ReefBrite is beefing up its Halide Hybrid upgrading the LED panels to the new ReefBrite XHO LED striplights. The upgraded ReefBrite Halide Hybrid uses the same standard metal halide pendant with the highly-polished aluminum reflector and ability to use anywhere…
Hawaii HB580 aquarium ban is thrown out, adds marine conservatories instead
The Hawaii HB580 Legislation that we shared earlier this year has been amended. The original bill that was introduced in January 2011 was to prohibit the collecting and selling of aquatic life for aquariums in Hawaii. Thankfully, due to lack…
Aquatronica lets loose 8.7 update to aquarium controllers
Aquatronica has just announced the availability of 8.7 for their line of premium aquarium controllers. The new 8.7 update contains several bug fixes in the PC software realm of things. The new update also includes numerous bug fixes for the…
New LED fixture from Kessil offers an attractive spotlight design
Kessil, a company that focuses primarily on LED lighting in the horticulture industry, just joined the LED aquarium lighting side with their Kessil A150w fixture. The new LED fixture of Kessil, unlike the name suggests, only uses 36 watts and utilizes…
Bactiv8 NPX is a new bacterial culture from Two Little Fishies
Bactiv8 NPX is a new bacterial additive from Two Little Fishies with the purpose of boosting the quantity and diversity of heterotrophic bacteria in reef tanks. Bactiv8 NPX contains active marine bacteria that aid in the nitrification and denitrification and…
Tunze releases more information about Nanostream 6095
The Tunze Nanostream 6095 which was officially announced at Reef Stock and Tunze has more information about wattage use. The Tunze 6095 will be controllable, meaning you will be able to modify how much flow you would like to dish…
Japanese aquarium stores suffer heavy damage from the earthquake
The massive 8.9 earthquake that struck Japan on Friday caused extensive damage to human life and property and unfortunately, the aquariums and stores of many of our Japanese comrades were not spared. Aquarium stores located in Northeast Japan were especially…
MACNA 2011 annouces 5 People’s Choice Speakers and the polls are open
The organizers of MACNA 2011 are changing things up again — apparently no one could agree on who should fill the five remaining speaker spots at this year’s MACNA, so instead a Facebook-based MACNA People’s Choice Speaker Poll has been…
Buoy harnesses ocean waves to create energy
Ocean Power Technology (OPT) recently finished construction of the company’s largest device to harness the power of ocean waves to deliver up to 150 kW of energy just from the natural movement of the seas. The PB150 PowerBuoy was…
