The “Weeping Willow” leather coral is an example of how unique and cool a Sarcophyton toadstool coral has to be for me to specifically grow it for more than a dozen years. I still remember the first time we saw the…
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HydroTube pump from Panta Rhei goes for water huge volume at low pressure
The new HydroTube pump from Panta Rhei is approximately what you’d expect to get by combining the design of a centrifugal pump and a propeller pump. Based on the motor of the HydroWizard Medium pump, the HydroTube still uses a…
Video of Melibe colemani documents this impossible-looking animal
When we first wrote about the description of the incredible looking Melibe colemani, we couldn’t wrap our heads around the appearance of this extraordinary nudibranch. Still images of Melibe colemani look like a strange mass of thin pasta threads just coagulated…
Red Sea Max C Series all in one aquarium gets a video rundown
The buzz around Red Sea’s new Max C Series is ever growing and although it hasn’t yet been let loose, the redesigned all-in-one plug-n-play aquarium from Red Sea promises to be one of the year’s hottest new releases. Like the…
Big Gripper Bucket gives the humble water pail a modern makeover
The Big Gripper Bucket is a perfect example of what great things can come when mundane, everyday objects are given a fresh new look. The humble water pail or water bucket, has been relatively unchanged in the last decade since…
A Look at Shane Graber’s 3D-Printed Frag Plugs
Last month Shane Graber, on a whim, threw up a batch of 25 3D-printed frag plugs on eBay. At $9 shipped to my door, I snagged them up immediately just so I could see what they’re all about. Turns out…
Ehsan Dashti interviewed about the Triton method and the Triton lab (video)
Especially in Germany and the UK, the so-called “Triton Method” is gaining quite some popularity. In addition to developing their own Lani LED lights, Triton is a German company offering a holistic approach to reef keeping: based on their experience,…
Building a coral aquarium for a coral-eating lemonpeel angelfish
We’ve always thought it was odd that our marine fish get discretely divided into the reef-safe and non reef-safe camps because as we’ve seen time and time again, it’s very possible to keep predators in a reef tank; they don’t…
AI Hydra 52, AI Director, Deltec, and Polyp Lab’s new prototype products launches at ReefDepot’s open house
The much awaited Hydra fifty two and Director from Aqua Illumination has finally launched in Asia, debuting in the Singapore reef scene via Reef Depot. RD’s open house and AI launch event last weekend delivered the much awaited LED fixtures,…
Change the way you take aquarium pictures with an Ovision underwater iPhone case
The Ovision underwater iPhone case is a complete underwater photography package for taking the seminal smartphone underwater. The Ovision approach to underwater photography is two pronged, with a solid hardware offering coupled by a custom photo application for iOS. Just…