The Sol Super Blue is now a second color option if you are looking to purchase an AI LED from C2 Development. In a recent blog post, Chris Clough announced that the Sol Super Blue would be available starting immediately…
Pacific Elkhorn Coral, possible new Acropora species discovered in the Marshall Islands
Some unusual elkhorn coral colonies of Acropora have been found growing at Arno Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Only about 200 of these huge, mega colonies were found growing on a small stretch where they greatly resemble the legendary but…
Summer Doldrums at the Local Fish Store
It’s early August; the 4th of July was a month ago and Labor Day is still a month away which means that the aquarium industry is experiencing the full onset of the summer doldrums. Whether you are a brick n’…
Deadline for Io LED photo contest is midnight!
Alrighty folks, it’s getting down to wire to submit your photograph to enter to win our Io LED pendant giveaway. We’re talking ’bout 75 watts of Cree XP LEDs, built-in control display, and bluetooth connectivity just for sending us a…
John Ciotti’s “Upside Down Reef” nano tank
It has been about six months since we first introduced John Ciotti’s innovative upside down aquascape nano reef tank. When we visited the Southern California MAS a couple of weeks ago, we had the chance to visit this aquarium at…
Serranus phoebe is the latest feather in the cap of Old Town Aquarium basslet collections
Tattler’s basslet, Serranus phoebe, won’t be the most sensational rare fish collected this year, but that bold pattern of stripes on a light body with subtle blue markings sure are distinctive. The blue snout and angular head makes this serranid…
Sera CO2 reactor uses pinwheel to mix carbon dioxide or ozone gas
Sera has a new CO2 reactor with a novel pinwheel design to break up the gas before it travels down the reaction body. CO2 and Ozone reactors are normally the type of device which is DIY’d or handmade into existence…
Hydor Performer Skimmers getting a refresh of features
The Hydor Performer Skimmers are a line of mass produced fractionators which have usually aimed for the mid range of performance and cost. We have to admit that the old opaque acrylic that Hydor used for the Performer Skimmers made…
Solar powered pH meter from Macro Aqua has no batteries to run out
While comparing the new ATI powercone and ATI purple plus T5 lamps to some products we spied at Germany’s InterZoo, we were reminded of this solar powered pH pen we caught disfiguring the side of a perfectly nice trimless tank.…
What’s in the name of a chalice coral?
[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0muQJtwu3_0[/youtube] What did the watermelon alien eye bubble gum zombie monster chalice coral say to the reef keeper? That’s not my name. Thanks to Mark “Reef Serenity” Poletti for contributing his beautiful images for the video slideshow.