This weekend we got our first look at the Radion XR30w Pro LED from Ecotech Marine and we walked away quite impressed. To some of us, ourselves included, the idea of having a multitude of LED colors in an aquarium…
Hyper red flame angelfish makes its way to South Africa
Pygmy angelfish variants are cool but few can compare to aberrant flame angelfish when the colors of Centropyge loricula get put on overdrive. The deep dark black tiger stripes have been replaced with deep red ones on a yellow-orange body…
RoboSnail glass-cleaning aquarium robot is real and coming very soon
The RoboSnail from AquaGenesis first hit the interwebz over two years ago but it’s only recently that more details about this ingenious device came to light. At MACNA in Dallas this weekend we got to see, touch and feel a…
AquaIllumination’s AI Director web based LED controller is buttery smooth to navigate
While at MACNA we dropped by the AquaIllumination booth for a little one on one session with the AI Director. Like many other controlling services, AquaIllumination has made the AI Director agnostic of hardware or software by building a web-accessible…
EcoSmart Live BETA registration now open to all
EcoSmart Live BETA has been open to a select few number of Radion LED users but Ecotech Marine has just it loose to the general public. After making the cloud based controller service available to about a hundred people for…
QuietFlow submersible utility pump is a new range from Aqueon with ten models to choose from
The Quietflow submersible utility pump adds a much-needed pumping solution to the decent range of Aqueon glass tanks, desktop aquarium, Proflex sumps, power filters and propeller pumps. The Aqueon Quietflow submersible utility pumps will be available in ten sizes with…
Real Reef Tonga Branch rock has come a long way in a year
Tonga branch live rock while once a staple of the spectrum that reefers could hope to find in abundance at their LFS has been supplanted mostly by other varieties. Last year Real Reef showed off some of their first hand…
AcanLighting debuts 300 series LED light strip at entry level price of $199
There’s lots of LED lights hitting the market this year for the aquarium hobby but AcanLighting’s 300 series LED really blurs the line between striplight and fixture. With 30 watts per foot, the 300 series LED from AcanLighting features large…
Reef Savvy raffling off a masterpiece aquarium with solid wood and metal stand
Reef Savvy is an upscale reef tank builder based out of South Florida who is in such high demand that they’ve asked us not to write about them, until now. Reef Savvy is showing off several of their high clarity…
ReefBrite LED controller features manual and 0-10v adjustment
For the legions of fans of ReefBrite’s classic and new XHO ReefBrite LED strips, a new box is on the way to help you get some fine tuned lighting control. The ReefBrite controller is a simple box with a high…