Temperature is an important physical parameter to all life, not the least of which corals, and coral fluorescence is really important to us reefers. As it turns out, coral fluorescence and temperature are intimately linked with coral health, in tangible…
First CoralCon aquarium conference rocking Orlando Florida this weekend
This Saturday March 16th & 17th come enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day weekend and CoralCon at the Central Florida Fairgrounds where 60 booths will feature a variety of aquarium products and live corals. CoralCon will include a raffle, touch tank…
A recap of Cobalt Aquatics massive launch of aquarium products
Over the past couple weeks we’ve seen a myriad of aquarium goods from Cobalt, everything from filters to foods, water pumps and air pumps, and a host of new Ultraviolet devices for sterilizing small volumes of aquarium water. It’s unclear whether…
1000 watt Twinarc MH is one honking halide bulb
ReefBrite’s Twinarc dual-envelope metal halide lamps have been around a while now, long enough to get ripped off and to be developed into ridonculous 1000 watt behemoths. While touring behind the scenes of the Denver Downtown Aquarium we came across a stockpile…
ZooMed Power Sweep filter attachment is BYOF (bring your own flow)
It only took 13 years but the ZooMed PowerSweep Powerhead that took the ‘Mini Reef’ world by storm is finally ditching the pump. Recently ZooMed started showing off the Power Sweep Filter Attachment and as the name implies, this add…
MicroUV Inline ultraviolet sterilizer from Cobalt Aquatics
The MicroUV from Cobalt Aquatics is a tiny inline ultraviolet sterilizer which is easily installed inline with existing aquarium plumbing. The Cobalt MicroUV is just big enough to be serviceable with a cord, screw-lock mechanism to hold the three watt halogen UV…
Reefgen’s Project X Fungia is an absolute showstopper
Can you picture an encrusting Fungia coral with a body as fuschia as can be with fluo-green tentacles? Well thanks to Reefgen we don’t have to use our imagination because it’s real and it’s called the Project X Fungia –…
Aquapad 125 on display at Next Wave in Dallas this Saturday
In the past we have told you about the super cool Aquapad range of LED lights. Not only do these light combine the sleek lines of German engineering but they are literally cool to the touch even after a hard days work illuminating…
Cobalt EXT Canister keeps water flowing while it’s being cleaned
The Cobalt EXT Canister filter is a new media bucket with a handful of interesting, innovative designs. From the pump to the servicing, the Cobalt EXT Canister is not your granddad’s old school filter with the pump built in, needing priming and…
Cobalt EXT inline pump is the first small device of its kind
The Cobalt E-X-T inline water pump is an interesting device the likes of which doesn’t exist in the aquarium industry. Sure there is the Reeflo Blowhole but that pump is really designed for heavy duty, high pressure applications whereas the E-X-T, among…