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Richard Pyle and researchers dive deep to study coral growth over 250 feet down

It’s not just reefers who are into mesophotic reefs. Researchers in Hawaii are currently underway with an experiment to measure how deepwater corals such as Leptoseris get the bulk of their energy;…

A flirting pair of Gramma dejongi exposed in scandalous photos

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ttdyyV5yco[/youtube] Gramma dejongi is a sensational new species of Gramma which was first scientifically described last year. Since its unveiling, Gramma dejongi has garnered a lot of attention from the rare fish fanciers, alas, American fish lovers cannot…

ReefBrite Halide Hybrid lighting getting dual color XHO LED supplement

ReefBrite is beefing up its Halide Hybrid upgrading the LED panels to the new ReefBrite XHO LED striplights. The upgraded ReefBrite Halide Hybrid uses the same standard metal halide pendant with the highly-polished aluminum reflector and ability to use anywhere…

Hawaii HB580 aquarium ban is thrown out, adds marine conservatories instead

The Hawaii HB580 Legislation that we shared earlier this year has been amended. The original bill that was introduced in January 2011 was to prohibit the collecting and selling of aquatic life for aquariums in Hawaii. Thankfully, due to lack…

Aquatronica lets loose 8.7 update to aquarium controllers

Aquatronica has just announced the availability of 8.7 for their line of premium aquarium controllers. The new 8.7 update contains several bug fixes in the PC software realm of things. The new update also includes numerous bug fixes for the…

New LED fixture from Kessil offers an attractive spotlight design

Kessil, a company that focuses primarily on LED lighting in the horticulture industry, just joined the LED aquarium lighting side with their Kessil A150w fixture. The new LED fixture of Kessil, unlike the name suggests, only uses 36 watts and utilizes…

Radium metal halide bulbs possibly soon to be in short supply in the U.S.

New import regulations concerning the documentation of metal halide lamps means that there is possibly going to be a Radium bulb shortage. A 2009 law is now beginning to be enforced, causing the FDA to disallow HID lamps through customs…

Bactiv8 NPX is a new bacterial culture from Two Little Fishies

Bactiv8 NPX is a new bacterial additive from Two Little Fishies with the purpose of boosting the quantity and diversity of heterotrophic bacteria in reef tanks. Bactiv8 NPX contains active marine bacteria that aid in the nitrification and denitrification and…

Tunze releases more information about Nanostream 6095

The Tunze Nanostream 6095 which was officially announced at Reef Stock and Tunze has more information about wattage use. The Tunze 6095 will be controllable, meaning you will be able to modify how much flow you would like to dish…

Japanese aquarium stores suffer heavy damage from the earthquake

The massive 8.9 earthquake that struck Japan on Friday caused extensive damage to human life and property and unfortunately, the aquariums and stores of many of our Japanese comrades were not spared. Aquarium stores located in Northeast Japan were especially…