Chondrocladia lyra is a highly unusual and very specialized sponge living in the deep sea which completely redefines what we think a sponge should be. Also known as the harp sponge due to its very similar appearance consisting of a main vane…
Sunlight Supply imminently closing its Aquatics division
After more than seven years of helping to distribute more and better aquarium products all across North America, Sunlight Supply has made the hard call to shutter its Aquatics division. Sunlight Supply’s aquarium arm carried lots of quality aquarium products…
Ocean View Aquariums is an exemplary new fish store in Miami
One of the best and most enriching aspects of traveling around and seeing how people do reef aquariums and fish stores across the country and the world is finding truly inspiring places like Ocean View Aquariums. Barely open for just…
Opistognathus pardus – a cute yellow jawfish is discovered and described from India
There’s a small new species of jawfish recently described from India which is sporting an uncommon amount of yellow coloration for this group of fish. Named Opistognathus pardus, the newly discovered jawfish species if described from only a single specimen which was collected…
Explaining the many ways that Ecotech Marine will offer upgrades to the Radion G2
Since the initial release of the Radion XR30w LED light Ecotech Marine has steadily improved the platform with new Radion “models” announced for the near future. These new LED lights from Ecotech Marine including the Radion Pro and Radion G2 use essentially…
Mesoscope 2 looks more like a gun part than aquarium tool
We’ve already been treated to a few sneaky smartphone photographs using the Mesoscope 2 but what does this optical tool actually look like? More than anything it seems like the second generation Mesoscope was built by a gunsmith using sniper…
Pavona frondifera is a drop dead gorgeous Mini potato chip coral
Pavona frondifera is a mini version of the considerably more common Pavona cactus, popularly named the Potato Chip coral. We’ve been growing a few pieces of the Mini Potato Chip we got from Julian Sprung about a year ago but…
2nd generation Radion G2 coming soon with Cree XTE, lenses and $100 price drop
The Radion G2 will be Ecotech Marine’s refresh of the Radion XR30w to include TIR lenses, upgraded Cree XTE LEDs and a sizable price drop. Just a year after its introduction the venerable Radion LED light is already hitting the…
Even the big coral wholesalers are getting cozy with LEDs
While many aquarists and some stores are busy holding onto technologies of the past, even the big time coral wholesalers on LA’s infamous one hundred and fourth street are adopting LED lighting in a big way. While in SoCal for the…
Is the ATI PowerCone the most sophisticated consumer protein skimmer ever made?
It seems like we’ve been covering ATI’s forthcoming super skimmer the ATI PowerCone for nearly two years. However, the suite of features and the sweet price point of the PowerCone may have been worth the wait. Over two years ago…