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New Skimz TurboMagnum ST600S is one commercial-grade skimming beast

Skimz of Singapore is at it again with the new Skimz TurboMagnum ST600S commercial protein skimmer powered by a pair of US-built ReeFlo HammerHead Pumps. Unlike the hobbyist skimmers we’ve seen from…

ClearLite making CFL bulbs safer

ClearLite is a company looking to make CFL light bulbs safer and more ecologically friendly. Liquid mercury is one of the downsides of using a bulb in aquarium as well as home lighting that can cause some serious environmental and…

Rescued baby dolphin gets swim lessons

[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js3nIFG3yNs&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Check out this great video of a rescued baby La Plata River dolphin being nursed back to health at SOS Rescate Fauna Marina in Uruguay. The 10-day old dolphin was found by people walking on a beach near…

Illumina LED gets Cree XP-G option in the new 260 modules

If you’ve been on the fence about getting a top of the line Vertex Illumina LED light because of the yesterday’s-news Luxeon Rebel LEDs, the new Illumina 260 modules might push you over the edge. Vertex is sticking to it’s…

Multizonal environmental gradient aquariums are all the rage in China

There’s a new aquarium movement sweeping Chinese aquarium keeping and it is all the rage in combining nature motifs and reproducing environmental gradients. The multi zonal environmental gradient aquariums features the awesomeness of three dump buckets, and a wonderful laminar…

New Variable speed brushless DC Red Dragon 2 Classic pumps from Royal Exclusiv

Royal Exclusiv has just released details about their new Variable speed Brushless DC Red Dragon 2 Classic pump. Royal Exclusiv researched thoroughly on what they wanted to do with the new DC Red Dragon 2 pump and has made major…

Max S LED Dive Flashlight from MaxSpect has some aquarium uses too

MaxSpect is rolling out a line of LED dive lights which may not be immediately applicable to aquarium purposes, but if nothing else it does show that MaxSpect is serious about making LED lighting products. We are particularly interested in…

Sfiligoi Genesis LED gets displayed in a very big way

The Genesis LED light from Sfiligoi is a dimmable LED fixture. We first reported on the Sfiligoi Genesis LED in May when we spent some time with the prototype fixture at InterZoo in Germany. One of the first Sfiligoi LEDs…

When hobbies collide: “Birdquarium” combines bird cage and aquarium

So you are living in a small area and you can’t decide on whether or not to keep birds or an aquarium. One inventor came up with the perfect scenario with a birdcage and aquarium hybrid that lets you keep…

Turboflotor Blue T3000 is the mother of all hang on skimmers

The Turboflotor Blue T3000 is part of the next generation of needle wheel skimmers from Aqua Medic. The Turboflotor Blue series builds upon the successes of the legendary Turboflotor skimmers which introduced most North American to the concept of recirculating…