When Jake passed away, a lot of tributes said he was a coral man, but if you knew him he would have just as many conversations with people about marine fish. He loved them all, especially the rare ones, and…
Reef Nook’s Wild Grafted tenuis is an Acroholic’s dream
A coral farm in the South of Spain has a wild, grafted Acropora tenuis, which we have never seen before. “Attached is a pic of an Acropora tenuis that came grafted from the wild,” Reef Nook’s Biel told Reef Builders.…
Ecoxotic Cannon Pro still brings Beast Mode to LED Aquarium Lighting
Ecoxotic is a brand we talked about a lot ten years ago but it’s still going, with the Cannon Pro 160-watt commercial fixture offering unrivaled bang for public aquarium buck. A light designed to replace metal halides in public displays,…
Deltec E-Flow Pumps 4 and 8 are now available in the USA
Deltec USA now has stock of the smaller brothers to the E-Flow 10, 12, and 16 return pumps. The E-Flow 4 produces a maximum flow of 1056gph/4000lph for just 30 watts, is adjustable in 2-watt increments, and can lift water…
Lionfish Continue to Invade the Mediterranean Sea
Invasive lionfish are continuing to spread throughout the Mediterranean, according to a recent article in the journal NeoBiota. The well-known venomous reef fish are now being found as far west as Spain and as far north as Croatia, only their…
TMC Team Up with ICP Analysis for UK and Europe
Tropical Marine Centre is now offering an ICP water testing service via a partnership with ICP Analysis.com in the US. Four different tests will be available from launch, one to test 13+ elements in saltwater, one to test 50+ elements…
Hydros Launch combines a lot into One Single Controller
Launch is the latest tempting addition to the Hydros controller range from Coralvue which combines a lot of useful control and monitoring features into one single box. Our three main monitoring needs are temperature, pH, and salinity, and Launch comes…
Bowers are the Perfect LPS Coral
The weekend always gets us in coral shopping mood, and this week these outrageous Homophyllia bowerbanki stole our glance. Easy to keep, easy to frag, former “Acanthastrea” bowerbanki are well-behaved, rarely suffer pests or diseases, and are available in myriad…
Rare Seahorse Spotted on Cornish Coast
A long-snouted seahorse has been seen in the coastal waters of South West England. Also known as the Spiny Seahorse, Hippocampus guttulatus, the rare fish was spotted on a lunchtime walk by Cornwall Council’s nature recovery officer Alicia Shepherd, and…
Get a free mount when you buy a Radion from saltwateraquarium.com
Tank mounts are by far the most popular way to attach an LED light fixture to a reef tank, but in many cases, the cost of multiple mounts can add up and eat into your precious coral budget! Well, if…