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Stunning reef aquarium gets even better after upgrade to Elos Epower and E-liteXp lighting

We love seeing great examples of interesting reef aquariums and this stunning aquarium definitely snagged our attention. We were poking around at DaniReef where we noticed this fine example of a reef…

PicO Aquariums Mantay Ray filtration system packs a ton of engineering into a tiny package

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwW41iyci38[/youtube] The PicO Filtration system is a unique in-tank filter compartment that brings foresight and flexibility to a range of nano reef aquariums. Like the thoughtfully engineered In-Tank filtration systems which have practically sized-chambers for media and filter…

Avast Marine biopellet mixing nozzle improves fluidizing of solid carbon dosing media

A common complaint of biopellets used in mixing reactors is the lack of uniform mixing, clumping and channeling that can occur when biopellets sometimes stick together. Like the eductor-modified biopellet reactors, the Avast Marine biopellet mixing nozzle is a handy…

Another video of Chaetodontoplus niger shot in Japan is a remarkable coincidence

Remember that really cool juvenile Chaetodontoplus niger we posted about the last time, and the video on the same individual shortly after? What we did not know was that another video of C. niger taken in the Kashiwa Island of Japan…

Jake’s heading to Boston! Check him out at Boston Reefers Saturday

Jake’s packing his bags and hitting the road again this weekend and heading to Boston to chat with the Boston Reefers Society meeting on Saturday. He’ll be presenting one of my favorite presentations talking about water movement, flow and gyres.…

Woman finds 16th Century Portuguese medallion inside a shark

Here’s a rather bizzare story of how a woman from Klebang found a rare 16th century artifact while filleting a shark for lunch. Housewife Sueseela Menon apparently brought back two sharks from the market to prepare curry for her husband,…

The Blue Velvet Angelfish now officially described as Centropyge deborae

Centropyge deborae is the official name of the weird dark blue pygmy angelfish that is so far only known from one location in Fiji. As far back as June Reef Builders got word that the Blue Velvet Angelfish would be…

Pufferfish chasing a laser pointer shows there’s more to fish than just swimming and eating

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i6LhaKTvOs[/youtube] People often associate pet fish to be nowhere near as responsive as a puppy or a kitten or any other mammal for instance. The video above of a really cute and endearing pufferfish chasing a laser pointer…