According to new research by ecologists at Brown University, water flow is one of the most important factors that affects how much biodiversity occurs in coastal ocean marine habitats. From tropical Palau to the frigid waters of Alaska and Maine,…
Nature Aquarium Control Timer is a compact package of features
The Nature Aquarium Control Timer from Aqua Design Amano (ADA) is a device which simplifies the automation of lighting photoperiod, aeration and carbon dioxide addition. The solenoid operates in the on position when the main outlet for the lights is…
Eviota sp. 2 is officially described as Eviota nigrispinna
Eviota nigrispinna is a new species of reef goby fish described from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. This small goby was previously known as ‘Eviota sp. 2’ and was known from just a handful of photographs of the species in it’s…
Coral bones can still be found in Two Little Fishies’ Reborn calcium reactor media
While on a visit to Two Little Fishies this past weekend, we were pleasantly surprised to discover that they still have a steady supply of coral bones which is packaged in their Reborn media for calcium reactors. Not only did…
Illumina LED gets Cree XP-G option in the new 260 modules
If you’ve been on the fence about getting a top of the line Vertex Illumina LED light because of the yesterday’s-news Luxeon Rebel LEDs, the new Illumina 260 modules might push you over the edge. Vertex is sticking to it’s…
Max S LED Dive Flashlight from MaxSpect has some aquarium uses too
MaxSpect is rolling out a line of LED dive lights which may not be immediately applicable to aquarium purposes, but if nothing else it does show that MaxSpect is serious about making LED lighting products. We are particularly interested in…
Sfiligoi Genesis LED gets displayed in a very big way
The Genesis LED light from Sfiligoi is a dimmable LED fixture. We first reported on the Sfiligoi Genesis LED in May when we spent some time with the prototype fixture at InterZoo in Germany. One of the first Sfiligoi LEDs…
Turboflotor Blue T3000 is the mother of all hang on skimmers
The Turboflotor Blue T3000 is part of the next generation of needle wheel skimmers from Aqua Medic. The Turboflotor Blue series builds upon the successes of the legendary Turboflotor skimmers which introduced most North American to the concept of recirculating…
Magnetic Top Off kit from Avast Marine will soon have digital out to controllers
The magnetic top-off kit from Avast Marine is an idea whose time is way overdue. For a device that really needs to stay put, it’s a wonder why some top off switches still use ghetto suction cups or some awkward…
French aquarists from All Marine travel to Indonesia to film zoanthids in their natural habitat
All Marine is a progressive reef aquarium operation in France with a special connection to some coral collection sites in Indonesia. Since several of their staff are crazy for zoanthids, on their last collecting trip they made a special effort…