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Volx Japan’s LeDio spotlights join the LED spectacle at ReefStock

If you haven’t yet heard, Denver’s ReefStock event will be featuring the greatest diversity of marine and reef aquarium LED lights ever assembled. In addition to Ecoxotic, ReefBrite, NanoCustoms, AquaIlluminations and CoralSky,…

The RO/DI Calcium Carbonate Cartridge

I hope to spawn the acceptance of the idea that R/O units should have one more filtration module standard. What would be in this new canister? Aragonite. CaC03. Calcium carbonate. Yup, the reef aquarist’s best friend. Basically coral skeleton (there…

Rob Toonen shares what deep reefs tell us about keeping corals with Sacramento reefers

Marine biologist Rob Toonen recently spoke to his alma mater reef club, the Marine Aquarist Roundtable of Sacramanto, and thanks to the folks from MARS his engaging conversation on “What Deep Reefs Tell Us About Keeping Corals” was recorded and…

Abyss DVR from Planctonite provides unique video angles from inside your aquarium

The Abyss DVR from Planctonite is a novel new product for underwater video recording where normal cameras cannot go. The Abyss DVR is supplied with a magnetic mount for easy attachment to the aquarium glass and an actuating arm for…

Hemiscyllum michaeli: a new bamboo shark gets treated to Scott Michael’s name

Hemiscyllum michaeli is a new species of epaulette / bamboo shark from Papua new Guinea that was recently described by Allen & Dudgeon in the latest issue of Aqua. The epaulette sharks are a group of shallow water elongated sharks…

Great Barrier Reef marine reserves aiding in reef’s health

A new study was just released showing positive effects from the use of marine reserves on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef benefiting the overall health and resilience of the fragile marine ecosystem. The research found rapid increases in fish and some…

Xylene tanker runs aground at Clipperton Island, 10,000 tons of chemicals threaten the ecosystem

We are getting reports that a chemical tanker carrying 10,000 tons of Xylene has run aground on Clipperton Island. The Tahiti Press reported the story almost 10 days ago but at the time it was believed that the hull was…

OceanProp 15000 from AquaMedic: weighing on this hefty propeller pump

Although propeller water pumps have long since taken over the in-tank circulation of reef aquarium water, the OceanProp 15000 is the first such product offering from AquaMedic. On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being the smallest and 10 being…

Danilo Ronchi reviews the Elos REA 120 calcium reactor

Danilo Ronchi, the avid reef aquarist behind Dani Reef decided to review the Elos REA 120 media reactor. The reactor itself is powered by a very large Eheim 1260 pump and Danilo does a great job breaking down the many…

Planctonite secures North American Distributor Aquarium Specialty

Aquarium Specialty has secured the rights to distribute Planctonite’s aquarium products. Planctonite has a wide range of products for saltwater aquariums including their stair style frag holder along with their more popular sweeper for protein skimmers. The sweeper is an…