ATB’s new Elegance 200 is a short double cone skimmer that has design features that we haven’t seen before. The Elegance 200 is a full cone protein skimmer that should be used internally only. The skimmer has a height of…
Flight Ban in Europe & UK affecting saltwater industry
If you been watching the news at all you’ve most likely heard about the current flight ban from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. The steam and ash has created a serious problem in the UK and in Europe. This is…
Octopus steals camera to make its own home video
Apparently an octopus wanted to make a home video. To do that though he needed a camera. Thankfully a diver was in the water filming him and what better way then to make a home video than to steal the…
Stanford researchers find electrical current from plants, algae
After years and years of us hating on algae we might start liking it again. We say this because researchers at Stanford University are generating electrical current by hooking into the electron activity of individual algae cells. Or in WonHyoung…
Aquacare’s new peristaltic dosing pump
Aquacare has a new dosing pump hitting the European market that will fill a missing link in their product line. The dosing pump is a one channel device that can pump 50 ml/min = 3 l/h. You can get smaller…
Blue Ringed octopus or Hapalochlaena lunulata with treasure trove of eggs
The Blue Ringed octopus or Hapalochlaena lunulata looks cute in person but is very deadly. The above photo shows a Blue Ringed ooctopus with fresh collection of eggs. Check out the video below.
Eshopps Magnetic Probe Holder
Eshopps has a new probe holder that uses magnets to keep it in place. It is amazing to think that a magnet probe holder has just now come out for a sump, we have been getting by for years with…
My Reef 2.0 from Digital Aquatics
It’s been a long wait for My Reef, the digital management system from Digital Aquatics controllers and it looks like it was well worth the wait. Digital Aquatics announced over the weekend that their My Reef 2.0 was in the…
Decorator Crab decorated with zoanthid polyps
A red decorator crab (Leptopsia setirostris) is being spied upon on this video. He is living upon, and decorated with, “zoanthid polyps (Zoanthus sociatus), close cousins to both sea anemones and corals. Zoanthus in Latin literally means ‘animal flower’. The…
Stop Shark Finning Campaign
Some of you might have seen me at shows wearing the above shirt. It supports the movement that is “No Shark Fining”. If you aren’t aware it is a big problem and sharks fins are used in Shark Fin soup.…