The banded angelfish, Apolemichthys arcuatus, is one of the most highly sought after marine angelfish for the home aquarium and especially so for the juveniles. This video from Robert Lower was just uploaded to the 808fishman channel on youtube, showing…
WXM-Neptune Systems already developing a wireless interface for VorTech pumps, to land first quarter of 2010
Neptune Systems has announced that they are well underway in using the newly released development kit for third party aquarium controllers to get jiggy with wireless VorTech pumps. Curt Pansegrau, president of Neptune Systems had this to say: The feature…
Quality Marine bringing Cook Island aquacultured clams back to the U.S.
Cook Island aquacultured clams are set to return to the U.S. aquarium market thanks to the efforts of livestock wholesaler Quality Marine. Following some changes to the CITES permitting process for Tridacna, after few years of legal wrangling Quality Marine…
November issue of Advanced Aquarist hits the digital shelves
The November issue of Advanced Aquarists has gone live with a diversity of articles that target aquarists from beginners to advanced. Although not necessarily aimed at the beginners, Terry’s advanced aquascaping session and Dana Riddle’s DIY glossary are useful tools…
Bubble Blaster Pump: HY-3000 w/ needle wheel impeller
The Bubble Blaster pump for the Super Reef Octopus is a beefy needle wheel powered air injecting machine. Rated at 1200-1500 lph of air while using only 40 watts, the Bubble Blaster has a motor block similar to a laguna…
Voyager 4 from Sicce: first look at the super quiet “HexJet” water pump
The Voyager 4 from Sicce is a “stream style” water movement device that is very much unlike any other product in the aquarium market today. “Voyager” is the official name for the new line of pumps that Sicce plans on…
Tunze 7077/3 hand tightening CO2 regulator review
The Tunze 7077/3 hand tightening regulator may not yet be widely available for sale in the US but that hasn’t stopped us from putting a review unit through it’s paces. Fresh out of the box, the Tunze 7077/3 is a…
Brine Shrimp Hatchery by Hobby separates egg shells with no moving parts
The brine shrimp hatchery by Hobby is another fine aquaculture product brought to you by Brine Shrimp Direct. The ingenious design of this Artemia hatcher incubates up to 1/4 teaspoon of brine shrimp eggs. The circuitous design requires no power,…
Les Village in Bali takes initiative to abandon cyanide fishing
Most of us know about the continued usage of cyanide fishing in Indo-Pacific collecting areas. The process of converting decades of cyanide fisherman to more sustainable net fishing methods has made very little progress but this is a story of…
MTM nozzles from Mazzei: Mass Transfer Multipliers are like miniature eductors
MTM nozzles from Mazzei are like little eductors that screw into regular PVC threads. Mass Transfer Multiplier nozzles work very much like an eductor to convert high pressure water flow into more water volume movement but the Mazzei MTM nozzles…