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Royal Exclusiv’s super silent RD3 4500 will be available in July

The RD3 4500 is the first new water pump from Royal Exclusiv’s new line of Red Dragon Three pumps that will be coming to market after a year and a half of…

Saltwater Fish

Unusal wild caught Ocellaris clown is spotted from the Philipines

Two wild Amphiprion ocellaris from the Philippines were recently collected with a ‘natural’ mis-barred Picasso pattern. People who have seen man made clownfish such as the Picasso, Snowflake, or the Platinum varieties may easily overlook unusual clownfish with a small…

Opinion

The problem with romanticizing the reef hobby and idolizing demagogues

After reading Scott Fellman’s post about bad reefing ideas, I started to think about where a lot crazy shifts in reefkeeping have originated. Usually it’s from some reefkeeping “expert”. More often than not, I have had to ask myself what…

Panorama Pro LED modules from Ecoxotic are now thinner, linkable and in five colors

Ecoxotic has just outed their follow up to the widely used panorama modules, the Panorama Pro LED. The 19 watt Panorama Pro is a nearly a 50% increase in power over the previosu generation of Panorama LED modules, yet the…

Friday roundup: Jet ski/submersible, smaller Ecotech Coral Glue, mainstream LED lights and Tony Vargas’s new book cover revealed

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMgRqxNqYD8[/youtube] For those of you with a a few extra bucks lying around and looking to play like a dolphin, the Seabreacher might just be for you. Although it does look like some sort of futuristic submarine, the Seabreacher is…

Nimble Nano & Nimble Super: hands on and comparison of this capable algae scraping magnet

The Nimble Nano and Nimble Super are two models from a reef DIYer turned manufacturer Jerome Mopsik. We love it when a company focuses on a single product or market category as it means that they will usually pay attention…

Saltwater Fish

Centropyge deborae: Fiji blue midnight angelfish to be described as a separate species

The Fiji blue midnight angelfish that is only currently known from deep reef pinnacles in Fiji will soon be described as a new species, Centropyge deborae. The Fiji blue midnight angelfish was long believed to be a local variant of…

Neptune Systems AquaController Apex Jr now available

The Neptune Systems AquaController Apex Jr we brought you earlier is now showing up on the company’s website. The simplified yet powerful version of aquarium controller eliminates the need for the a display allowing you to do all the setup and…

Saltwater Fish

Juvenile Bodianus izuensis is a rare treat for Hogfish lovers

Not too long ago we were split between two very rare and beautiful hogfishes, Bodianus masudai, and B. paraleucosticticus. Well the labrid indulgence does not end there, as this amazing juvenile Bodianus izuensis made a surprise appearance in Singapore. Measuring…