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Sun Coral or Tubastra coccinea played out on HD video

The Sun Coral or Tubastra coccinea is not shy when it comes to the camera. This famous coral has been played out countless times across a host of different programs including Earth…

GHL ProFilux III to get iPhone App

GHL ProFilux, the company that brings you the popular ProFilux controller is set to release their very own iPhone app. The iPhone app (which is pictured above) is set to be released to the iPhone app store, and if approved…

Captive reared regal blue tangs return to the aquarium hobby via Sustainable Aquatics

No doubt, the regal blue tang, Paracanthurus hepatus, is one of the most popular fish for the marine and reef aquarium. This species is imported by the thousands at a size of 1-2″ but these specimens often take a long…

80 Species of stony corals could be added to Endagered Species list

There is an Arizona based environmental group that has started a petition that calls for protection of 80 species of stony corals. Effectively putting them on the Endangered Species list. While 83 were specifically stated, only 80 have made it…

Five ways Nano Reefs are changing the way we do reef tanks

Yesterday, some hobbyist blogs began a series of posts about nano reef aquariums. Inspired by the beginning of meme on nano reef tanks, we decided to follow suite and write about what we feel are the most important effects nano…

Adjust-A-Wings: an adjustable halide reflector for fine adjustments of intensity and spread

With so much action going on in the LED lighting realm, it is refreshing to see a product as novel as the Adjust-A-Wings for metal halide and high pressure sodium lamps. The premise is simple, two sheets of thin aluminium…

iQuatics metal halide bulbs are ridiculously cheap

A company out of the United Kingdom, called iQuatics is selling metal halide bulbs for cheap. They offer 70 watt versions in either 10, 14, 20, or 30k for only £9.99. 70 Watt not your thing? Don’t worry. They have…

Hybrid glass and acrylic aquariums from AGE

We all know the problems associated with choosing glass or acrylic when designing a large tank. The benefits of acrylic are the inherent light weight and ease of drilling, for including those all-important closed loops. The down side is that…

V2ozone from TMC gets outed in the UK

The V2Ozone is a compact O3 generator from Tropical Marine Centre which aims to bring this once widely popular water treatment method back into the mainstream. Adding O3 to aquarium water with ozone generators raises oxidizing levels (ORP), thus helping…