The Kessil 360WE series is a new line of LED spotlights which are brighter and more energy efficient than the 360N and 360W series they will replace. DiCon, Kessil’s parent company and maker of the Dense Matrix LED array has…
Quality Marine’s blue frogfish is absolutely astounding!
Blue Frogfish. If we told you nothing else about this fish and simply wowed you with this picture, that would be enough. If someone told us they had seen or heard of blue frogfish (anglerfish), we’d have told them to…
Mindstream aquarium water monitor is aiming to make a huge splash
The Mindstream is a new type of aquarium monitoring device which is aiming to bring about big changes in aquarium water testing and monitoring. With no explanation as to how it works, fundamentally, the Mindstream is designed to continuously monitor…
Voyager Nano officially announced in two sizes
The Voyager Nano is the official name of Sicce’s newest aquarium water pump, a tiny propeller device that is sure to make big waves. First trotted as the Sicce Voyager Minu, we’ve already had some hands-on time with the special…
Gramma dejongi discovered living in the Cayman Islands
It’s official, Gramma dejongi is no longer a Cuban endemic reef fish and therefore no longer confined to the embargo dropnet of the United States. More importantly, the fact that Gramma dejongi occurs outside of Cuba means it is likely…
Join us for the Aquatic Experience in Chicago this weekend
There’s a new kind of aquarium show happening this weekend in Chicago. The Aquatic Experience is not just for reefers, but for all manner of people with aquatic interests including freshwater, saltwater, planted, reef, pond and probably a little bit…
Reef Suds is a reef safe soap for before and after tank-play
Aquarium soap is a new one on us and a new company called Reef Suds is aiming to make hand washing a thing before working on the tank. As lifelong aquarists, we have just taken it as a given to not wash…
Kessil 90 degree gooseneck adapter
As the winner of the 2012 LED showdown, it’s safe to say that reefers love the Kessil A350 and A360 series LEDs and there a lot of them in service over reef tanks. While we’ve all developed creative ways of…
Paracheilinus rennyae, a new flasher wrasse from Flores Indonesia
Paracheilinus rennyae is a new species of flasher wrasse recently described with a very unique and distinct outline to its profile. Looking not unlike the smooth edged Paracheilinus octotaenia from the Red Sea, Paracheilinus rennyae comes from southwestern Flores Island in the…
Vanuatu’s second black spot pygmy angelfish is already in Japan
The black spot pygmy angelfish may not carry with it the same mythology as the recently collected peppermint angelfish, but it is arguably much more rare. Only the third specimen of Centropyge nigriocella collected alive for the aquarium trade, the…