The summer slowdown may be in full effect in terms of new products but our little pitty has got a feel on some amazing livestock coming stateside and much of it has already cleared customs. First up is a grouping…
Fluval-G filter coming soon from Hagen
Is it a canister? Is it a power filter? Is Hagen dipping it’s webbed toes into the world of full-on marine with a wet-dry/refugium sump? Right now they are only rumors but if Practical Fishkeeping is talking about it, there…
Bubble King DeLuxe 500 External from Aquarium Specialty says Booyah!
The washing machine-sized Bubble King DeLuxe 500 External from Aquarium Specialty is one beast of a protein skimmer. The BKD500ext is capable of drawing over 5000 liter per hour of air while sipping a mere 78 watts: that’s two and…
Deep Sea Aquatics and Hagen partner up for direct distribution deal
One of our favorite aquarium manufacturers, Deep Sea Aquatics, has struck a deal to have their tanks distributed through Hagen shipping routes. DSA products were previously carried and distributed by the pet product giant Central Pet but feeling the heat…
Sea Dwelling Creatures sprouts a new website, kicks it off with aberrant passer angelfish
We cannot imagine a cooler way for Sea Dwelling Creatures to christen their swanky new website than to get not one but two aberrant passer angelfish, Holacanthus passer. Now SDC is calling these two specimens hybrids but other than the…
The Aquarium Showroom is the Bay Area’s next level LFS
We get to visit more LFS than your average aquarist and with that we see a lot of duds. Occasionally, we have the pleasure of visiting fishstores with a special touch. We’ve been following the progress of the Aquarium Showroom…
New corals being exported from East Malaysia, Borneo, just inside the Coral Triangle
Coral lovers should rejoice because the hobby/industry is set to benefit from new coral imports from East Malaysia, on the East coast of the island of Borneo which is just inside the Coral Triangle. The only other two (legal) collection…
Luxim’s Plasma Arc LIFI lighting demoed at Monterey Bay Aquarium
If the video clip of the LIFI lit tank we posted earlier today piqued your interest, here’s another video clip to keep you all hot and bothered. This vid is showing the same fixture which is on the macroalgae tank…
Lophelia.org is a hub of deep water coral information
If you’ve ever wondered what deep sea and cold water corals are like, the Scottish website Lophelia.org is the ultimate hub of information for the corals which build these little known ecosystems. Deep water corals have been in the news…
Plasma Arc LIFI lighting already in use at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Well just when you star thinking that Plasma Arc lighting is still years away from anything but prototype use, we stumble upon this awesome macroalgae tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium which is already using Luxim’s latest and greatest. We…