It’s no secret that the marine aquarium hobby is changing at an unprecedented pace. Although the importance of the LFS has fallen by the wayside in many markets, the LFS is probably still the number one recruiter of new aquarium…
Reefbrite LED striplight gets dramatic price cut with new extruded body
Reefbrite’s new LED striplight have been treated to an new extruded aluminum exterior and some slight tweaking that has radically undermined the price. For starters, these Cree powered LED strips totally underdrive the LEDs and it uses a common internal…
Artemia combination sieve by Hobby from Brine Shrimp Direct
The Artemia Combination Sieve is a novel aquarium accessory from German aquarium product manufacturer Hobby. The new import from Brine Shrimp Direct features a system of nesting sieves with mesh sizes in 180, 300, 560, 900 µm (µm denotes micron, 1000…
Ice Age Aquarium is the neatest empty tank we’ve ever seen
The “Ice Age Aquarium” is a radical departure from conventional glass aquarium building in more ways than one, and it’s easily one of the most interesting empty tanks that we’ve ever laid eyes on. If we had known Eric Davis…
This Saturday in Salt Lake City, Mountain West Reef Fest
The Mountain West Reef Fest is one of the largest reef aquarium event left this year, and with the massive Wasatch Marine Aquarium Society behind it, this show promises to be one of the largest one-day reef shows this side…
Fluorescent Proteins and chromoprotein protect corals as antioxidants
Coral antioxidants and fluorescent proteins are about to crossroad after the publication of the paper by Palmer et. al on Coral Fluorescent Proteins as Antioxidants. According to Palmer, Modi and Mydlar, most corals have been known to produce a wide…
GFP “infection” radically alters the look of stony corals, like the Green Jacket
Green Fluorescent Protein is one of the most ubiquitous and recognizable fluorescent colors in soft and stony corals. In some cases the GFP is expressively produced, sometimes it’s a byproduct and recently reef aquarists have observed a third phenomenon involving…
In Tuamotu, Maxima Clams are the Reef Builders
Tuamotu Maxima clams are the hottest thing to hit the Tridacna reef scene since the Maxea hybrids from earlier in the year. This past week a shipment of large magnificent Tridacna maxima was imported into the U.S. by Pacific Aqua…
Sicce USA: Italian born water pumps getting green card for American market
Sicce USA is the new US based distribution arm of Sicce, the Italian manufacturer of water pumps and other water moving devices. You may have become more and more familiar with the Sicce brand with the PSK line of pumps…
Grassy LeDio LED spotlight in 7, 13 and now 21 watt configurations
Grassy LeDio LED spotlights may be made in Japan but that doesn’t stop us from being able to use the Edison incandescent base in our own sockets. In fact, our Japanese contributor Taka Kamata is expecting to receive these lamps…