The Spectra SP200 is an interesting and ambitious new reef aquarium light that was built from a whole different type of desire and requirement. The sleek actively cooled fixture shares the same basic structural design as we’ve seen from many…
Barcode Gem Tang Returns to Marine Collectors
Yellow tangs have piebalds, scopas tangs have koi variants, and now it seems that the highly desirable gem tang has its own variant called the Barcode gem tang. The barcode Gem tang is a special variant of the gem tang…
Cove EasyBox Sump Debuting at CIPS next Week
The Cove EasyBox Sump is a new centralized filtration product from the company that makes the tanky I-250 protein skimmer and calcium reactor. Cove plans to release their EasyBox sump in three sizes, and EasyBox 50, EasyBox 80 and the…
Top 5 Reasons to Love Biota’s Rabbitfish in a Reef Tank
We’re not sure what it is about the rabbitfish but we’ve always had a soft spot for these common and hardy aquarium fish in our aquariums. Their unique shape, docile behavior, and friendly personality has always endeared them to earn…
This Colorific Hammer Coral has a Trick up its Tentacles
Orange hammer corals have become all the rage since Australian coral exports first began, and we now can enjoy nearly all colors of the rainbow from green to ‘toxic green’ to orange, peachy, and even some shades of purple. However…
Video Tour of the First Reefapalooza Chicago
Reefapalooza made its first ever stop in Chicago this year after blessin’ the good reefers of SoCal, Orlando and the New York area for many, many years. We traveled down to the windy city to participate in the inaugural Reefapalooza…
Tridacna squamosina: First Aquarium Pictures of the Rare Red Sea Endemic
Tridacna squamosina was first described jus over ten years ago and we finally have the first solid evidence for this species in the aquarium hobby. Originally described as Tridacna costata, T. squamosina or the squamosina clam has a surprisingly distinct appearance…
Adaptive Reef Built a Tower to Hold Most of GHL’s Best Gear
As aquarium controller companies have released more device, modules and accessories, it’s become increasingly challenging to keep everything in an organized, presentable fashion. GHL has been expanding their catalog in recent years so Adaptive Reef created a very swanky tower…
eKoral Lite Launching this Weekend in Australia, Black Friday in the U.S.
The eKoral Lite is a compelling new entry level aquarium controller which is launching this weekend first in Australia, and in December for the U.S. While the eKoral Lite may be much more affordable than most options that doesn’t mean…
Rhinecanthus abyssus Triggerfish, First Ever Live Specimen in Aquaria
The Deepwater triggerfish, Rhinecanthus abyssus, is the rarest species of a genus of otherwise very common triggerfish. After years of covering rare fish and especially every triggerfish, the first living example of this fish has just turned up in Thailand…