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LGMAquari releases new fluidized bed filter and phytoplankton reactor

We touched on the LGMAquari HOB skimmer spied at Zoomark last month and we have a couple of other interesting products coming from the Italian boutique manufacturer. LGMAquari was showing off a new…

Jake Adams visits House of Fins Summer Sale, giving “Reef Builders Live” presentation

Our own Jake Adams is visiting House of Fins this weekend for their Summer Sale and speaker event in Greenwich, Conn. The super cool LFS is opening their doors to the public throwing down some great deals including 25% off…

Ecoxotic debuts five new colors of Stunner LEDs

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VQKtk4vndQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Ecoxotic just started shipping five new colors of its modular Stunner LED strip light. We saw these at Reef Stock and were quite impressed and now they are finally available for purchase. You can mix and match whatever colors…

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Over 200 new invertebrates and 11 new fish discovered in Philippines

The California Academy of Sciences recently concluded a biodiversity expedition in the Philippines discovering over 300 new species including 200 marine invertebrates and 11 new fish. The six-week expedition focused most of the marine exploration on the Verde Island Passage, a deep-water…

Japan earthquake spurs development of a cover for the Ecosmart Vortech controller

LSS Laboratory has developed a splash-resistant cover for the Ecotech Ecosmart Vortech controller During the Japan Earthquake earlier this year, many aquarium stores were destroyed and many reef tanks were shut down. One of the biggest drawbacks to having an…

3D BluRay Aquarium video reviewed by Barrier Reef Aquariums, Washington

The following is a guest contribution from Cy Forell of Barrier Reef Aquariums who was closely involved in the production of this new 3D bluray aquarium video. Recently, the film crew at Lightspeed Design Inc. took over Barrier Reef Aquariums…

Evidence of ancient Roman ship that carried a live fish tank

An interesting photo essay of an ancient Roman ship that apparently held a fish tank to transport and hold live fish appeared on Discovery News recently. Originally discovered off the coast of Grado, Italy in 1986, the shipwreck was recovered…

Bodianus masudai and B. paraleucosticticus are not your average deepwater hogfish

[youtube width=”680″ height=”380″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNj5zBilPdA[/youtube] Bodianus masudai and B. leucosticticus are two deepwater hogfish which have recently appeared as singular specimens. Digiman from Singapore obtained a beautiful specimen of B. masudai which is rarely seen outside of the Japanese aquarium market. This…

Fritz PRO Aquatics are bulk aquarium chemicals you can get at the LFS

PRO Aquatics is a new line of Bulk aquarium additives and chemicals from Fritz, a company which once was a powerhouse of various aquarium products. Back in our retail LFS days we can remember selling the Fritz-zyme #9 to many…

Touch Controller by ProFilux demoed in video for the first time

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc_Rj_FopRY[/youtube] The ProFilux touch has slowly been leaking news over the course of several months. However, we finally have acquired a demonstration video of ProFilux touch controller system. In the video, you’ll see the GHL controller being fairly snappy with…