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Solar Flare Micro LED by Deep Blue Professional
Deep Blu eProfessional, the company better known for interesting glass aquarium designs and more recently a suite of aquarium accessories, has released a new little LED spotlight which hits a sweet intersection…
4 Reasons Not to Knock Nano Aquariums
One of our earliest posts here at Saltwater Smarts was titled “4 Reasons to Start with a Bigger Saltwater Tank.” In it, we outlined the various benefits of starting with a larger aquarium and the potential drawbacks to downsized systems—instability…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: The tiger damselfish, Chrysiptera annulata, from the Western Indian Ocean
Sometime this summer we found ourselves floating on the surface of a shallow Indian Ocean near shore reef when we spotted something bright and unexpected – a brilliant black and white damselfish the likes of which we had never seen…
Avast Marine Vibe reactor is a game-changer for zeolite users
The Vibe Reactor is just the latest completely new product from Avast Marine which is an league of its own, way out of left field. We don’t know what they are drinking over at Avast Marine but whatever it is, the…
Bay Area Reefers holding second Breeding and Propagation Workshop in Northern California
Giving you more reasons than the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, great food and wine country for things to do and see in Northern California this weekend, the Bay Area Reefers (BAR) is holding its second annual Breeding and Propagation Workshop…
Sicce LED’s bicolored light still results in impressive SPS corals
You got to give it to Sicce; they took a very different route with their LED lighting formula and while it remains one of the more exotic LEDs in the American aquarium market, it seems to be excelling as reef…
Thieves in Ohio make away with all of Dirk’s equipment – $1,000 reward if found
While these certainly aren’t the stories we like hearing about or reporting, from time to time we learn about theft within the industry. This time, it hits pretty close to home. We were just informed that while on schedule to…
Hydor’s Smart Level Control was well worth the wait
The first time we saw the Hydor Smart Level, it was practically love at first sight. What’s not to swoon about a simple box with three cords, one power switch and a few basic indicator LEDs? we knew then that…
Beware These 5 Pitfalls When Buying Used Equipment for Your Marine Aquarium
There’s no question that setting up a saltwater aquarium can be a costly proposition. One way to help defray those initial expenses is to buy used equipment and materials when possible. There’s always someone upgrading to a new system, moving…
BettaMag: Two Little Fishies reveals the tiniest glass cleaning magnet to date
The BettaMag is a diminutive little magnet fromTwo Little Fishies which is here to cleanest the smallest of aquariums. The Two Little Fishies BettaMag is smaller than the NanoMag, and smaller still than the MagFox for cleaning pipes and hard…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
