The Bluefish LED Controller we’ve been following is now officially ready for prime time and is taking preorders for its official release May 5. The Bluefish LED Controller is going to retail for $195 USD but you can get a…
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This unreal creature is indestructable
Straight out of the WTF column, this creature is odd and indestructible. Probably the toughest creature on Earth, the tardigrade or water bear, can survive extreme cold, outer space, dehydration and probably a nuclear war. Using cryptobiosis, the tardigrade can send its metabolic…
Tomiyamichthys nudus is a beautiful shrimp goby that bears resemblance to a small Flabelligobius
Tomiyamichthys nudus is relatively new species described only in 2012, and published in Allen and Erdmann’s new book on reef fishes of the East Indies. Previously, it has only been known as Tomiyamichthys sp, or sometimes incorrectly as Flabelligobius sp,…
First video of the Peacekeeper Maroon Clownfish
The Peacekeeper maroon clownfish took the world by storm when it was revealed a few weeks ago, and as you might expect we now have the follow-up video to back up this fish’s awesomeness and authenticity. First bred and reared…
Get a taste of MACNA from Thomas Brown’s coverage of ReefStock 2014
ReefStock 2014 has come and gone from Denver Colorado but the local community still has the big reef show to look and work towards; MACNA. If you didn’t get a ski break at this year’s ReefStock, we sincerely hope all…
The Show Episode 2: Jake talks with Matt Pedersen about Clownfish
A short while ago we had the chance to hang out with Matt Pedersen, at his house, to pick his brain over a few days, enjoy his decent sized fish room and to talk about all things captive bred, and…
Bubble King Supermarin 300 use a combination of constant and controllable pumps
The Supermarin 300 is Royal Exclusiv’s new beast of a protein skimmer with not one, but two of their world famous Red Dragon pumps. The 16 inch diameter body of the SuperMarin holds a cone within a cone, with the…
The Aquarium Life documentary needs your Kickstarter backing
When we were starting out in the aquarium hobby, there was no such thing as a reef tank, it was all saltwater aquariums. If you saw someone, anyone, caught staring at the one saltwater tank in the LFS then you…
Ecosmart Live unlocks the hidden power of Vortech Pumps
Ecosmart Live has come a long way as a platform for cloud based control of Ecotech Marine products. But while the system has been great for fancy, granular level control of high performance Radion LED lights, the product that put…
Eunice worms, the strangest of pets
When I got into the hobby, I spent hours pouring over forums, websites, magazines and books arming myself with as much information as possible. One of the things that scared me the most was live rock hitchhikers. From aiptasia to…