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Sicce Minu LED fixture for high end nano tanks gets unboxing treatment

The Sicce Minu is the smallest LED fixture in Sicce LED line. At 5.5 by 5 .5 inches and 20 watts, the Sicce Minu LED fixture is definitely meant for nano aquariums,…

MASNA endows fund to establish Gary Meadows Memorial Reef at Coral Restoration Foundation

Harbor Aquatics, operated by Joy and Gary meadows, was the LiveAquaria and Reefer Madness of its day, selling live rock and live corals to reef keepers all across the country. Joy and Gary brought Harbor Aquatics to various reef shows…

No fewer than four new species of zoanthids discovered in Florida waters

Colin Foord recently co-authored a peer-reviewed scientific paper on four new species of Zoanthids in Florida waters. The zoanthids were discovered by expeditions undertaken by Coral Morphologic and several of the new species are occasionally offered on the Caribbean livestock…

The huge success of MACNA 2012 bodes very well for the marine aquarium hobby

Without any numbers to go on, it’s safe to say that the crowds and energy of MACNA 2012 was objectively very big and very excited this year. MACNA, the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, is the oldest and largest conference…

Aquarium TV Shows reprazent at MACNA: Competition is good exposure for the hobby

Love them or leave them two popular aquarium TV shows have given the hobby some incredible exposure and this was evident at MACNA with both the crew from “Tanked!” and “Fish Tank Kings” on hand meeting with fans and having…

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Jim’s azoox fish bowl is one of the most elaborate of its kind

Fish bowls usually remind us of the least exciting part of the hobby; gold fish that are way too large for the bowl with no filtration and hideous gravel comes to mind. However, Jim’s azoox fish bowl is completely on…

Cobalt Aquatics Accu-Therm heater is not like your average heater

While the svelte, digital NeoTherm heater gets all the attention for its looks, the Cobalt Aquatics Accu-Therm heater is one heater you should pay attention to with features that set it also apart from the pack. Heater failure is an issue too…

Plasmalyte partners with ReefBrite for blue-LED supplements for Plasma lighting

PlasmaLyte is a line of plasma lighting from Stray Light Optical, the company which first introduced plasma lighting to reefers with their SeaShine fixture. It’s been a little while since we’ve heard news of Plasma in the aquarium but the…

Reef Octopus BioChurn Biopellet reactors range from small to super sized

BioChurn Biopellet reactors are the latest biopellet reactors released by Reef Octopus through their US distributor CoralVue. The new line of BioChurn Biopellet reactors externally look externally very similar to other reactors, but promise advanced design that allows a more…