Crystal Clear Aquatics Zap-Tasia is new gel formula designed to eliminate aiptasia and other pesky nuisance anemones and polyps in marine aquariums. The brief information we could find calls it an all natural, non-toxic solution to combat aiptasia. Made of…
New Odontanthias discovered in Puerto Rico
Odontanthias is a popular genus of deepwater reef fish that includes the Borbonius and Yellow Fin Anthias. Odontanthias is so far only known from the Indian and Pacific Ocean but the unusual fish from Puerto Rico pictured above is a…
AlgaeBase a great online reference for aquarium macroalgae identification
AlgaeBase is an often overlooked resource available to hobbyists looking to identify and gain more information on macroalgae in the marine aquarium trade. Macroalgae identification can be tough once you get outside of the caulerpa and chaetomorpha varieties most common…
High technology being used to tease out the details of coral biology
If you’ve ever wondered how a coral works, how it really works in terms that are analogous to a machine, it all boils down to respiration and photosynthesis. Both R & P can be evaluated by measuring oxygen levels, but…
Stealth Pro Heaters pulled from PetSmart shelves, refunds given
We reached out to United Pet Group and asked them why the Stealth Pro Heaters were pulled from PetSmart’s store shelves but have not been recalled? Marineland was kind enough to send a response back that we have included below.…
Pacific Sun announces the first Cree XM LED reef light with the Metis XM
Today Pacific Sun LED announced their forthcoming Metis XM LED light which will use white LEDs that are brighter and more efficient than anything before. The Cree XM LED was announced about ten months ago but we have heard very…
D. J. Roller’s Last Reef features stunning 3D macro video
The Last Reef is a new underwater nature film which features the most advanced macro and 3D filming technology around. Until recently, trying to get tight in-your-face images of coral and other underwater 3D video was the limited by the…
Cycling through the color modes of the Slimline LED reef light
The Slimline LED from Sunbrite is a an attractive LED reef light, which is controllable using the included remote. We’ve had a chance to mount a Slimline LED on an EcoMini 28 gallon to evaluate the color and spread which…
Marineland to stop selling some Stealth Pro Heaters, investigate quality issues
Marineland says it is investigating the potential quality issue with certain versions of the Stealth Pro heater line as well as the previously discontinued Stealth Heater line. Marineland has decided to indefinitely cease shipping certain models of the Stealth Pro…
