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Centropyge madness hits several Japanese LFS
The local fish stores of Japan are once again in the spotlight as they chaperon a new batch of very unusual Centropyge pygmy angelfish. The fish shown above is a very unusual…
Raja Ampat Indonesia is a non-photosynthetic coral heaven
This video of Raja Ampat is pure NPS Heaven. . . if you can ignore the soundtrack. Cirque du Soleil music isn’t the ideal tribute to this great video of Eastern Indonesian aposymbiotic corals. But taste aside, thanks to the…
Hey New England, is your reef aquarium ready for Hurricane Irene?
So your reef survived the great East Coast earthquake earlier this week but you’re not out of the clear yet because Hurricane Irene is knocking on your door. Natural disasters are never fun but unlike an earthquake, you know this…
Tunze Aquarientechnik GMBH being investigated by Law Firm
A law firm in Washington, DC is investigating potential violations of consumer protection and false advertising laws by Tunze Aquarientechnik GMBH. This probe was opened after the propeller flow study revealed that the stated flow rates of several pumps are…
Luxim STA 75 is a 450 watt plasma light designed to replace about 750 watts of HID
The Lifi STA 75 is the new name of the larger light emitting plasma device from Luxim, formerly named the STA 60. The Lifi STA 75 draws up to 450 watts yet puts out 45,000 lumens or about as much…
DaStaCo calcium reactor is an automatic calcium dissolving beast
The DaStaCo calcium reactor is a sleek and automated reactor that comes with a central controller to keep everything on track. The DaStaCo calcium reactor’s central controller allows you to manage the flow control of the effluent, the supply of…
Marine Depot giving away Two Little Fishies NPX goodies, opens new carbon dosing Q&A forum
Marine Depot gets plenty of questions from customers on the whole gamut of probiotic and carbon dosing products from biopellets, Zeovit, Prodibio, etc., so they decided to open up a new section in their forum plus give away some Two…
New Ecotech Radion to sport both CREE and OSRAM LEDs?
A Canadian retailer has posted information about the specifications for Ecotech’s Radion light. Those specifications have not been confirmed, as we reached out to Ecotech Marine and they did not confirm or deny that any information on the supposedly LED…
AI Nano LED pictured over live corals and mini reef
The AI Nano LED is part spotlight, part nano-fixture, and all high end LEDs with custom engineered lenses and an easy, intuitive touch-sensitive color control. The combination of the Cree XM cool white and Cree XP blue and royal blue…
AquaSD scores a super sweet and very rare Acropora derawanensis
This specimen of Acropora derawanensis is the first one we’ve ever seen evidence of in the trade. AquaSD received this very rare ‘deepwater acro’ style species from an Indonesian coral supplier who had it labeled at Acropora simplex, but it…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
