It only took two months for Innovative Marine to get their progressive Nuvo Shallow Reef All in One aquariums series from ready-to-announce, to ready-to-ship. Beginning today, interested buyers will be able to purchase one of the three sizes of the…
Balanopsammia wirtzi, a new azoox coral species and genus from the Cape Verde Islands
Newly described stony corals are few and far between but West Africa has been hiding more than that in accessible, relatively shallow water. The new coral Balanopsammia wirtzi is an azooxanthellate stony coral from West Africa which was recently discovered to…
LiveAquaria offering completes the saga of the world’s first captive bred clarion angelfish
The first ever captive bred clarion angelfish is such a special fish, we’ve tracked it from the initial post larval successes, to its birthplace, and all around the world as this historic fish changed hands a number of times. The…
Red Sea MAX C series 130 and 250 all-in-one (AIO) aquariums
The Red Sea MAX C series aquariums are an modest upgrade to the very popular MAX all in one aquariums. With two tanks in the lineup, the Red Sea MAX C130 and C250 build upon the 34 gallon and 65…
Video of the recently discovered New Caledonia Sunrise Anthias
The beautiful new Sunrise Anthias that was discovered by Antoine Teitelbaum in New Caledonia and photographed by Quality Marine has now gotten its turn behind the videographer’s lens. Thomas Brown had his camera on hand and at the ready on…
Hands-on with the Instant Ocean 2.5 gallon jug & salt kit
On a recent visit to the LFS, we couldn’t help but notice the giant boxed Instant Ocean jug and the 25 gallons of salt mix that comes prepackaged with it. Instant Ocean is releasing the 2.5 gallon commemorative jug to…
My Reef Creations I-Series sumps offer industrial build and design
My Reef Creations is the leader in the design and fabrication of commercial aquarium equipment, and the new I-series sump with ATO/Dosing box is just the latest feather in their cap. Like the previously covered commercial skimmers and pimp quarantine…
Incredible Gold Euphyllia is in a league of its own
This spectacular gold Euphyllia that Cherry Corals shared with us has so many odd things going for it, we don’t even know where to start. Simply put, this Gold Euphyllia has the brilliant yellow color of a gold torch coral, E.…
Using the HD Dropcam Pro to spy on three aquariums at once
Web cameras for home monitoring are nothing new but recently, the feature set and ease of use of the Dropcam series of IP cameras have made it incredibly simple to install and apply. We recently picked up the new Dropcam…
Patagurus rex hermit crab prefers to forego the snail shell
Patagurus rex is a newly described hermit crab from French Polynesia which has forgotten how to equip itself with a shell. Collected at a depth of 400m (1312 feet) at Moorea of the Society Islands, the unusual P. rex didn’t read…