A few weeks ago we threw down the gauntlet, urging MACNA and the reefing community to do more to support the next generation of reefers. Well the Iowa MACNA planning committee was listening and they picked up the gauntlet, kicked…
The Spiny Seadragon, Solegnathus spinosissimus, is the craziest fish you’ve never heard of
The Spiny Seadragon, Solegnathus spinossissimus, is an amazingly beautiful fish which straddled the definition of what it means to be a pipefish and a seadragon. The spiny Seadragon is a coldwater species restricted to the Southern Australian and New Zealand…
Aqua Stream from Aquatic Nature is a new top loading powerhead, how quaint
The Aqua Stream Pump from Aquatic Nature is a new high-performance top loading powerhead for flowing up your reef tank late-nineties style. We could go on about it’s high quality parts, 2500 and 3500 liter per hour flow rate but…
Green Devil’s Hand Lobophytum is the coolest leather coral we’ve seen in a long time
It’s not too often we get excited about a new soft coral strain but this neon green devil’s hand leather coral, a Lobophytum species, is most certainly an exception to that rule. With bright green polyps and an even brighter…
True Violet LED with 420nm peak coming soon from NanoTuners to blue your mind
First we had blue LEDs, then Royal Blues and now prepare yourself for the onset of “True Violet” LEDs. With a maximum emission peak of 420 nanometers, the True Violet LED is an exciting new LED color for it’s potential…
Trimma tevegae has got to be one of the coolest nano gobies which is readily available
Trimma tevegae is a gorgeous little goby which is relatively available but rarely showing it’s true potential. Like all fish, this species shows it’s best when its been conditioned for a while and put into a display that suits it.…
House of Fins 53rd Anniversary SPLASH event this weekend
House of Fins in Greenwich CT is one of the oldest aquarium stores in the country and this weekend will mark the establishment’s 53rd year in the business of ornamental aquarium fish. House of Fins, or HOF, has been ramping…
Ultimate rare fish video ID competition with The Reef Aquarium vol. 3 and Angelfishes of the World up for grabs
[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzz9PImSYvc[/youtube] Here we have a video of an amazing rare fish collection, neigh, the most amazing rare fish collection. Instead of talking about the singular, uber rarity of any of the fish and what kind of sports car…
Sicce Voyager HP 10 pushes some serious flow with force
The Voyager HP 10 is the largest model in Sicce’s lien of stream-style water pumps. About a year ago we first showed off the funny looking Voyager 4 pump, also known as the “Hexjet”. Count a few numbers up in…
Hydor Magi-Klean proves its worth for removing calcium buildup, tubeworms and coralline algae
Magi-Klean is a new acid-based pump cleaning solution from Hydor which was designed to help keep reef aquarium pumps and equipment in top working order. Venturis clog, impellers get dirty and the housing and intakes of our water pumps absolutely…