Palauastrea ramosa is one of those bizzar-o corals that we’ve always wondered about from seeing it in books, and which has never truly enjoyed any kind of exposure in the reef aquarium scene. Thankfully, a few recent trips to the…
JBJ announces the new Orion LT-120 LED Fixture
The JBJ Orion LT-120 LED fixture is the first new high powered light from JBJ in a really long time. It’s been a hot minute since JBJ has released any new LED fixture, making the Orion LT-120 the first new…
New Fusion Lagoons tanks in two sizes from Innovative Marine
The Fusion Lagoons is a new line of all in one aquariums from the prolific glass box builders at Innovative Marine. The Fusion Lagoons join the Nuvo Shallow Reef, Fusion Nano, Fusion Nuvo line of all in one aquariums that are…
Kamoer is becoming the brand for dosing pumps
When we first heard about Kamoer dosing pumps, we didn’t know what to make of the company, or their dosing units. Their dosing pump design is pretty straightforward, and with so many rebadged products coming from OEMs in China, we…
Fathom announces new affordable underwater drone
The Fathom Drone is an exciting new device that unlocks the secrets of deep waters without ever having to get wet. What makes the fathom drone unique is that it has a single turbine engine and it was built with…
Channel design of Eshopps Advance sumps explained on video
The reef aquarium hobby is enjoying quite the renaissance of reef aquarium sumps, and Eshopps is going all in with their radically designed ADV sumps with ECD. If you haven’t seen one of Eshopps new channeled reef aquarium sump filters…
New Porthole from Avast Marine fits all your cameras for top down shots
The Avast Marine Porthole is an interesting aquarium accessory which has become a mainstay of the aquarium world, despite having nothing to do with keeping the aquarium alive and healthy. Neigh instead, the Porthole is part of that final step…
From the Archives: Live Bottles are reborn as Aquacultured Art by Atlantic Reef Aquaculture
This story was originally published in October of 2009 and it is well worthy of another go-around. Live Bottles for use in Mini Reef aquariums used to be as common as normal output fluorescents, bristle worm traps and dolomite. It…
EcoSmart Live is the first ecosystem to have Apple Watch integration
This post is not for the masses of people who read this site daily, it’s for the uber geeks who want to be the first to learn about the most esoteric reef aquarium geekery. Controlling your reef aquarium with a…
Top 5 invasive corals that border on being aquarium pests
We’re so used to thinking of corals as precious and delicate, it’s hard to imagine some of them are invasive species in our aquariums. Invasive corals in the wild are a real problem, with sun coral Tubastrea having two established species…