The Metis LED is PacificSun’s newest solution for high performance LED reef aquarium lighting. Since PacificSun has been designing and manufacturing original LED lights for the aquarium hobby just about longer than anyone, their Metis is probably the first 4th…
New bill threatens to ban commercial reef fish harvest in Hawaii – updated
On the heels of Ret Talbot’s January 2011 CORAL Magazine article on the Hawaiian Marine Aquarium Fish Trade comes a bill in the Hawaii State Legislature to amend Chapter 188 of the Hawaii State Statute. Specifically, revisions to marine life…
Mauritius coral beauty angelfish has a beautiful “Tiger Tail”
The “Tiger-Tail” coral beauty is an interesting specimen of Centropyge bispinosa that was collected around Mauritius. Like the Paracheilinus piscilineatus we posted about yesterday, this West Indian Ocean reef fish was imported by Yadokariya of Japan. It is unclear whether…
New mini aquarium series by CAD Lights
Cad lights has released their new Mini aquarium series. These aquariums are pico sized and will come in 4, 8, and 20 gallon sizes. Each Mini series is fitted with 2 panel or 3 panel LED fixtures. These are full…
ProfiLux LED Control 4 allows PWM drivers in DIY LEDs, think thunderstorm mode
ProfiLux is set to release a new LED control module that will allow you to control DIY type LED Systems. This isn’t a standard on/off control, but much more advanced. Think full functionality for weather pattern modeling including lightning, this…
Metis LED from PacificSun, a sneak peek at their new flagship light
PacificSun has a new LED light called the Metis and this one is aiming to be a real knockout LED fixture. In greek mythology, Metis is the god of Wisdom and Skill, which is a fitting name for Pacific Sun’s…
Coral Library: San Diego Marine Aquarium Society re-engineers the AIMS CoralSearch
AIMS CoralSearch has been the go-to website for finding out what name scientists are calling that coral. If you’ve ever used the CoralSearch you know that it is slow, finnicky, prone to downtimes and simply not user friendly. The Coral…
Ecoxotic’s 25 Gallon LED Aquarium System gets fully unboxed; first the stand
The Ecoxotic 25 Gallon LED Aquarium System is a modern all-in-one reef tank, providing a solid and stylish all-in-one system. For a company just over a year old, Ecoxotic has made their presence known in the aquarium and reef aquarium…
Paracheilinus piscilineatus, the Mauritius flasher wrasse pops up at Yadokariya
Paracheilinus piscilineatus, the Mauritius flasher wrasse, is an interesting species of wrasse which we’ve yet to ever see in person. Found only in the tiny biogeographic zone of Mauritius, P. piscilineatus is a regionally endemic wrasse species that was recently…
Large Overflow from Mame Design gets spied in Japan
We’d heard murmors that Mame Design may be working on a follow up to their unique hand-made glass Nano Overflow, but now we’ve got the first evidence of what this new glass overflow may look like. LSS Laboratory snuck in…
