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A fly/spy on the wall at Cairns Marine – Part 2

The caliber and quality of sustainably collected animals from Cairns Marine are some of the best anywhere in the world today. From miniature shrimps to magnificent sharks, stinging anemones to demanding Acropora, every animal that pass through these doors are exposed…

Eheim Professional 4+ is the next generation of high end canister filters

The Eheim Professional 4+ canister filter is ‘coming soon’, bringing with it new refinements and features. Eheim’s canister filters are the most venerated around the world with their Professional series being the gold standard for the canister product category. Over the…

Waveline is the newest DC pump to be ‘Apex-Ready’

The latest batch of Waveline DC pumps from RLSS are finally shipping with new Apex ready drivers, and it’s not a moment too soon. All of a sudden, the entire aquarium industry is jumping on controllable DC pumps in a…

Enter the Omega One contest and you’ll receive a free copy of the 2016 Calendar

If you think you got what it takes to win a photo contest then you would be wise to enter Omega One’s photo contest. You have the chance to win free fish food for a whole year ($250 value) and…

Aqua Link pump speed controller to be revealed at MACNA

The Aqua Link Controller is an interesting device coming at us straight from China to actually do something quite useful. Like the IceCap Gyre Interface Module the Aqua Link Controller allows you to get your controllable DC pumps ‘online’, but…

RLSS R5i is the smallest controllable DC pump protein skimmer yet

It’s been a little while since we’ve heard any news from Reef Life Support Systems so the new RLSS R5i protein skimmer is right on queue. Controllable DC pumps have all but taken over needle wheel duties for many high protein skimmer…

Partly xanthic undulated triggerfish collected by RVS FIshworld

Another xanthic undulated triggerfish has appeared on the marine aquarium scene, and we couldn’t be any more thrilled about it. Once again coming from the RVS Fishworld in the Philippines, this xanthic triggerfish in that it actually supports a very…

Aqua Illumination / Ecotech Marine Offer clearance possibly in advance of next-gen hardware

A late Summer clearance on Aqua Illumination LED products point to a refreshed lighting unit soon. The clearance savings is generally unheard of as the company tends to price their product at a premium and aggressively protect those pricing at…

What does the future hold for EcoSmart Live?

The announcement that EcoTech Marine is releasing an EcoSmart Live compatible return pump in the form of the Vectra L1 & M1 caused quite a stir in the aquarium community. It wasn’t just the device itself that drew a lot…

The elusive Ogilbyina salvati appears at Quality Marine

Ogilbyina is a genus of dotty backs endemics to the Australian-Melanesian subregions of Oceania. The genus is easily diagnosed by having a triangular patch of teeth on their vomer, as well as having a more anteriorly placed dorsal fin. The…