The Hydra Aquatics Retina I LED Fixture is a new compact fixture that popped up at Marine Depot recently. Despite being a new name on the market, the company and light itself is aiming to impress with looks and hopefully back…
CPR Aquatic gives us a sneak peek of feeding tube prototype
Being able to get out to shows and spend quality time chatting about new and upcoming products is one of the best things about this job, especially when companies start breaking out prototypes to show you. While at the CPR…
Le Reef Tank de Michel is one large mature reefscape
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJgZleSzC2k[/youtube] This beautiful reef aquarium is a French creation by reef aquarist Michel who lives at La Chevrolière near Nantes in France. The two meter reef tank (6.5 feet) is completely filled with large and well grown in coral colonies…
Neptune Systems Lunar Simulation Module, Firmware upgrade coming in June
Neptune Systems is set to release a concurrent release of the upgraded Lunar Simulation Module (LSM) and the latest firmware upgrade version 4.1 in June along with the new Apex Jr. As the company irons out the last few bugs,…
Illuminarium Trident LED striplights a budget-friendly way to add LEDs
Illuminarium was on hand at BAYMAC showing off its Trident LED striplights giving you an affordable way to add some LEDs to your current aquarium as either supplemental lighting or for your main aquarium lighting. The Illuminarium Trident LED striplights…
iPad app review: SeaHD by Air Sea Land and Reef Critters Hawaii by Keoki Stender
The Apple iPad has been out long enough now that we are finally starting to see some really nice applications developed exclusively for the larger touchscreen of the popular portable tablet computer. The SeaHD app by Air Land Sea and…
First hand account of the capture of a shallow water Personatus Angelfish
Just over a week ago, Hawaiian fish collector Matt Ross was diving in Oahu looking to catch a regular fare of Hawaiian reef fish when he stumbled upon one of Hawaii’s most esteemed fish, the masked angelfish, Genicanthus personatus. Within…
Bobtail squids are now the first cephalopods in space
With today’s successful launch and orbit of the Endeavour space shuttle, its precious cargo of earth life include the first cephalopods in space, Space-Squids! Among the usual fare of water bears and extremophile bacteria is a small cohort of bobtail…
Ocean Nutrition aiming to bring back quality, American made flake and pellet foods
While Ocean Nutrition and San Francisco Bay Brands team didn’t have “new” products to show off at BAYMAC this weekend, we were able to chat with the team a bit about what is happening with the company since San Francisco…
Sacura speciosa captured and photographed alive for the first time in Manado, Indonesia
Sacura speciosa is an extremely rare reef fish which had never been photographed alive until now. Neptune Marine collected this Sacura speciosa while working with divers in Manodo, Indonesia who had been trained to capture and properly decompress deepwater reef…
