You might remember that a tanker has run aground on clipperton Island, home of some truely beautiful fish. The tanker was carrying over 10,000 tons of Xylene in its cargo holds. There has been no pollution or damage other than…
Hanna Instruments new PO4 checker phosphate colorimeter
Hanna Instruments has released a new phosphate checker colorimeter that should make it easier for you to check your water parameters or at least phosphate. The new phosphate colorimeter has a resolution of 0.01 ppm (250 points) and 4% ±0.04…
First video of the Tsunami in Hawaii
On Saturday February 27th a 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit offshore Maule, Chile, located in south America. Immediately following the quake several Tsunami warnings where issued over a wide swath of land extending as far away as Hawaii and Asia. This…
Aqueon prop style circulation powerheads
Aqueon is set to release a new powerhead type pump based on a prop design. There will be several sizes available ranging from 500 GPH to 2400 GPH. You might have not noticed by a smaller version was marketed by…
Fauna Marin Ultramin F filter food reformulated
Fauna Marin has reformulated their popular Ultramin F for filter feeders. Ultra Min F is a popular food additive for sponges, gorgonias and other non-photosynthetic corals as well as smaller fishes and plankton feeders. What has changed from the older…
Dennerle’s first new Nano saltwater light, more to come?
Dennerle is a company out of Germany that produces aquarium products in the freshwater world. They might have taken the first step in positioning themselves into the saltwater market. Their first new light shown above was released recently for nano…
Reef Builders Podcast #3 February 2010
This installment of the Reef Builders podcast (episode #3) has myself, Jake Adams, and Brian Blank talking about exciting things that happened in February 2010 in the industry we all know and love. Sit Back, relax and enjoy the show.…
210 Gallon tank uses DIY LED actinics
This reef tank which is housed in Beijing looks impressive as it doesn’t use a traditional “rock wall“. The tank is a 210 gallon setup with a 40 gallon sump, but that’s not the impressive part. This tank does use traditional…
Reef Doser the new iPhone App now available
Reef Doser is a new application that is available in the iTunes store. The iPhone/iPod app is a calculator that will help you calculate popular elements in a reef aquarium. Elements such as Calcium, Magnesium and alkalinity are already included…
Fire Coral looks innocent on HD video
The Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) is one such animal that isn’t as commonly kept in our aquariums. There are good reasons for this the biggest being that “skin contact with fire coral will result in immediate burning pain, followed by…