The ICE CooL.E.D. is a 27 watt LED spotlight from Oceanic Corals sporting Cree XP-E diodes and sixty degree optics. The ICE CooL.E.D. really could use a better name, even if it’s just the 17,500 Kelvin color temperature that is…
Julian Sprung’s home reef tank is an inspired peninsula reef with minimal live rock
When we first laid eyes on the home reef aquarium of Julian Sprung, we didn’t quite know what to make of it since it is quite unlike the conventional reefscape. Thanksfully, we had he opportunity to check out the reef…
Avast Marine magnetic probe holder is a breeze to install
The new magnetic probe holder from Avast marine is about as simple as these kinds of aquarium accessories get; a magnetic coupling holds the main bracket at a desired level in the tank or sump, and three compression fittings secure…
Gramma dejongi’s official description offers tantalizing information about this new species
This week the official description of Gramma dejongi was published and it offer up some juicy bits of info about where this beauty lives and comes from. In case you’ve been living with the bristleworms under a rock, Gramma dejongi…
Planctonite BOT skimmer video shows Dynamo and vortex recirculation in action
[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy8-A01uSpI [/youtube] We still haven’t quite wrapped our heads around how the BOT skimmers from Planctonite actually works, but here’s a video to help drive home the point. You can clearly see the Dynamo doing it’s spinning thing,…
Spawning Jans’s pipefish caught on video
If you’ve ever wanted to see what spawning pipefish look like, Robertus has just produced this nice clear video of just that. It is somewhat of a little known fact that certain species of dwarf pipefish are excellent residents of…
BOT skimmer series from Planctonite feature dynamo/vortex recirculation
The BOT Skimmer series by Planctonite is quite a departure from the cone skimmer craze which is still in full swing in the reef aquarium hobby. Instead of forgoing turbulence, the BOT skimmers actually have a Dynamo built-in that encourages…
Flamboyant squid worm is an amazing new deep sea discovery
The Flamboyant Squid Worm is a newly described of deep sea annelid which was recently discovered in the ocean depths near the Philippines. The new squid-worm was recently described as Teuthidodrilus samae and it is unlike anything yet seen before.…
Super white Alpheus randalli pistol shrimp could be mistaken for a freshwater crystal shrimp
The red and white candy pistol shrimp, Alpheus randalli, is one of the most attractive and desirable symbiotic shrimp available to aquarists. Very few symbiotic setups look quite as attractive as a randall’s pistol shrimp and a white ray shrimp…
Red Sea Magnesium Pro test kit demoed on video
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MofaqM-I6uM[/youtube] There’s a whole lotta shakin going on in this new video from Red Sea which demonstrates the proper way to use their Magnesium Pro test kit. The beginning part of this video starts off boring and innocuous…