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New details and pricing for the modular AquaticLife LED strips

The modular LED striplights from AquaticLife that were first spotted at the Sunlight Supply booth in Seattle a week ago seemed interesting on first glance, and we’ve now got new details to…

Green branching Psammocora is the latest coral now available from ORA

Green branching Psammocora is an incredibly hardy and easily colored stony coral and now it will be available captive grown from Oceans, Reefs and Aquariums. ORA announced the availability of their ‘Kelly Green Psammocora’ which has been in culture for…

New videos of Gramma dejongi to tantalize your reef buds

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUN__p01lwA[/youtube] Gramma dejongi is the perciform embodiment for the phrase “so close, yet so far”. The canary yellow basslet with purple pelvic fins is a startling contrast that will surely liven and brighten up any reef tank. That is, if you…

Break free from stale aquarium lighting design with PAR 38 LEDs & Ikea lamp shades

PAR 38 LED bulbs designed with aquariums in mind have been around for a while now. I’m quite pleased with the results using the Ecoxotic Panorama LED Fixture in growing various corals, so the decision was made to ditch the…

Following passion to a job in the aquarium industry

Seems like just a few months ago, I was comfortably rat-holed in my souless, financial-sector job, using every spare second to play with, or plot about my aquariums, writing my weekly rants on all things saltwater, or traveling to speaking gigs and…

‘This American Life’ explores our broken patent system and how it got that way

The latest episode of the popular radio show This American Life discusses some of the current challenges facing prospective inventors of novel ideas and how the US Patent System is being gamed by patent trolls. Most American reefers are well…

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Proaquatix Annouces New Captive-Bred Watchman Goby Species

Commercial Marine Ornamental Fish Breeder Proaquatix promised more surprises for 2011 – the announcement of captive bred bluefin watchman goby is one we couldn’t have predicted. The Bluefin or Y-Bar Watchman Goby, Cryptocentrus fasciatus, isn’t commonly available in the trade…

ATB skimmer pot cleaning system caught on video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMN01p6Ne0Q[/youtube] We first spotted the Pot Cleaning System on the ATB Super Size skimmer back in 2010, and we got to see the Pot Cleaning System up close on the ATB Elegance 250 Pro during Aquarama. Now we got our…

Pseudanthias charlenae offered for the trade via Indonesian sources

Pseudanthias charlenae is a spanking new anthias to hit the reef scene. First discovered in Cenderawasih Bay, P. charlenae has been reported to have been trickling into the aquarium trade in small amounts. Although most reports of them hitting aquarium…