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Snap exciting top-down photos with your smartphone and new Avast Marine Porthole

The new Avast Marine Porthole Smartphone Edition is the perfect (and affordable) tool for the average reefer to take exciting top-down images of their aquariums without investing in expensive photography equipment. The…

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RTN even happens to the best of the aquarium hobby

Right or wrong, rapid tissue necrosis (or RTN) is in this hobby often is seen as a newbie mistake — a sign of bad husbandry and a sign of bad decisions. Ironically this is a view mostly held by inexperienced…

Underwater video of ReefNatura showtank in Portugal is a sight to behold [VIDEO]

ReefNatura is a popular livestock and dry goods retailer located in Setubal, Portugal, with a seriously cool show tank. Maintained and designed by the store’s owner Ricardo Santos, a hardcore reef keeper like ourselves, the tank is definitely a sight…

Colwater Marine Aquatics lands some absolutely adorable Dango Lumpsuckers [VIDEO]

Lumpsucker lovers beware, Coldwater Marine Aquatics managed to import a group of Lethotremus awae from Japan, and these little suckers (pun intended) are absolutely adorable. Called Dango-uo in Japanese, we’ll call them Dango Lumpsuckers. Lumpsuckers are not fish you typically…

Is this a new RGB Par38 coming from Ecoxotic?

Scrolling through Ecoxotic’s Flickr feed, we came across this intriguing RGB PAR38 LED lamp that we suspect might be making its way into the product catalog. This RGB PAR38 lamp holds 12 high-power LEDs with 15 degree focusing lenses, allowing light…

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Putting Aquarium Water Parameters to the Test

It’s crucial to keep tabs on several key aspects of water chemistry if you want to succeed with a saltwater aquarium. That means you’ll have to develop the habit of testing certain parameters on a routine basis. But that doesn’t…

Banggai Rescue book getting closer to final release

It was over a year ago that we first covered the Banggai Rescue Kickstarter project, which was ran to fund a book about the Pterapogon kauderni and the project to bring the Cardinals back from the brink of extinction along with a small…

Aquatic Life RO Buddie gives you 3-stage filtration in a compact unit

Reverse osmosis (RO) filtration systems are one of the best investments any hobbyist can make and the new Aquatic Life RO Buddie is a compact, three-stage RO system designed to fit in tight spaces and tight budgets. Instead of using…

Cannon LED Floodlight takes the Ecoxotic spotlight to new heights

Our first look at Ecoxotic’s new Cannon LED Floodlights at the Reef Systems Aquarama booth was a really pleasant surprise. Although rated for the same 100 watts of light using a multichip LED package, the Cannon LED Floodlights are a completely different…