Demonstrating the complex fluid dynamics that occur when water flow moves in an aquarium is a tall order. Not many have tried to explain it, let alone demonstrate how water moves in real time, but we think MaxSpect has taken…
Fusigobius, Transparent Cave Goby now available from ORA
The Transparent Cave Goby is a newly bred species of Fusigobius recently announced by Oceans Reefs & Aquariums. We got a close look at the new captive bred fish from ORA at their MACNA booth and this fish might not win…
IceCap K2 Protein Skimmer debut at MACNA
The IceCap K2 protein skimmer is a new line of fancy foam fractionators from CoralVue which takes the best features of modern protein skimmers and brings them altogether in a fairly progressive package. The IceCap K2 is pretty standard issue…
Fluorescent green axolotl is a curious oddity for MACNA
The fluorescent green axolotl is just about the last thing we expected to see at a marine aquarium conference. We interrupt our MACNA 2015 product posting spree to bring you a curious aside about the most unlikely “product” to be…
The Green Splash Astreopora is alive and well in captivity
When we first discovered the Green Splash Astreopora randalli growing in a turbid chalice coral reef in the Solomon Islands, we knew this coral was special. We’ve always had a special fascination for unusual corals, among them those that show…
Aqueon Optibright LED striplight looks like entry-level goodness
The Optibright is Aqueon’s newest foray into solid state LED lighting with a form factor that is much more conventional by modern standards. Aqueon’s and its parent company’s previous LED efforts have included the modular LED tubes, modular LED spotlights.…
Elos E-Lite Mini LED revisits a classic design
The Elos E-Lite Mini LED is a new light with a familiar and classic design. It hasn’t even been ten years since Elos was one of the first major manufacturer to release a real LED lighting fixture, the E-Lite LED,…
Walt Smith Reef Rock is ready for prime time
Reef Rock is a new man-made live rock substitute from Walt Smith International which is among some of the best we’ve ever seen. Walt Smith Fiji has been one of the leaders in supplying Fiji live rock all over the…
RLSS introduces radically new db5i, db6i and db8i protein skimmers
Reef Life Support Systems kept their MACNA presence pretty low key this year, but their new line of DBi skimmers are anything but. With a radical new pipeless design and a slew of innovative features, the DBi protein skimmers are…
AutoAqua Smart ATO Micro is impressively small
The Smart ATO Micro from Auto Aqua that we got wind of before MACNA was on demo last weekend in D.C., but it was easy to miss the device since it takes up such a small footprint. The Auto Aqua…