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History of protein skimmers featured as one of the first posts on the new Tunze blog

The only way to be a true reef aquarium futurist is to also be a keen marine and reef aquarium historian. Along those lines there’s nothing we love more than super cool and…

John Randall working on Fishes of the Red Sea, a new book with 1500 images

Fishes of the Red Sea is a new forthcoming book by Jack Randall which will become the ultimate guide to all fishes found living between the shores of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Fishes of the Red Sea is part of…

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Aberrant Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus looks strikingly similar to C. aurantidorsalis

We’ve posted plenty of aberrant butterflies, angels and tangs but have you ever wondered why we’ve not been posting any aberrant fairy wrasses? For some strange reason, major aberrations seem to be pretty rare and nearly unheard of in the Cirrhilabrus genus.…

Full rundown of PacificSun’s big bet on high LED diversity in the Hyperion R2

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a war going on in the aquarium LED reef light market for more diversity of LEDs and more and more control of separate channels. You can see a trend in mainstream aquarium products meeting…

Small multibar angelfish from Marshall Islands is the cutest pomacanthid we’ve ever seen

If there’s any reef fish cuter than a tiny multibar angelfish then we haven’t seen it. Paracentropyge multifasciata is a fish with which we’ve been smitten since beginning in the hobby not only for its own bold color pattern but…

Tunze Silence PRO high output return pump coming stateside

The Tunze Silence PRO is coming to the U.S. shortly bringing along nearly 3,000 GPH of return pump capabilities in an efficient and silent package. The Tunze Silence PRO 1073.110 is rated for 11,000 l/h (about 2,906 GPH), a huge…

Alexander Semenov’s ‘Another World’ photo collection is a close look at freaky cold water marine life

If yesterday’s post about the best nature photos included a broad range of aquatic images and photography style, today’s nature gallery of the day is razor-sharp in focus. Alexander Semenov is a diving photographer from Russia who has honed his…

Gryphon C-40 band saw takes heavy duty coral cutting to a new level

As anyone who has ever fragged out more than a few corals knows, one of the key tools of the coral farmer is a good heavy duty “wet” band saw with a diamond blade. For many years the only choice…

Ecoxotic releases inline LED dimming module

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2djjgTgS0g[/youtube] If you are looking for a simple dimmer for your Ecoxotic LED lights the new Ecoxotic Inline LED Dimmer is a great option. Designed to manually dim LED lights, the module gives you a flicker-free way to change the…

Fish ideas for the uninspired nano reef keeper

With the increasing variety of AIO Nano-Reefs available today and their affordability, it’s not surprising how common these little reef units are. Not too long ago, stumbling onto a tiny 10-gallon mini-reef was somewhat rare and intriguing. It used to…