miss the American reef scene. But there’s no better way to dive back into the local reefing groove than coming to the rowdy live coral aquarium…
Get ready For A Flood Of Stories from Reefapalooza 2017!
After a long voyage across the Pacific Ocean touring Australia and Diving Papua New Guinea, boy am I ready to get to the second big reef aquarium show of the year, ReefAPalooza in Orlando. It’s amazing how much I learn…
Recurve LED Is Maxspect’s Exciting Next Generation LED Light!
The Maxspect Recurve LED is a very exciting new light with some outstanding new features. The Recurve introduces some novel new lighting features for a reef aquarium light, not the least of which is a pair of side-mounted LED ‘wings’…
This Is What A Metric Boatload of Wild Corals Looks Like!
If you enjoyed our first video walkthrough of Cairns Marine with a focus on the fish systems, you’re definitely going to love this next part with more emphasis on the corals. We’ve been to coral collectors around the world plenty…