When we originally shared news about killing Aiptasia with electricity we thought it was neat. We never expected that a company might market the process of electrolysis to reef consumers but that has just happened. SWC has released the Aiptasia…
Oliver Knott’s Nature Aquarium remix of “Hallelujah Mountains”
The aquarium in the video above is an aquascape created by Oliver Knott which was inspired by the blockbuster movie Avatar. This aquascape was modeled after a setting of the movie called the Hallelujah Mountains, which float in mid-air, covered…
Azoo Micro Temp Controller an inexpensive way to regulate temps
The Azoo Micro Temp Controller is an aquarium heater controller that is priced under $40. Aquarium heaters have always been a point of failure that have plagued hobbyists from the get go and external aquarium controllers tended to be rather…
Fish Heads’ Real Reef line adds Shelf and Nano Live Rock!
A couple weeks ago we brought you the battle royale between Walt Smith’s Fiji Cultured Live Rock and Fish Heads new Real Reef Live Rock. What we didn’t know at the time was that the folks at Fish Heads already…
We didn’t realize Maze Angelfish could even get this nice
The Maze Angelfish is an unusual, enigmatic “species” which may represent the frequent crossing and back-crossing with a syngameon of related Chaetodontoplus species. The Blue spot angelfish, blue line angelfish and grey poma angelfish are thought to provide some of…
Ecoxotic’s 25 Gallon LED Aquarium System — a look at the aquarium itself
Matt continues his review of the Ecoxotic 25 gallon LED aquarium system which will be the future home of the Lightning Maroon Clownfish. Following up on his unboxing of the stand, here is Matt’s take on the 25 gallon, 18″…
Slimline LED from SunBrite is coming soon, and with a remote control
The Slimline LED from Sunbrite LED is the name of the slim and svelte LED light that we shared with you at the very end of December. The Slimline is now coming closer to real world availability, and we’ve learned…
How to: Reverse-photoshopping a totally blown out coral photo
Let’s face it, the online coral WYSIWYG space is completely inundated with unrealistic photographs of corals for sale. The Photoshopping of coral images has reached such extreme proportions that it is getting extremely hard to even believe your eyes when…
Etsy is a treasure trove of creative and original reef art
Let’s face it, the reef aquarium world is so focused on fragging corals, growing corals better, keeping fish healthier and making good products that besides Kaitlyn Cameron and Karen Talbot, we don’t have much reef-art-culture coming from within the hobby.…
Reeftech Prometheus LED video demoes of sunrise, cloud passing and sunset
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFeOUZjBRyM[/youtube] The Prometheus LED light from Reeftech is an interesting light which includes full on-board controllability of multiple LED channels. This level of LED control can be used to recreate very natural lighting simulations such as sunrise, sunset,…
