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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…

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…

Micom LED Heater from Johnlen is a feature-packed heat stick

The Micom LED Heater from Johnlen is a feature rich aquarium heater which brings along a lot of specs we’ve always wanted in an a standalone heater. The Micom LED Heater has both an indicator light for when it is…

Science

Celebrate World Oceans Day and Adopt-A-Coral

Today is World Oceans Day, a worldwide celebration of our wonderful oceans, and what better way to celebrate than to adopt a piece of a reef. Our good friends at the Coral Restoration Foundation are offering you the chance to…

Randall describes two new anthias species, Pseudanthias bimarginatus and P. unimarginatus

Pseudanthias bimarginatus and P. unimarginatus are two new species of Anthias from the Western Indian Ocean. Pseudanthias bimarginatus was described from specimens collected at 48m (~150ft) in the Maldives and it looks like a parvirostris anthias with a purple body…

Marine Salt Testa from Trans Instruments is a waterproof salinity pen

The Marine Salt Testa is a three-in-one electronic testing pen that measures conductivity, temperature and salinity. And it floats. The new testing device from Trans Instruments can easily be calibrated, it is water proof and has a replaceable electrode tip.…

Bladefin and golden basslets get spotlit in their own videos from Blue harbor

The Bladefin basslet, Jeboehlkia gladifer, and the Golden basslet, Liopropoma aberrans, are a couple of extremely deep water Caribbean which have only recently seen the light of day alive thanks to recent collection efforts with deep diving submersible. Our first…