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Colored Lily pipe anyone?

We recently connected with a glass smith who has begun experimenting at taking the concept of Lily pipes to the next level. Lily pipes are extremely popular with aesthetic-centric planted freshwater nature…

Fish food news from Fauna Marin, Elos and New Era Aquaculture

We’re not sure what has prompted a slew of aquarium food manufacturers to out their respective feedings strategies and guides all at once, but to quote Bulk Reef Supply on fish food manufacturer’s marketing: “most reefers tend to ignore it,…

Cirrhilabrus earlei video while flashing is quite a sight to behold

Cirrhilabrus earlei, earl’s fairy wrasse, is a very beautiful labrid which is primarily found in and around Palau, well outside of the normal marine ornamental collection areas and therefore extremely rare in the trade. Earl’s fairy wrasse was only discovered…

220v/50hz Swabbies shipping worldwide

When we first laid eyes on Avast Marine’s Swabbie we were very impressed with the economic pricing and high quality craftmanship. Unfortunately for the international crowd, at the time they were only available in the 110v US version. Well International fans rejoice because…

Saltwater Fish

ORA gets new website, adds livestock, online ordering

ORA, or Oceans Reefs and Aquariums has redesigned their website. The new site is a vast improvement with their older design and shows each one of their products. You are now able to view and read the descriptions including their…

Prodibio finally offers more precise instructions for using it’s products to achieve low nutrient levels

We’ve been active users of the Prodibio line of probiotic aquarium products for a long time now, but we’ve always been more than a little frustrated when explaining how to use the stuff based on the vague and general guidelines…

Hybrid Genicanthus melanospilos x G. lamarcki angelfish appears at Blue Harbor

Once in a great while we’ll see a swallowtail angelfish of the Genicanthus genus with slightly odd stripes or off coloration and we wonder what kind of pedigree may have caused the aberration. In the case of the swallowtail angelfish…

LumenAqua Mini 700 LED strip with little details

The LumenAqua Mini 700 LED striplight is an interesting product following along the lines of other strip products on the market. Obviously this small version with four 1W Philips Lumileds would be suitable for the smaller tanks and its hard…

This is what a Lobophyllia assembly can look like out on the reef

We have this thing for pictures and video of natural reef settings which tells us something tangilbe about how corals and reef formations can appear in the wild. Take for instance this assembly of Lobophyllia brain corals, a very popular…

T2 subminiature fluorescents now come with a clear directional lens

T2 subminiature fluorescent aquarium lighting is still just an idea in the minds of aquarium hobbyists with photosynthetic lighting needs. Although T2 lights haven’t really taken off (yet), that hasn’t stopped at least one manufacturer from pumping out little all-in-one…