First announced just in time for InterZoo, the Tunze NanoStream 6040 is a controllable DC propeller pump with the entire pump assembly literally turned on its side. This neat little pump is basically identical to a smaller, more basic model called…
Top 10 new fish species of 2014
The last few years have been really hot ones for the discovery and description of new reef fish species and 2014 was no slouch either. Sometimes it seems like new species descriptions are dominated by dwarf gobies of the Eviota and Trimma genera,…
Observe more than 250 corals from the Fluval Sea Flores Expedition in the comfort of home
We spent a great deal of time trying to tell you about all the neat corals we observed and documented on the Fluval Sea Flores Expedition with more than 20 stories on different coral strains and species alone. However we shot…
Halo Bluetooth pH meter from Hanna Instruments works with iPad app
The Halo pH meter is an exciting new chemistry measurement tool from Hanna Instruments that connects to an iPad using bluetooth. The Halo pH meter transmits directly to an iPad application called Hanna Lab essentially turning your Candy Crush gaming…
ADA unveils new AquaSky Moon LED with brighter light and novelty mirror
Th ADA AquaSky Moon LED is the second generation of the solid state lighting fixture from venerable freshwater planted aquarium company, Aqua Design Amano. The AquaSky Moon introduces refined styling of the fixture and its stand, brighter LED diodes and…
A trip down memory lane of needle wheel impellers
Of all the specialized equipment we use on our reef tanks, we dare say none are as aquarium-specific as the needle wheel impellers that drive most of our protein skimmers. The design of the needle wheel impeller has been through…
LRS Reef Frenzy review: There’s a reason reefers and marine fish love this food
Over the last year a new frozen fish food called Reef Frenzy by Larry’s Reef Services has been blowing up in the marine aquarium world. From the US to Europe to Japan, diehard fishkeepers all over the world are discovering…
BioTek Marine USB PAR sensor appears for pre-order on Aquairum Specialty’s website
Less than a week after discovering that Apogee is working on a USB PAR sensor we’ve spotted this very device under the BioTek Marine brand over on Aquarium Specialty’s website. As we suspected the USB PAR sensor will retail for…
Gorgonians don’t care about stupid ocean acidification
It seems like coral scientists and researchers are constantly finding new ways that corals are dying and how coral reefs are an endangered ecosystem, but for once, it seems like at least one group of corals will be able to…
Misty Media Reactor from AquaFX
Besides using a filter bag to house chemical medias, there aren’t really too many options for administering GFO or Carbon filtration on smaller tanks with smaller filters. AquaFX has made a note of this and bundled up a small water…