Last week we visited Aqua Illumination LED light manufacturing plant in Ames Iowa where we got to spend a lot of time getting to know and understand the groundbreaking new Hydra 26 & Hydra 52 “HyperDrive” LEDs. In addition to…
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Upgraded Innovative Marine Shallow Reef series sees deep price cuts
Two years ago, Innovative Marine introduced the Nuvo Shallow Reef Series as one of the most ambitious line of all in one aquariums. Today Innovative Marine is introducing a fresh handful of new upgrades to the entire line, with dramatic…
Kessil AP700 now shipping with iPad support, Android and iPhone support coming soon
The highly anticipated Kessil AP700 is now shipping with iPad support with Android and iPhone support coming soon. The company’s first full fledged fixture is now available to the hobbyist, as the company is hoping to see similar success it…
10 generations of Aqua Illumination LED lights
Aqua Illumination is the oldest aquarium company around today that has always been specifically dedicated to designing and building LED reef aquarium lights. This week we travelled to Aqua Illumination headquarters to spend some time with the crew, wrap our…
New Skimz NeoMag Coral Frag Rack
Magnetic coral frag racks are nothing new but Skimz is looking to take a different approach with acrylic racks and plugs to give it a unique look with the new Skimz Coral Frag Rack. What makes this one unique is…
Hydor Koralia Giveaway
The Hydor Koralia was the first affordable propeller pump to really put great water flow within reach of reefers world wide. This year Hydor launched the 3rd generation Koralia and it’s packing a ton of great new features to help…
E5 Retro Series LED tubes swap out with T5HO lamps
E5 Retro Series LED tubes are a new light from Euroquatics which are directly swappable with high output T5 fluorescent tubes. If you’ve ever wanted to use LEDs but are already heavily invested in a T5HO fixture, the Euroquatics E5…
Another look at the captive-bred emperor x annularis angelfish hybrid
Bali Aquarich is far and away the world leader in breeding marine angelfishes in captivity. With that experience they’ve offered at least seven full blooded species of large angelfishes from the Pomacanthus, Holacanthus and Chaetodontoplus genera, but they’ve also gotten really lucky…
Destination Tokyo, the final frontier
In all the years as a fish writer, nothing has been more rewarding to me than travelling the world and seeing new things. The relationships that i’ve forged with people throughout my time is something that can never be taken away, and…
A.R.I.D. chaetomorpha macroalgae scrubbers from Pax-Bellum
The marine aquarium hobby is always on the lookout for ever simpler and more effective ways to reduce nutrients in our tanks. The A.R.I.D. devices from Pax-Bellum are a new way to apply intensive macroalgae scrubbing to nutrient reduction, making…